Yes, the summer is over but the memories will last....
I will still be updating the site with the final week and a half soon!
Stephanie
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Another week gone by!
Hello to everyone! Another busy week has gone by already....to start there are just a few ort of random pictures I've taken. Then, onto to the major events since the last update.
Seagulls swarming by the bridge, then enjoying the frog pond to cool off a bit!
A week or so ago some of us went to the Aquarium to see the penguins. I admit I was personally a bit disappointed by the size of the aquarium. I kept thinking the first part was walked in was just the beginning exhibit, but that was the entire thing really. The penguins were neat to watch though!
Tuesday afternoon a couple students went to the John F. Kennedy Museum with me. The place was amazing and beautiful! It was apparently made to look similar to the Martha' Vineyard area the he loved so much.
You really have to look...Megan is going to walk right through the door!
Beth and Megan found their inner child and were just having fun!
A group self-portrait
One day last week I ventured to Western Mass on a road trip during the day. I just wanted to share a few photos of the view from Mount Sugarloaf in Deerfield. It was gorgeous.
Last weekend was the big weekend of the summer was here, that is...our last full weekend in Boston. If you don't already know, this weekend we will be in Philadelphia for the NSCS Convention. In fact, we are leaving in about 7 hours (I should probably be in bed, but I wanted to update before the weekend since I probably won't have internet access much throughout the weekend to do it.) It should be a good trip. We are taking the train there and back. I've packed everyone some awesome snack bags for the 6 hour train ride. While in Philly we will also have lunch with all of the interns who are in the Washington, D.C. internship program.
Back to the last week though......Last Friday evening the majority of us went on a Haunted Boston Ghost Tour...coincidently on Friday the 13th! Then on Saturday morning another group of us volunteered at a homeless shelter where we peeled, diced, and chopped our lives away. I personally was responsible for cutting up an entire box of 4 dozen bunches of green onions- and they WERE RIPE! The smell really got to me by the end and I was in tears, literally from the smell. Krysta and Stevie had the pleasure of dicing 40 -50 pounds of carrots up all morning! We also made sandwiches, and prepared various other foods throughout the morning. Then, a group of us met down on Newbury Street for lunch at "Stephanie's on Newbury". I wanted to eat there before I left and I finally did! The place was very nice and the food was good, but it was pretty expensive. Below is a photo of Stevie (Stephanie for real) and I (Stephanie too!) in front of the place.
That evening some of us went to the Mystery Theater Cafe in the North End. A good Italian dinner is included while trying to solve the murder mystery throughout the event. It was different than expected, but still a good time.
Throughout the weekend many people made it up to Revere Beach to see the spectacular sand sculptures that had been built. The pictures don't do them justice!
The last couple weeks during the week have been pretty quiet with smaller groups of people going out on their own to do the little things they have been meaning to do all summer, but haven't gotten around to. I know everyone is realizing the summer in Boston is QUICKLY coming to an end next week already! I still can't believe it myself.
Next week most people have three days of their internship left, then have Thursday and Friday to pack and finish sight seeing. Thursday night I have an end of the summer event planned...a big Mystery Event that I am being tight lipped about to anyone except those who must know the details! I really do hope that everyone enjoys the evening planned though.
Well, it's off to bed for a few hours before heading to Philly! I'm not sure if I'll get a ton of pictures of people in Philly since there will be so many other people there and not just us hanging out together, but I'll do my best to get some photos to post!
Until next time,
Stephanie
Believe it or not, the left picture is ALL jelly fish when I looked over a bridge.
A really cool glass harmonica player by Paul Revere's house
Seagulls swarming by the bridge, then enjoying the frog pond to cool off a bit!
A week or so ago some of us went to the Aquarium to see the penguins. I admit I was personally a bit disappointed by the size of the aquarium. I kept thinking the first part was walked in was just the beginning exhibit, but that was the entire thing really. The penguins were neat to watch though!
Lots of weird looking jellyfish!
The guy on the left was the Ugly Penuin or something...he was different looking, the center penguin just enjoying the spray shower and then a group of the just hanging out on the right.
There were lots of pretty colors in the tanks!
Tuesday afternoon a couple students went to the John F. Kennedy Museum with me. The place was amazing and beautiful! It was apparently made to look similar to the Martha' Vineyard area the he loved so much.
You really have to look...Megan is going to walk right through the door!
Beth and Megan found their inner child and were just having fun!
A group self-portrait
The Kennedy Family...
Inside part of the Museum looking out over the water....then me in front of the museum
JFK's sailboat...look through the haze and you can see Boston
A couple different displays...
One day last week I ventured to Western Mass on a road trip during the day. I just wanted to share a few photos of the view from Mount Sugarloaf in Deerfield. It was gorgeous.
Last weekend was the big weekend of the summer was here, that is...our last full weekend in Boston. If you don't already know, this weekend we will be in Philadelphia for the NSCS Convention. In fact, we are leaving in about 7 hours (I should probably be in bed, but I wanted to update before the weekend since I probably won't have internet access much throughout the weekend to do it.) It should be a good trip. We are taking the train there and back. I've packed everyone some awesome snack bags for the 6 hour train ride. While in Philly we will also have lunch with all of the interns who are in the Washington, D.C. internship program.
Back to the last week though......Last Friday evening the majority of us went on a Haunted Boston Ghost Tour...coincidently on Friday the 13th! Then on Saturday morning another group of us volunteered at a homeless shelter where we peeled, diced, and chopped our lives away. I personally was responsible for cutting up an entire box of 4 dozen bunches of green onions- and they WERE RIPE! The smell really got to me by the end and I was in tears, literally from the smell. Krysta and Stevie had the pleasure of dicing 40 -50 pounds of carrots up all morning! We also made sandwiches, and prepared various other foods throughout the morning. Then, a group of us met down on Newbury Street for lunch at "Stephanie's on Newbury". I wanted to eat there before I left and I finally did! The place was very nice and the food was good, but it was pretty expensive. Below is a photo of Stevie (Stephanie for real) and I (Stephanie too!) in front of the place.
That evening some of us went to the Mystery Theater Cafe in the North End. A good Italian dinner is included while trying to solve the murder mystery throughout the event. It was different than expected, but still a good time.
Go Lizzy!!......Erine and Stevie getting appetizers (Circus Peanuts)
All of us at the Mystery Theater
The 1st place winner
The last couple weeks during the week have been pretty quiet with smaller groups of people going out on their own to do the little things they have been meaning to do all summer, but haven't gotten around to. I know everyone is realizing the summer in Boston is QUICKLY coming to an end next week already! I still can't believe it myself.
Next week most people have three days of their internship left, then have Thursday and Friday to pack and finish sight seeing. Thursday night I have an end of the summer event planned...a big Mystery Event that I am being tight lipped about to anyone except those who must know the details! I really do hope that everyone enjoys the evening planned though.
Well, it's off to bed for a few hours before heading to Philly! I'm not sure if I'll get a ton of pictures of people in Philly since there will be so many other people there and not just us hanging out together, but I'll do my best to get some photos to post!
Until next time,
Stephanie
Friday, July 6, 2007
A Star Spangled 4th.....
Where has the time gone?!?! It is hard to believe that it is already the 6th of July. I think everyone will agree that time has literally flown by so quickly.
Where to start....we finished celebrating the rest of our Birthdays for the summer with Erin, Brenda, and Erine during a couple different celebrations.
We've had a few hot, humid and miserable days here in the house. In celebration of the heat (especially for the 3rd floor troopers who have a huge skylight in the hall and in the bathroom that radiates heat) I bought the group ice cream and cones at the store and we had an ice cream celebration after their midterm in class.
Last weekend some of the group volunteer at a local women' shelter for a few hours. Below is the gang before they got to work. We have another group going this weekend and the rest of the group going to a family shelter the following weekend.
Later last Saturday a few of us ventured to the Museum of Science. Here are a few of the photos I took.
Some of the group has been parts of off the last week due to the 4th of July Holiday. Some of their time has been spent at Revere Beach, just outside of Boston.
Let's see....so much goes on I can't even remember! Let's talk about the 4th of July- the biggest event of the last couple of weeks. We planned for this day. The night before some of us scoped out the perfert locations. We were torn between standing in line for tickets into the Hatchshell area to see John Mellancamp, Blue Man Group and the Boston Pops perform...or find a spot on the river for the fireworks. The trouble is in the Hatchshell area your view of the fireworks is somewhere blocked due to the trees.
We left the house bright and early at 5:45am on the morning of the 4th. There were about 10 of us that we crazy enough to get up at that hour. We walked along the Esplanade and found our spot. There were few people in the area we chose at 6:30 in the morning so we spread our sheets and blankets out and settled in for the remainder of the day. Please note that the concert didn't start until 8pm and the fireworks weren't until 11pm, so we had a long ways to go.... It was a beautiful morning and we all took advantage of the sunshine to lay out for the day. More of the group joined us throughout the day as we took turns guarding our perfect location for the entire day.
Prepping our lunches the night before...
Beth ends the evening in a junk food coma (not really, but she was tired!)
6:30am.......the morning of the 4th......
You can see how quiet it was around 9am...
A great time for an early morning swim
Approximately 6:30am....and 7:30am...
Much later in the afternoon....probably around 3ish.
Some of the Patriotic people around....he liked Katherine's polka dots!
Fun on the River...
Did I mention the evening weather? Well, by about 4:30pm it clouded up and started to rain. It was one of those light rains that was just hard enough to be annoying. Our sheets and towels became quiet wet. Some of the group headed home for a while to dry out while some of us stayed and held down the fort. We were counting down the hours. I think many will agree that once the actual concert started a little after 8pm the time went a little faster.
Garbage bags were used...and any other means necessary to keep dry!
Not sure what Brandon was doing here....Just before the fireworks it stopped raining and everyone got a burst of energy. The picture is the group that stuck it out in the rain. Others watched the fireworks from a little closer to the house.
View from the river....overlooking Cambridge
And the fireworks begin......
All in all, the 4th turned out to be great and we were glad we got up so early for our perfect location. Our coolers were well stocked with plenty of drinks and food throughout the day and we had some fun on the river. Beth even took a couple of dips in the water while fetching her frisbee!
This past weekend a group of us went to the aquarium. I'll post some more pictures later tonight or tomorrow. We also had another group that spent part of the day on Saturday volunteering at the Women's Shelter again.
It is already July 9th and the summer is coming to a close in less than 20 days! The group has this entire week left in their internships, then two, three day weeks left. We are headed to Philadelphia next week for the NSCS Convention which should be a fun weekend out of Boston.
Until next time...
Stephanie
Where to start....we finished celebrating the rest of our Birthdays for the summer with Erin, Brenda, and Erine during a couple different celebrations.
We've had a few hot, humid and miserable days here in the house. In celebration of the heat (especially for the 3rd floor troopers who have a huge skylight in the hall and in the bathroom that radiates heat) I bought the group ice cream and cones at the store and we had an ice cream celebration after their midterm in class.
Last weekend some of the group volunteer at a local women' shelter for a few hours. Below is the gang before they got to work. We have another group going this weekend and the rest of the group going to a family shelter the following weekend.
Later last Saturday a few of us ventured to the Museum of Science. Here are a few of the photos I took.
Sam loved the "sniff a scent" exhibits
Megan flaps like a bird does
Cheetah!!!..........a View of the Museum (it was huge)
Some of the group has been parts of off the last week due to the 4th of July Holiday. Some of their time has been spent at Revere Beach, just outside of Boston.
Let's see....so much goes on I can't even remember! Let's talk about the 4th of July- the biggest event of the last couple of weeks. We planned for this day. The night before some of us scoped out the perfert locations. We were torn between standing in line for tickets into the Hatchshell area to see John Mellancamp, Blue Man Group and the Boston Pops perform...or find a spot on the river for the fireworks. The trouble is in the Hatchshell area your view of the fireworks is somewhere blocked due to the trees.
We left the house bright and early at 5:45am on the morning of the 4th. There were about 10 of us that we crazy enough to get up at that hour. We walked along the Esplanade and found our spot. There were few people in the area we chose at 6:30 in the morning so we spread our sheets and blankets out and settled in for the remainder of the day. Please note that the concert didn't start until 8pm and the fireworks weren't until 11pm, so we had a long ways to go.... It was a beautiful morning and we all took advantage of the sunshine to lay out for the day. More of the group joined us throughout the day as we took turns guarding our perfect location for the entire day.
Prepping our lunches the night before...
Beth ends the evening in a junk food coma (not really, but she was tired!)
6:30am.......the morning of the 4th......
You can see how quiet it was around 9am...
A great time for an early morning swim
Approximately 6:30am....and 7:30am...
Much later in the afternoon....probably around 3ish.
Some of the Patriotic people around....he liked Katherine's polka dots!
Fun on the River...
Garbage bags were used...and any other means necessary to keep dry!
Not sure what Brandon was doing here....Just before the fireworks it stopped raining and everyone got a burst of energy. The picture is the group that stuck it out in the rain. Others watched the fireworks from a little closer to the house.
View from the river....overlooking Cambridge
And the fireworks begin......
All in all, the 4th turned out to be great and we were glad we got up so early for our perfect location. Our coolers were well stocked with plenty of drinks and food throughout the day and we had some fun on the river. Beth even took a couple of dips in the water while fetching her frisbee!
This past weekend a group of us went to the aquarium. I'll post some more pictures later tonight or tomorrow. We also had another group that spent part of the day on Saturday volunteering at the Women's Shelter again.
It is already July 9th and the summer is coming to a close in less than 20 days! The group has this entire week left in their internships, then two, three day weeks left. We are headed to Philadelphia next week for the NSCS Convention which should be a fun weekend out of Boston.
Until next time...
Stephanie
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