I think I'll go to Boston...

Ryan and I headed down to Boston this weekend. We needed some retail therapy and we also had to stimulate the economy a bit...I mean, it is our civic duty! I've also been craving some good salmon and since I am not quite sure how to cook it, Legal Seafoods did the trick.

So, there we are on Newbury Street in Niketown and who do we see? Wilbur! He is one of our fave people (and one of my oldest and dearest friends...you may recognize him from previous posts). This was complete coincidence..Wilbur had taken the T in from Somerville and serendipitously (is that a word?) happened to be in the same shop at the same time! We were able to spend some quality time with him before he jets off to Paris next week and we had a great time as usual.

Wilbur also took us to the Trader Joe's in Cambridge on our way to drop him off.... as we love Trader Joe's and our usual store is quite small. This store also had the added benefit of a HUGE and CHEAP wine selection. I saw tons of people carrying cases of wine and no sooner did I find out that all of their wines are ridiculously bargain priced! The Trader Joe's brand wine is $3.99, they also sell "Two Buck Chuck" (which was actually $2.99) and several more that I usually buy for $14-$15 and were selling for less than $9!! Holy cow - no wonder everyone had cases full! Needless to say, I bought in bulk and have commissioned Wilbur to bring me a case each time he comes to visit. I am saving money left and right....

I also had to throw in this very cool advertisement for the new U2 album that we found in Copley Square...

I've got my snowshoes on....

We have gone from 15 degrees and over a foot of snow to 60 degrees and the ability to see the grass within a week. Only in New England....

Ryan and I woke up this morning and decided to go out in the woods for a snowshoe (there was still plenty of snow under the cover of trees in the woods). So, we drove out to Joe English Reservation in Amherst for a beautiful walk in the woods.

It was definitely a great way to start the day...a little bit of winter and little bit of spring. Now, I am sincerely hoping for a lot more of spring very soon!!!

No Line on the Horizon

For the first time in a long time, I was excited about a new album coming out this week....U2's "No Line on the Horizon" dropped Tuesday March 3. Ryan was excited about it as much as I was and he went to pick it up during the day (his job involves a lot of driving). So, there it was.... still wrapped in plastic waiting for me on the kitchen table when I got home. Nice! My wonderful husband wanted me to be the first to listen.

A loyal fan since The Joshua Tree came out when I was 12, each new album release 20+ years after the band formed is pretty exciting for me. New songs and a tour!! I am particularly partial to U2 concerts since that is where Ryan asked me to marry him.

But, back to the album...it usually takes me awhile to warm up to an album no matter who the artist is. I downloaded this onto iTunes (yes, we still buy the real CDs and then download them - it is just more fun that way) and it was fantastic from the first listen and keeps getting better.

Now...on to researching when Bono and the boys will be coming to Boston again!