Why does my access to the internet have any significance for you? You will now get to see some pictures that I could not post before. I will, by no means, put ALL of my pictures up here - but I will just try to pick out a few of my favorites.
Let the pictures and the stories begin!
This is our couch. The picture is so late and so boring that it is almost not worthy of putting up except that it has really changed my life here. You may think I am shallow and perhaps even a "couch potato" but please don't misunderstand me. Since having the couch, two different visitors have made it their bed, I have hosted a theology discussion group on it, and taken one amazing nap. I love that couch.
When Bridgett came to visit, one of the many fun activities we did was go the Museum of Science in Boston. While there we took in a 3-D show on sharks. Since we both have seen "Honey, I shrunk the audience" we were expecting the sharks to attack us, like Jaws. (In "Honey..." there is a snake that strikes at you.) No such luck - it was an educational video. It was still pretty cool, though. This is us before it began - no doubt blinding 12 elementary students with our flash.
One stop on the freedom trail includes the democratic donkey. We have pictures riding the donkey and cuddling up to the donkey. I decided I would make use of the footprints in front of the donkey that say "Stand in Opposition." They had little elephants in the footprints, even. Well, I wasn't content to just "stand" in opposition - so I went head to head with the animal.
I don't think I could tell you who this is supposed to be a statue of - or if it is supposed to be a statue of anyone in particular. I just really thought Bridgett did an excellent job impersonating the stature of the statue.
Moving to the day known nationwide as "Black Friday." We slept in. Then we went to Newburyport to see what we could see. It was difficult, as you can tell by the picture because it was so bright and windy and cold. We did manage to enjoy ourselves in a few little shops including a bookstore. We all decided if we weren't broke - we would have like to buy new bags at a cute shop there.
If you ever wondered - what does it really look like to walk on the freedom trail in Boston? Wonder no more. Nealy captured this candid moment of Emily and I walking in one of the many parks in Boston on our way to the Bunker Hill Monument. Yes, Emily really takes giant steps and I really do walk leaning over to one side.
We love Boston in the fall. Although they missed the pretty leaves changing color on the trees - Nealy and Emily found plenty of enjoyment in the leaves on the ground. There were some other people in the park while we were doing this - I'm sure they were thinking we were crazy tourists. And they wouldn't be all that wrong. They're pretty smart here actually.
This is sort of a strange picture for the last picture but it makes me laugh. We decided to take some pictures where we weren't smiling - just for something different. These leaves kept us entertained for a good 15 minutes. It's not the history that draws us to Boston - it's the giant maple leaves!
Before I sign off I do have one story. You may recall that I hoped I would have a story, and I got one. While Emily and Nealy and I were in Rockport - a coast town near the seminary we were taking lots of pictures. We found a particularly beautiful view of the coast with bright blue water and rocks and boats. While we were taking pictures of the scenery and of Emily being silly (for lack of a better word) Nealy noticed that there were people in the building behind us watching us. Turns out it was a restaurant. That would be only slightly embarrassing because they are just random people that we will never see again. For Nealy and Emily, that was true. Not true for me. I looked in the window and saw the face of my professor staring back at me. He waved hesitantly and I waved back trying to stifle my laughter.
Tuesday I saw him in class and when I went up to hand in my paper, he says to me, "Hey, I saw you. Well, I guess you saw me too. Hmm." Apparently he recognized me from the back of my head and saw me long before I saw him. Let's just say I'm thankful I was too cold to be too silly right then!
Pray for me to be productive!
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