Beautiful, Historical, Delectable, Boston.

When Taber and I were setting up our Boston agenda
there was one major priority on my list: Food.
As a true foodie, I judge the awesomeness of a vacation by how good the food is.
With that in mind, I will say, Boston was A-MAZE-ING!
(aka: delicious ; )

Before we left I asked some of my friends who had been to Boston
where the best places were to eat.
Several people mentioned the Italian restaurants in the North end.
Two specifically mentioned Giacomo's. So of course, we had to go.
I will now add my recommendation to that of others,
if you go to Boston, eat at Giacomo's.
It's worth the long wait in the street.
And the butternut squash ravioli is divine.

After we hit Giacomo's we were told by pretty much everyone that we HAD to get dessert at Mike's Pastry, which was just down the street. That place also had a huge line but Holy Cannoli!! It was WORTH it!!

Here is my prize from the pastry shop. A chocolate chip cannoli. Light flaky pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta cheese and sprinkled with chocolate chips. Mmmmmm......

Okay, I'll take a break from the food for a minute to talk about some other trip highlights. While we were there Taber got us tickets to see Topol, the original actor who played Tevia in the Fiddler on the Roof at the Boston Opera House. He was reprising his role in a farewell tour traveling across the country. It was so amazing watching this legend on stage. Even in his 70's the guy hasn't lost any of his magic. His comic timing and incredible voice were unbelievable. It was such a great performance and so worth the hour we spent driving around lost and confused in the maddening streets of Boston to find the Opera house. (we actually ended up just parking somewhere and hailing a cab to take us there, that's how lost we were)

Some cool pics of the Opera house at the top of this collage. On the bottom, me with one of the actors during the intermission and me in front of the Marquee sign.

And now, back to the food. So the one thing I REALLY wanted to eat on this trip was a Boston cream pie, IN BOSTON! My friend Joanne had this picture of a Boston cream pie on her blog from when she went there, and ever since I saw it I knew I wouldn't be the same until I had that pie. I emailed her and she told me where to get it. I had my hopes set high, but our schedule got crazy and by the time we were able to go, the restaurant was closed. It was a bitter pill to swallow, but I'm a glass is half full kind of girl, so we found another restaurant that only serves dessert and is open super late and there I ordered a fancy little version of their Boston Cream pie. It wasn't the traditional kind, but it still danced on my taste buds and I left feeling full and happy.

Another highlight was driving out to Salem, MA where the witch trials were held. It was a cool city with lots of history and it was nice to be able to walk along the beautiful harbor. The first two days we were there it rained a lot but we finally got some nice weather and were able to spend some time outside.

We found a little light house and got kind of camera happy. Here are just a few of the pics we took. Then we went to a cute little restaurant by the dock and ate clam chowder and fish and chips. It felt very New England-y : )

The whole weekend was a lot of fun. Taber had business for part of it but we were also able to do some fun things, see some great sights, and of course, eat some amazing food : )

And I also have to give a shout out to my wonderful mother who came out on such short notice to watch the girls. Not only did she keep them fed, clothed, and thoroughly entertained, she also went the extra mile and took them to church, (25 minute drive) wrestled them both through sacrament meeting by herself, and then chased Brinley through the halls for the last 2 hours so Teya could enjoy nursery. There really aren't words for how much I love that woman. I'm so glad the girls got to be with her while we were gone.