Boston and Salem, MA (Spring Break 2012!)

We flew into Boston on Saturday night. It was cold, rainy, and we were tired, so we ordered pizza, chatted, and tried to plan out the rest of our trip.

On Sunday, we walked The Freedom Trail. I love U.S. History, so I was fascinated the entire morning. We saw the gravestones of Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Mother Goose.

We spent Monday in Salem, Massachusetts. I've taught "The Crucible" and Scarlet Letter in my American Lit classes, so I've been interested in the witch trials and Puritan history.

We met up with my friend Jamar and his wife, Sheena, for dinner that night. Jamar and I were friends when he lived in Las Vegas during the summer of 2005. We haven't kept in touch much since then, but are friends on Facebook, of course. He messaged me when he saw I was in Boston and asked if I'd be interested in meeting up. It was fun to catch up and didn't feel at all like it had been so many years since we'd seen one another.

Tuesday morning we visited the USS Constitution. We left Boston on Tuesday afternoon. The bus to New York City was only $15 and just over 4 hours. Kristin and I both sat alone and tried to get some sleep while on the bus.