PMP- Boston 2008

So my one and only business trip with Tribune was to Boston.

I'd been to Boston only once before for Thanksgiving with my awesome Aunt and Uncle and cousins. I was like 13 and all I remember was getting sick and Faneuil Hall.

This time, I spent a week out in the suburbs earning certification on our tracking software. It was amazing and so much fun. I caught up with my Awesome Aunt A, and took the T into the city to walk around Boston Common and then out to Faneuil Hall and through interesting side streets.

It was a lot of fun, even WITH the microburst that I experienced while trying to take the walking tour through the park.



There were quite a few people there for training and a few of us got together for dinner quite often after class. It was fun to relax a little after and to, as evidenced by this picture, try new foods. I'd never had oysters before, but it was an experience and quite tasty.

I'm still trying to convince DH to go back there with me.
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PMP - Mexico 2007

Long ago, before children were ever thought of, we went to Mexico with my family.

We were at Chichen Itza looking through the ruins for a day and someone gave DH the video camera. He took his job very seriously as you can see here.

Here's a handful of us hanging out by what I think was a font of some kind. I'm a little fuzzy on where everything was. DH and I are with my mom and three of my four brothers. It was so hot that day, but so neat to be near so much history.

This was our day trip to Cozumel. We were in Playa del Carmen so a quick speed boat ferry took us over there for some fun window shopping and food.

And last but not least, this is probably my favorite photo. AaM and I have the most similar coloring out of us kids which essentially means that neither of us tan at all, while my three other brothers turn golden brown in the sun.

Frankly, it was worth any amount of sunburn to watch my 6'4" brother stroll through the ruins with a lime green parasol.


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5 years

So, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary last Friday (the 30th)

DH and I are a really great fit. After 5 years (including a sort of rough 1st year) we still like being with each other. In fact, we like being with each other so much that we don't have to do anything on our anniversary. :)

So we got home from work and were about to go out to dinner when we both realized that we were beat and we didn't want to have to deal with "restaurant stuff". So we made home made pizza (see, I DO love him) and watched TV. It.was.awesome.(not the pizza part, that was just whatever...)

We also decided that this would be the last year for gifts because we've finally reached a point in our relationship where it is no more validated with something than without.

Needless to say, DH got me this:





and because it was a custom ring and he had it made over Christmas - he couldn't wait a WHOLE month to give it to me, so I got it on Christmas day.

On our actual anniversary he got me lovely roses. I really like flowers. There's something about the complete frivolity of flowers that feels so decadent.



So...what did I get him? Well, like a genius I ordered something that was on back order so it's still not here. In the off chance that DH might actually read this post, I'll have to write about it later, if it ever gets here.
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