Our morning started out at The Green T Coffee shop! Delicious drinks and scrumptious pastries- what more could I ask for? This was an adorable coffee shop nestled in the bottom of our brownstone’s building, it was so cute, and so cozy, they even had garage style doors that opened to the street and allowed for a nice breeze to pass through.

After a swift breakfast and some tiding up of our apartment, we were off for another day, in another part of the city.

Our first stop was The Old State House in the North End of Boston.

I have my camera around my neck, which I never do- I’m sure I screamed TOURIST with the way I looked

I’m so obsessed with these windy stairs- I can see myself having one or five sets of these in my future home.

Site of The Boston Massacre 

Quincy Market- which Thomas and I were both obsessed with. Yes, there were some trendy/normal mall type stores, but it was mostly awesome little vendors, super yummy local foods and eclectic little shops, with people from all walks of life. 

We were able to go inside Paul Revere’s original home. It really reminded me of something from little house on the prairie.

This little cobblestone road seriously reminded me of last winter, when Texas got all that ice and snow(?) and all of the local reporters were calling it cobblestone ice.

But it was where this road led, not what it was made of that was the fun part….

Little Italy in Boston! Totally in love with this tiny town!

Ohhhhh Modern Pastry. Have I mentioned it was almost 2pm, Thomas hadn’t picked a damn place to eat we hadn’t chosen where we wanted to dine this lovely afternoon, and I was starving.

Sooooooo…. We ended up getting pastries to tide us over. Needless to say, the Pictured^ pastries weren’t all that great, but we ended up going back for cannolis, which completely blew us away! They were amazing, and i was truly devastated when I realized I couldn’t take any home. You MUST stop here if in Boston and craving anything sweet.

FINALLY, after lots and lots of walking, and lots of irritated bickering, we I spotted The Boston Sail Loft, and figured it would do.

I think I may have hit the jackpot with this restaurant, it was right on the water, the service was so friendly, and the fish and chips was heavenly. Seriously, absolutely delicious. Thomas had fried shrimp, which were each about the size of my head! We couldn’t have asked for a better lunch!

If you even remotely enjoy tea….

You must check out David’s Tea! Just up from the Train stop that dropped us off in this side of Boston is David’s Tea. They have over 100 different types of loose leaf teas, and TONS of samples. I sampled a few different ones and decided the Pumpkin chai was for me, grabbed some for Thomas’ tea loving mom and sister, and called it a day! Check out their online store too, where you can order teas, mugs, and travel tea brewers! I know I’ll for sure be ordering more of my amazing Pumpkin Chai tea!

By this time, i was seriously so worn out. It wasn’t even 4pm yet and I knew I needed a nap, a shower and some relaxation time. We headed back to our brownstone and just chilled for a little while

That night, it was back to Hingham to check out the Whalburg’s other restaurant, Alma Nove, for dinner.

Just like Whalburger’s, Alma Nove sat right on the water, providing amazing views and a spectacular atmosphere. Outside, they had a little more relaxed setting, while inside was totally steakhouse-type setting feel.

I can’t say enough about the amazing meal we had. I had fish (of course), Thomas had steak (even bigger duh), and we also ordered a size of lobster mac and cheese (biggest duh ever). This was easily the best meal we have ever indulged in. Better than our beloved Neighborhood Services in Dallas. Seriously, if you go to Boston, and don’t go to Alma Nove, you’re crazy!

I couldn’t have imagined this perfect trip without this man by my side!

The next morning, we packed up and prepped for the airport. We were said to go, but we will definitely be returning to Boston in the future

Airplane style:

 Target shirt; teal FitBit band; Rose Gold MK watch; mint Celebrity brand skinny jeans; Tory Burch Miller Sandals in Vanilla Cream

Missing Boston terribly on this tiresome Monday

XoXo-Tiffani

For lunch we decided to hang out with Marky Mark and Donnie at their family burger restaurant, Whalburgers, in Hingham, Mass. But sadly, there were no sightings of the two, only their older brother Paul, who runs the restaurants. The burgers were amazing, along with everything else we got!

The ceiling lights had all of the movies Mark Whalburg had been in. Super cool!

I ordered a Big Papi, which was a mouthful of deliciousness as well as the fries that came on the side. I can’t remember what Thomas got, but his tatortots may have been the best I ever had.

Alma Nove is the Whalburg’s other restaurant. More about there when we visit on day 3!

Both of their dining establishments sit right on the water, that gave for the perfect views for lunch and provided a nice afternoon activity.

It was pretty warm this day, and luckily there was an Old Navy close by. My first shirt, pictures at the top of this post is more of a fall shirt- by that I mean I was hot as hell. So I bought a new one, and changed.

After our time in Hingham, we knew just the place we should head next.

HARVARD!

We were both in serious awe of how well kept the buildings were and how beautiful the campus was.

While at Harvard, we happened to stumble upon the Worlds ONLY Curious George Store! Although not as big and curious as I expected, it was still pretty awesome! We were both sweaty, sleepy and hot at this point, and knew we needed to head home. After a few hours of rest, some showers and a cat nap, we were ready to hit the town again!

D’Amelio’s Off the Boat Italian was on the menu for dinner! We made reservations almost two weeks in advance and there were only a few spots open when we called. Once we arrived, we figured out why, the restaurant was tiny! But it only added to the romantic ambiance.

The wait staff here was so sweet, and welcoming, and offered great recommendations. 

I had the Lobster Guiseppe. Spicy seafood? I’m in! Thomas had the Penne Cantante- which I don’t think he realized was super spicy. Unlike me, he can’t handle the heat enjoys his food less spicy. Regardless, both of our meals were amazing. We also added in a cup of clam chowder, which was to die for!

We were unsure about dessert at this point, because we were both stuffed to the max, but we went for it anyways. They were out of the “Chocolate Bomba” which was chocolate ice cream dipped in a chocolate shell, so we went with the “Exotic Bomba,” which was raspberry and mango sherbet dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with powdered sugar. I really can’t put in to words how amazing this was. It sounded not so great, and ended up being the highlight of our meal!

Overall, this restaurant was perfect. It had an amazing atmosphere, with an amazing staff, and some of the most divine food we had ever tasted. We will definitely be back on our return trips to Boston!

In case you were wondering, yes, we really do always match.

By the end of day 2 (which was technically day 3) we were exhausted, and I still had online homework due. So we headed back to our brownstone and called it a night. Day 3 was our final full day in Boston, but it was nothing short of amazing! Check back later this week to hear all about it.

XoXo-Tiffani

Initially, Thomas and I were supposed to leave Austin on Sunday, August 31st, and leave for Boston early Friday, September 5th. Lol, considering nothing ever goes as planned with the two of us. We stayed to finish out the holiday weekend in Austin, and the very next night after returning home from one vacation, we found out or next one was coming sooner than we though. Our 5am flight on Friday and been cancelled along with our late Monday return flight, and the only available one was late Friday afternoon and early Monday morning. Totally not okay with us… We were, after all, seeing the greatest ballpark ever that Friday night, and couldn’t risk a flight delay, or anything of that nature. We had to change our flights to Thursday afternoon, figure out where we would stay on our extra night, and arrange airport transportation. Luckily, I have the greatest boss in the world, who totally understood and sent me on my way, we found an additional AirBnB home to stay in, and Thomas’ awesome sister was able to take us to the airport. Crisis averted!

We didn’t get in to Boston until late Thursday night, and went straight to bed. But we hit the town running first thing Friday morning.
We grabbed a quick breakfast and headed out to Where we would be staying the remainder of our trip.
By the time we dropped our bags and began to walk around town a bit, we realized we were both dying of hunger. With some help for Yelp! we found Penguin Pizza, less than 1/10 of a miles walk from our brownstone.

Their ceiling was awesome

I convinced Thomas that Bruschetta wasn’t all that bad and ordered this for our appetizer, and of course, he ended up loving it!

Their pizza was absolutely amazing! Truly to die for! We ordered their “Honolulu” which came with pineapple, bacon, and onions MY KINDA PIZZA! There were only two servers servicing the entire restaurant, and doing a damn good job at it- something you would never see in Dallas.

We both had a serious sweet tooth after pizza, so we opted for J.P. Licks, which was on the same block as our pizza restaurant. They had so many options, and such awesome decor.

Cake batter-cookies and cream! Wow oh wow. It was decadent, but almost too sweet for us! We couldn’t even finish it. After we finished our ice cream, we knew we needed to go walk all of our recent indulgences off, where better than Newbury Street in Bay Bay, Boston? It’s like Northpark mall, the Dallas Farmers Market, and Stonebriar mall, all piled in to one.

Not to mention the scenery. The buildings and churches seriously blew me away!

These steps seriously reminded me of the ever so many Law and Order: SVU episodes where the bad guys escape one the fire escapes.

This is where the real fun began. To our left was all of the small boutiques and trendy shops and to our right was Cartier, Armani, and Burberry, all of the shops I promised myself I wouldn’t go in to. It took all of my might not to go to the right, but somehow, I managed to turn left and only shopped in stores that I wouldn’t be able to find at home.

There was an amazing farmers market that had endless options for fresh produce, flowers and all sorts of baked goods. 

John Copley-The plaza area was named after him

Our last stop was an Italian Slush-Seriously, it was perfect. The temps in Boston were a blazing 95, which we did NOT pack for, so we were incredibly hot, and the Slush man was so incredibly sweet, we just couldn’t resist. After a long, sweaty day, it was time to head back to our brownstone and get ready for our night. After all, the game was what we came for!

Clearly, my royal blue was a little off for the Red Sox, but we made do. I’d say we looked pretty darn good.

We asked a local what to get at Fenway, he assured us we wouldn’t go wrong if we ordered a sausage and peppers. I hate strongly dislike sausage, and this was heavenly. So So So goooood. But I’d never eat one if it wasn’t in Boston