Quiet Weekend Recovery

This weekend Maya is recovering from her spay and I am recovering from a rather stressful work week to say the least. Maya is doing well - except when she has to wear what we've now dubbed the "Cone of Shame"; it keeps her from licking her incision...in fact...it keeps her from moving at all. Yep, that's how much she hates wearing the cone.

In other news -- I bought a sofa and chair for my living room this weekend! It has not been delivered, so I will post pictures when it arrives.

I also spent some time sewing place mats while Maya slept quietly (that's right Dr. K...no monkey business was promoted this weekend!). Take a look...

Welcome Home

Yesterday was a long day of moving complete with a furniture delivery, mattress delivery and cable/internet set up. Boy am I glad that part is over!

I've never lived alone before, so I wasn't sure how I'd handle it -- luckily I have my little watch dog with me. And I am happy to report that my first night on my own went well. 

I've recorded a tour of my apartment for everyone to see. You'll notice that I have no furniture in the living room -- I'm gettin there, I'm gettin there. And the guest bedroom is full of boxes, BUT that is where you all will sleep when you come to visit (PLEASE!!). If you come -- I will put a bed in there ;)

Maya likes the new place so far...she spends most of her time out on the balcony watching the other dogs in the neighborhood. If you were curious -- the apartment complex is located in a nice neighborhood mixed with town homes and houses. They are beautiful and Maya and I saw plenty of other dogs on our morning walk today. 

Maya's post on the balcony -- da na na na WATCH DOG!

If this doesn't entice you to come visit me...

A couple other details...the apartment complex has a club house with a pool (open until the end of October courtesy of warmer NC weather), grills, a community kitchen, DVD rental, a car washing station...maybe my car will get washed once a month now? :) 

More photos to come as I buy more furniture and get to decorating...

Birthday in Boston

I spent my birthday in Boston with one of my best friends - Karine. I've always wanted to see Boston and what better time than my birthday?

We arrived on Friday evening and after checking into the hotel went in search of some great New England seafood. We ended up at Legal Seafood -- I loved the clam chowder, Sam Adams Octoberfest and Boston cream pie...YUM!

On Saturday we toured the Sam Adam's Brewery. It was really interesting -- we got to see and taste all of the individual ingredients that go into the beer. We also got to rub the hops between our hands and smell the bitter fragrance. The best part of the tour was when we got to taste 4 different kinds of Sam Adams, including one that is not on the market yet. 

Another fun fact: the brewery in Boston only brews beer for local bars, pubs and liquor stores. 

Tasted a lot like Oats of Honey!

Specialty beer that needs to brew for a year and a half

We also went to Cambridge to visit the Harvard campus. Then we went back to Boston and followed the Freedom Trail (Paul Revere's Midnight Ride route) to Quincy Market and eventually North End. 

The Freedom Trail was marked by red brick

Quincy Market - an open market with street performers and several shops/booths. 

My favorite thing about Boston was North End. This is the Italian district -- it was absolutely beautiful and the pasta was unreal.  Right now is also the appropriate time to admit that Karine took FAR more pictures than I did. I gave her a hard time, but as I go through my photos now I have to say that I will be updating this post with some of her pictures once I get my hands on them. 

More on North End -- we went to a great Italian place (they're all great I've heard). We were told to wait 10 minutes and then the hostess came to get us and told us to "follow her". We were then lead up a set of stairs that looked as though we were going to an apartment. However, we eventually came to a hidden part of the restaurant and ended up on the rooftop with a beautiful sky light. Best. Pasta. Ever.

My wonderful boyfriend had a bottle of wine waiting for us in our hotel room when we returned on Saturday night for my birthday -- what a great surprise!

On Sunday we went to see the Harbor and then walked through the Boston Public Garden on our way toward Newberry Street. The Public Gardens was beautiful and Newberry Street was very quaint. 

Boston Harbor

Boston Public Garden

Newberry Street

If you've never been to Boston I'd highly recommend it! And if you do I'd suggest that you: 

- Visit North End and eat pasta (seriously don't miss this!)

- Walk through the Boston Public Gardens

- Shop in Quincy Market

- Eat clam chowder

In other news...I am moving into my apartment this weekend. Pictures to come!