Boston!!

Well one of the things on my 25 before 25 list was to take a vacation just for fun. And while my trip to Boston wasn't a long trip and wasn't truly a planned vacation it was exactly the kind of thing I needed at the right time. So for now it is counting, in less I run into money in the next 9 months and can take another trip.

I found out about the trip Monday the 14th. A bunch of friends were planning on going that weekend (18-20). Did I want to go, sure... but I was scheduled to work two closing shifts at Old Navy and at Mathnasium on Saturday morning so the likelihood that I was going to be able to go seemed pretty slim. I started realizing that I couldn't remember the last time I had a full weekend off (I think it was in August) and the last time I truly did something for myself for fun seemed kind of distant too. While it seemed illogical and irrational in my head I decided that it was something I needed to try to do, so I begged and pleaded with everyone I knew from Old Navy to take my shifts. It was the weekend to go out of town though because everyone I asked was already either working, requested off, or couldn't do it. I lucked out (and sold my soul to my manager) because my managers were willing to give my shifts to one of the new girls who was hired seasonally and had just started. They never do stuff like this but after I got the "Don't let this happen again" talk, they told me to have fun! I found out Wednesday I could go and was super excited the rest of the week!

The trip itself was a lot of fun. Not quite what I expected, but I'm not sure what I expected. I reconnected with a good friend from high school and we stuck together like glue for most of the weekend which was great. Friday night we left Rochester and got into Boston a little before 1am. We drank for a bit and hung out before crashing!

Saturday most of the girls got up and got breakfast with a friend who lives in town there and we saw her new house. I was hoping to meet up with a few other friends who live in Boston but planning just didn't work out which was a bummer. Saturday afternoon we went to the Science Museum. I turn into a small child in hands-on museums and this was no exception!! There was a whole room about math, with a timeline of mathematicians and awesome explanations of basic math principals we all use and regularly take for granted. We also saw the lightning storm presentation which was super cool!! After the museum we grabbed dinner and relaxed for a bit before having a fun night!

Sunday we were up and going relatively early. We drove into the city (an interesting experience to say the least). We went to Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall for lunch and then to window shop for a little while before driving home. I got home around 9pm and was ready for bed immediately!

It was a great weekend. Not what I expected, although by now I should know that with my friends I shouldn't have expectations at all. I had fun, I got out of town, I didn't do any work for 2 days, and most importantly I did something I wanted to do, for me!!