Public Garden...Where Everything is Public (Boston)

Made it to Boston, with Laura and Fiona (very happy baby by the way).  We stopped in the Berkshires and had lunch in Stockbridge at a lovely little cafe- had a picnic outside to enjoy the day.

Arrived at the train station, made it to South Station and met Matt.  From there we took the T to Matt's so I could drop my stuff. Had a lovely conversation about Theology and what he does in his major.  We walked around Cleveland Circle and got some dinner, then met up with my friend Bryan.  We went to downtown Boston- it was really nice, I liked it a lot. Saw the world's biggest Apple store..or was it the US's largest...idk. Also, got oatmeal cookie frozen yogurt- amazing. 

Went to the Public Garden..so beautiful at night, and the buildings were all lit up(obviously) but it was really nice.  There was a building that the top looked like a castle, complete with the little flags and the moon behind it was cool too.  We definitely ran into some "interesting" people at the park...haha..never before and probably never again....

Also, we went through the oldest subway station in the US.

DC / NYC/ Bear Mountain

So- It is kinda hard to keep up with this while on the road and constantly traveling, but I will try! I hung out in Mohegan Lake...late start leaving from home, of course. The next day I trained into NYC and then got a bus to DC.

I had a great tour guide in DC :). We did lots of stuff there...I learned The mall was the strip of the Smithsonians and monuments and stuff..haha, I thought at first he meant likea  shopiing mall and I didn't really feel like doing that!


A Quicky list of what I did/ where I went would be- Adams Morgan, Reeves (a cool rooftop bar- I want one or two of these at least wherever I relocate to!!), the H Garden, Air and Space Museum, saw the Capitol Bldg and First Looking Glass Pond, Freer Art Gallery, the Sculpture Garden (This had a really cool metal tree in it), the National Archives (my first time seeing the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution- amazing), <We got to go to the US Constitution's Birthday Party they held there...complete with two types of cake and drinks!!>, Museum of Natural History (Also a butterfly garden which I loved- so did Mike, haha; the Hope Diamond, Gemstones, etc.), the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument/ Reflection Pool, and the Korean War Memorial. This was a very busy day- and that was only about half of it!

H-Street Festival- I went to check it out- full of vendors, musicians, contests, artists, food, interesting things to see and do/ people, etc. They had a tattoo competition- best/ worst/ most unusual tats. There is a studio called the Joy of Motion, and they did some dance demonstrations- the afro-modern one was really neat- another thing I want to do- dance again!! :) Beautiful artwork- my favorite in particular was Francisco Esteban...such beautiful work! I also heard a band called Lucky Dub that was pretty neat. Chess competitions, decorated cars- one from the Baltimore Rock Opera Society that had a stage set up on top of their car display, and you could take a turn with their "guitar" and have about 30 seconds to go on top and totally rock out to a song they would play for you.  People were really into it and creative with their performances!!

Later that night I went with Tommy out with his friends for his friend's birthday.  We went out in Dupont to a bar and a club. The club was so much fun! (Obviously I love to dance, and around here there are not many options)!! It was a fun time.

I decided to stay an extra day there because I had a lot of fun, and then also pushed back my bus too..ahh, the luxuries of not having a very specific schedule..all the flexibility. :)
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Bus ride back went ok- I slept a few hours and then in Philly the bus filled up and I met a new friend on the bus which made the time go by faster.

When Back in NYC, hit up a festival in Little Italy (I need to check the name again). Lots of dancing and food and vendors (like every festival, haha). I got a sweet head scarf I'm pretty excited about. Got some authentic Chinese food too- first 24hour Chinese place I have ever heard of!
 Didn't get back to Dena's (Mohegan Lake area) until like midnight..I was pretty tired!

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Bear Mountain State Park

Very pretty! Nice drive, beautiful scenery...they had a mini zoo there- brown bears, owls, amphibians and snakes, hawks, a bobcat, porcupine, bald eagle, etc.

We walked the _______________________ Bridge and back- super windy on top, but it was pretty cool- super high up too!!

We headed back around 730, helped Dena (and Kima) move back to Cortland..not with a T at the end (I went from one Cortland to the other Cortlandt was the joke).

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Next stop... Boston!

Miss Sarah, Love you!

Last night shenenigans

Sarah's leaving us...time for her to go- we will all miss her, but I'm sure glad to have had her in my life!! She has helped me a lot this past summer with some personal things going on- I am back to my old happy self, and I  definately thank and love her for that! I know she will continue to bring happiness to all those around her and I wish her the best in everything she does! I will be down to see her no doubt!

Off to see her...let's have one last night of madness.... <3 Love you miss Sarah!

Vermont Sept 13/14

New Haven and Burlington
*Nate- Also Rachel, Rick, and Erika! (Bella and Nanook too)

Nate and his family are so nice and so hospitable to me! They have a great farm house in New Haven that I was lucky to stay at as well!  It rained all Sunday night so it was nice to have a warm dry place to be!

 Magic Hat factory- tour and tastings...Blind Faith would have to be one of my faves I would say! I wanna go back foe their Burlington Mardi Gras- sounded like a good time- February- I think they said the end of it..?
 Lake Champlain Chocolates...great chocolate peanut butter fudge!!
 Muddy Waters and Muddy Shakes...may be the best sweet invented for mankind- definately one of my new favorite things!
 Vermont Pub and Brewary had really great pub food and atmosphere..
 Burlington Waterfront was beautiful and great photos taken of the mountains, with the sunbeams shining down on them- absolutley beautiful!!
Rowing contest- Nate vs. I ... the fight was a good one! :) 

 Day 2- Echo Center- science center and aquarium...
 Toured more of Downtown Burlington...lots of colleges centralized there...4 I think!
Sushi..I tried futi maki (or something like that) with gourd in it...it was really good! Also, I finally found that dark and crunchy seaweed from the keys I liked- called something like Hiajii  (close to that). :) I was really happy!
 Small tire issue..got a piece of metal stuck in it, but luckily AAA was right around the corner, and the nice men there patched it for me, vs. me needing a new tire on the spot- plus I have a spare at home. 
It was rainy the first half of the day, but then it was sunny and warmed up the second half.Ben and Jerry's- Boston Creme Pie limited edition ice cream- oh yeahh! Delish!
Had to stop at the pick your own sunflower farm...(my fav flower) there were slim pickings, but I got the best one of them all.

Headed home 2 hours later than I originally wanted to, but it's alright.
 GPS's suck...mine died and wouldn't turn back on even though it was fully charged and ready to go- it kept trying to turn me around to go on the ferry boat but I wanted to go down instead and not have to drive onto the boat and pay 8 bucks to cross when I could just go a different way and get there faster and cheaper.

I did get to see the sunset over the moutnains and it was absolutely gorgeous! The clouds were really crazy and I tried to take a few pictures on my way- pulled over at some farms, but photos will not do it justice- it was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen- besides at Bahia Honda!

I went into Whitehill and Fort Ann, NY..got home around 12:30am. Long drive but I really wasn't too tired until the last 20 minutes- it's always like that- you know when you are gonna be able to lay down after a long day and you are so close, yet those closest minutes drag on and on!!

Glad to have my handy trusty atlas...and gas stations to double check your route! :)

List to do- put that spare in my car, get a new jack, and while I'm at it throw some jumper cables in there too!

Albany

Friday I got into Albany..we went to Massachusettes to pick up Dan and Vanessa's new boxer puppy..Sampson (aka no longer Pinecone). He is so cute!! :) 
 
 Saturday I got the "tour" of Albany...I can finally say I've been there!
 Crossgates mall...got a few little black dresses/ a girl's best friend! :) Had a huge campfire which was great- s'mores included!

Crazy Dance Partys Lead to Lazy Days

Dance Dance like it's the Last (Last) Night of your Life... (and we sure as heck did last night!).

Morning consisted of Hooping, Aj's, and then nap with my cat. Life is good..

 I love my friends, gonna be sad to not have them with me everyday anymore...excited for the adventure though and cheers to new faces/ new places...

Let Change Happen

So, would it be totally crazy to go with some people I just met on a 7day trek across america adn end up in San Diego with no plans after that? Maybe....seriuosly thinking about it. A group of international people, talked to them on the phone- they all were in the city so they met last night for drinks. I wish I was there!!!!

 Also, thinking of going to Ireland to see Megan for a few weeks. Wanna go to Fantasty Fest in Key West this year, end of October, and then Brasil in March hopefully as long as everything works out!! I'll just have to do odd jobs in between, or see if I can get hours at my old jobs when I am back. I am on the sub list for the school too (Cortland and Ithaca) which is good as well.

I love that right now everything is open and the possibilities are endless!
I might try this ride share thing too, better for the environment and a lot more comfortable/ faster than a bus! Talked to a lady who has an 8 month old who is driving to Boston in 2 weeks...I've never been but I have been told it is a lot different than NYC. I will see about that! Plus, Matt is there!! We always have a good time anyways so that is a no brainer! :)

GO with the Flow/ Let it Begin...The Cape

Plans changed..I'm alone now for the trip (only in a sense though).  I know people along the way, just my course of action has changed.  Still gonna be traveling around a bit.

Started the adenture in Cape Vincent- so beautiful! Great weekend, went to see my friends up there. You have to go to Snug Harbor- Best Pizza Ever!! The time spent consisted of wave riding, sailing, 4 wheeling, playing with the pups, relaxing, hot tubs and jumping in the lake, checkin out windmills in Canada, a specialty 'late night sailing adventure' (which sure was exciting- Especially with some winds from Earl...We all made it back alive so ya know..), and a midnight harmonica jam session...and "we were good!" Totally blues..the best 2 were with Blues Traveler and the DMB song I would have to say.(Erin likes to pick on me here, but she knows it's true) :). Took it with me to play along the way...rocks.

*Never a dull moment*
Great start to my adventures!!

So Soon

A week off is amazing! I'm so glad I have gotton to see so many great people this week :) Still so much to do... my procrastination is not a good thing right now. The weather has been so amazing, I've been trying to be outside a lot and it definately doesn't help that I need to be inside to do my packing.

Still think I'm leaving the 7th...