A visit from Mom!

What a week! My mom came for a visit. She has never been to MA before or New England for that matter so we really tried to pack it in. The boys were in school so during the day she and I did all sorts of touristy and sight seeing stuff. Since I am fairly new to the area many of our trips were new to me as well. In the off time we sat and visited, played games with the kids, watched movies, walked the dogs, crafted and basically chilled. Mom even made here famous chocolate chip cookies - which proves it can be done here. It was SO NICE to have her here and I hope she come back every week, or month or year!

We LOVE you Mom/Grandma! Hope you had a wonderful trip.

North coast day trip to seek out a few lighthouses. COLD!

Longfellow's Wayside Inn and grounds

LDS Boston Temple in Belmont

Sleepy Hollow cemetery, burial spots for Thoreau, Alcott, Emerson to name a few.

A walking tour around Boston.

Visit from friends!

This past weekend was packed with fun! We enjoyed a rare chance to catch up with Tom & Joellyn (MT). They had just finished a week long trip for the Farmer's Union to DC and decided to fly up our way to say hello and do a little sight seeing. How lucky are we? Nice meals, walking tours in Boston and Concord, and we finally went on a duck tour. We loved it ... thanks for visiting us. Come back soon!

Meet Mr. Vice President for Online Programs at NEU

Say what?!  Yep, you read that correctly. Chris has a new gig. He has worked diligently over the last little bit preparing, interviewing, and traveling back and forth to Boston - and he did it. He got the job, Vice President for Online programs at Northeastern University! IN BOSTON. We ALL are so excited. He's pretty much a rock star.

The country is smiling for us.

What does this mean for the family? Where do I start ... it means a move to the east coast. Timing TBD. City TBD. House TBD. Everything TBD. We have decided to have the kids finish out their school year here in Utah. That means the boys and I will continue to live here until Summer 2015. Life as usual. Chris will live on campus and commute back and forth from Boston to SLC for the next 6 months or so, as often as he can. We are so lucky to live in the time of technology, Skype, FaceTime, texts, etc. It will certainly keep us close during the transition. Our new adventure starts November 10th!

We've visited Boston many times and love the city and surrounding areas but are not as familiar as we would like to be regarding LIVING there. Advice WELCOME!

Congratulations to my dear husband and best friend! Hard work pays off. I sure love you and am so very proud of you. This will be an amazing adventure.

BTW - We have kept this very hush, hush. If you are reading the news here you pretty much are the first (ok, maybe the second) to know.