Showin' the sights

Susie and MacKenzie made it to Boston safely last night- woo hoo! We were able to meet them at baggage claim to begin MacKenzie's transition to life in the big city. Susie brought with her a vast collection of spices sent by my Aunt Janna. It was quite a happy surprise. (For those of you who are not familiar with Aunt Jan's spices- Southwest especially- I'm sorry. You're missing out.) Thanks so much for the supply to hold us out until the annual Christmas distribution!! :)

We stayed up late and caught up with Susie. It is always nice to have visitors in town.

Today we decided to get on one of the hop-on-hop-off trolley tours. Susie wanted to see the town and we wanted to become better guides when other people visit us. It was definitely worth the time and money.
Thank you, John Hancock for all that you've done for our country and more recently our bank account. ;):)We went into the old state house museum. It was nearly 300 years old and still looked fabulous. It was interested to read up on all of Boston's rich history.
Jackson loves boats.
Susie enjoyed pointing out the historical significance.
The King of England's coat of arms.
The staircase in the old state building. Isn't that awesome?!
One Mr. Samuel Adams- he did more for our country than just create beer.
Jackson seeing the sights.
Susie got an iPhone. God help us all. She is getting pretty good at using it. It is a work in progress...
I took this photo for Jax Porterfield. He's a little young to read the blog, but so be it.
We hopped off of our trolley tour in Cambridge to eat at a restaurant we saw on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives." Jackson loves that show. It was a burger joint. Jackson and Susie loved it. I hate my burger. That's just how life goes when one isn't obsessed with hamburgers, I guess.
Jackson at lunch. I thought he looked particularly cute today so I snapped his photo a lot. I guess absence (he was gone all week on business) really does make the heart grow fonder.
Jackson and Susie in the restaurant. I thought this was a great picture of the two of them! The restaurant was really small, but boy did they pack us in there!
Finally, we saw that the people of Harvard really are smart: they've got a Qdoba right off of campus. (I took this just for Guy!)

We had a really fun day. We walked over 7.3 miles total (can you tell that I love my pedometer?!). The rest of the night we just hung out watching television and catching up. It is so nice to have MacKenzie home! :)

BIG day!

Tomorrow is the big day: MacKenzie moves to Boston! (In all of her Republican glory!) :) We wish Susie and MacKenzie safe, easy travels tomorrow afternoon. We cannot wait to see the two of you!!

Early flights

I wish that when you're flight was at 7:15 a.m. that they airport would extend a sleeping courtesy and automatically not be crowded. HA! My alarm went off at 4:45 this morning. It was not my favorite thing. I have to be in Atlanta for the next 2 days for seminars about my new company. That's when you know that you work for a huge company: they have full out seminars 2 times a month all about their company. It should be interesting.

I'm not taking my laptop (I'm trying to make my trip to the airport as seamless as possible- Boston's airport is not exactly one of my favorites) so there will be no blogs until Friday when...drum roll please... MacKenzie and Susie arrive in Boston!!! Wooooooo hoooooo. I thought the day would never come. Susie is quite nervous about flying with the pooch. I think that they will be fine. I'm being super "green" this morning and taking the train to the airport. It is only an 8 minute ride under the harbor and I figure that has to be easier than cabbing it. We'll see.

Jackson is still in Downer's Grove, Illinois for his sales training. I think he is over it. He and his crew have been doing up dinner every night so my sympathy is not with him. ;)

PwC

Jackson had to leave for Chicago this afternoon before I got home from my first day of work. I came home to a gorgeous bouquet of flowers with a sweet little note. What a sweet husband!!

I survived my first day back to work in a huge corporation. It is so funny how when you have your first day somewhere small, you start working basically right away. I feel like I will be working on their training and internal procedures for the next year or so before I really begin working. I'm only slightly exaggerating. It is incredible how many things they want you to do, know, sign up for, etc. I'll manage. It seems like it is going to be an awesome job. I think I will be really busy in the future so for now I will enjoy the down time that comes with being in training. I met a lot of nice people and look forward to working with such a diverse group. There were people from all over the world either starting work today or just spending a year in the U.S. office from another PwC location. I'm excited to be one of the traveling workers one day. How fun would that be?! You get to keep the same job and just work in a different country. Wild.

It was a good day and I feel quite blessed to have gotten this position. I really enjoyed my walk to and from work. It is a nice way to prepare yourself for the day and then to unwind. I now have a whole evening to myself without Jackson or MacKenzie. I'm already bored and I've been home for a grand total of 20 minutes. It is a good thing that I have training in Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday or I'd really be hurting. I miss Jackson already!

Big girl job

Well folks, the time has come: I return to work today. I will be working full-time, all the time. Sigh. I enjoyed my part-time career while I was in school. This will take some getting used to- especially after my 6 weeks of vacation this summer. Ah, I lived a great life this summer and wouldn't trade it for anything! :)

Here we go...

Holding his own...

Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. I cannot deal with how cute little baby Alex looks in this photo. Is he really holding his own bottle already? NO! I must get to Southern Indiana again soon to see this little guy. AHH! My heart seriously swells with love when I see photos of Alex. Oh I love, love, love him!!!!
I love this. How cute does little Alex look with his thumb in his mouth and just his diaper on? Nick seems to be just as tired as the little guy. Oh, I love it!

Thanks for the photos, Kylie. I LOVED them!

Boats!

Yesterday was a busy day for boats out on "our" harbor. We love to sit on the couch and watch them all sail by. It was a gorgeous day!