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Courtyard Marriott on the Charles

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Ching under Travel.

Becca picked a great hotel for us in Boston. The hotel is actually located across the river on the Cambridge side, but you’re pretty much in Boston. Check out the great views of the river and the Boston skyline…

This is what I woke up to each morning… It was awesome! We were actually thinking that we’d be able to watch the fireworks from the fifth floor patio next to the swimming pool but, because of the way that the river bends, we couldn’t. We ended up having to walk a little over a mile along the river to get a decent spot/view.

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Trip Recap Continued

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Ching under Travel.

Sorry about the interruption. I just had to post the bikini carwash photo because I didn’t want you all to miss out on a great opportunity to contribute to the community while oogling sexy scantily clad girls at the same time.

Anyway, you’ve seen the photos from Stonington and river tubing and Tanglewood so that brings us to Saturday which is the day of Pete and Lynne’s wedding. It’s also the day that we checked out of Hyatt Summerfield Suites in Connecticut and drove to Boston, which is about a couple of hours away.

Brian and I packed the night before in anticipation of switching hotels so we were ready way early in the morning. We took some photos while waiting for Jay and Becca. This is the only one that turned out somewhat decent. LOL.

The Dills had a pretty crazy morning. It’s not my story so I’ll hold off on sharing it. Suffice it to say, it was a pretty exciting morning. They forgot the wedding invitation at home so we didn’t have the address of the wedding location. We ended up going to the wrong venue where they just happened to be having a funeral at the exact same day at the exact same time. It was pretty funny.

We did finally make it to the wedding. Thank God. Here are some pictures to prove we were actually there…

Mama Dill and Becca…

Yup. Those sunglasses are new. I told Brian that I didn’t need new sunglasses, but he insisted because he figured that I would need them for the rest of the trip (for the afternoon ballgame at Fenway, for the Segway tour, etc.)… Lucky for us, Rachael and Jeff live right by The Shoppes at Farmington Valley where there is a Brighton store. You know how we don’t have any Brighton stores at all in Wichita and I have to go Von Maur or Wild at Heart to buy Brighton stuff? Well, I quickly realized that Brighton stores are like Dunkin Donuts in the East Coast. They’re everywhere!

Jay and Becca…

I was trying to copy Jay…

Blink face detected!

LOL. Alright. That sums up Saturday morning. Next up, I’m going to post pictures of our hotel in Boston. Well, we actually stayed in Cambridge on the other side of the Charles River. Stay tuned for more pictures from our East Coast vacation!

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I Think Bebot Needs a Carwash

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Ching under Things to Do.

Drove by a bunch of cute girls in bikinis washing cars on the corner of 21st and Rock, in front of Clark’s Fine Jewelers, today on the way home from the gym. I’m thinking Bebot might need a carwash, too! LOL.

I’m not sure how long they’ll be out there washing cars but, if you enjoy watching scantily clad girls wash you car, I suggest you go now. The next shift might be a bunch of fat guys and who wants to see that?

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The Boston Pops and James Taylor at Tanglewood

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Ching under Travel.

Guess what. I got to see James Taylor perform twice this year! Listening to the Boston Pops perform was a real treat also. The Wichita Symphony Orchestra is good. The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra is great. The Boston Pops? Phenomenal!

Brian and I originally wanted shed tickets, but the lawn tickets worked out just as well. The nice thing about Tanglewood is that they allow you to bring your own food and drinks. These folks got totally decked out, complete with candelabra!

I just realized that I wore the exact same white blouse that I wore to the Symphony in the Flint Hills a few weeks ago. This blouse will henceforth and forever be dubbed the official symphony blouse.

Check out our makeshift cup holders…

I think my favorite part was James Taylor’s performance of “You’ve Got a Friend” because he didn’t perform it when he performed at the Intrust Bank Arena and then also because Jay kept going, “Where’s Brian?” LOL. It was a great show and we had a really good time.