Boston Day 1 - Royal restaurant, Constitution Beach, Boon Choo Thai (Oct.8, 2026)

Our flight over to Boston from Montreal was only about an hour.

I played games on my tablet and listened to my latest book and it felt like a hop, skip and a jump and then we were preparing to land. 

I love how puffy the clouds look.

Heading into Boston.

I was trying to find a Welcome to Boston sign in the airport, this was the best I could find.

I did see this display - pretty clear to see where we are.

We went and picked up our rental.

We rented with Sixt - we had to pay extra for a second driver so we didn't bother as it already cost like 1700 for the car so looks like I'll be doing all the driving this trip.

We were hungry so when we left the airport, we found a spot to go and get something to eat that was nearby.

The East End Beef Sandwich is a big thing around here and Jason found a spot that makes them and has good reviews so we decided to go try them.

You could tell it was an old school neighborhood kind of spot and it was really busy so that's a good sign.

The staff was really friendly too.

We got the Three Way Beef Sandwich which meant it had mayo, cheese and bbq sauce on it.

Then it's also thinly sliced roast beef on a soft onion bun.

It was ok, a little messy, if I had it again I think I'd chose different toppings but we wanted to try the most popular kind.

They had clam strips so we had to try those as well and they were good.

Then Tres Leches for dessert.

We were really full after eating so we went for a little walk.

There were stairs and a walkway across the street from where we ate, when we walked over, we saw there was a beach over there.

There was a nice park there and lots of parking.

We thought it might be a good spot for Jason to go for a walk so we decided to drive over there.

Constitution Beach.

It was a nice looking beach - we even saw a couple people in the water swimming.

We went for a walk and ended up in the residential section when we ran out of trail.

Some of the houses were decorated for Halloween and I loved the display at this place.

So nice.

I think I might like to try doing something like this.

This cat was cute too.

This is standing back looking at the whole porch.

Another cute display just a little further down the street.

There were all this huge houses that were really long and skinny.

Logan International airport is just on the other side of the water here so when we got back to the beach, we watched the planes landing and taking off for a bit.

They were going constantly - what a busy airport.

Look at this giant plane, holy cow.

Must be one of those big air buses.

You can see the more 'regular' size plane behind it there to see the difference in size.

Jason and I.

I was feeling pretty tired and had considered just laying in the back seat of the car while Jason went out for a walk/run but I'm glad I went out for a walk instead.

There wasn't really much of a trail to run on so we decided to go to the hotel and see what was around over there.

Even though it was only 28 miles away, it was going to take us nearly 2 hours to drive there.

We were avoiding tolls and then it was just rush hour.

Some of the drivers in Boston are just crazy.

I was so tired and so happy when we got to our hotel and I could stop driving.

We checked in and it was around 3:30 by this time - we were both really tired so decided to have a nap.

We slept until after 7 - then we got up and were ready for some supper.

We found a little Thai spot with really good reviews, Boon Choo.

It was really nice and clean inside.

Just a small little place.

It was voted one of the top 25 places to eat by Boston magazine.

Jason.

They had Tom Yum soup so you know we had that.

Then we got this appetizer plate with a bunch of different things on it including potstickers, spring rolls, chicken satay, crab rangoon, ribs and chicken wings.

I love the presentation.

We shared shrimp pad Thai.

They had mango and blue sticky rice so of course we had that.

It came with a little container of coconut milk that you were meant to squeeze over the rice.

The owner came and was telling us about how it works and also about how her mother sends flowers from Thailand that she dries and uses to dye the rice.

Pouring the salty coconut sauce onto the sticky rice.

This is the butterfly flowers they use to dye the rice.

The meal was great, I'd eat at that restaurant all the time if I lived nearby.

We went to a nearby Walmart after we ate and shopped around for a bit.

We love just walking around Walmart in the states for whatever reason.

I also remembered to give my brother Adrien a call because today was his birthday.

Made my step goal for the day.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy!

New Dye Job, Massage Day and Off to Boston (Oct.7, 2026)

 I was up early this morning.

I had to get Freya ready for school and drop Eden off at home.

We had a nice morning actually - I just wanted to spend some time with them since we are heading out tonight.

Jason did my hair for me last night - he did a great job and I really like this color.

It's just called dark brown but it turned out great and I'm going to try to remember to buy it from now on.

I had a massage today after work.

I love massage day and since I didn't go to my massage therapy appointment yesterday, I got her to work on my wrist.

After my massage, I went home and packed then it was time for us to head out to the city.

We stopped to day good bye to the girls.

They always go to this big window and wave to us and watch us wave good bye to them.

The make hearts and blow kisses and yell "I love you" out the window and I'm going to miss it so much when they grow up and don't do it anymore.

So we soak it all up and enjoy every moment.

Eden is such a little goof.

We went to the Cheesecake Cafe for some supper.

I tried this whipped feta and cream cheese dip with cucumber and it was good, a little on the salty side but still very tasty.

Then I had the chicken pot pie.

I liked it, it only had the puff pasty on top then it was all on top of mashed potatoes which is fine but I prefer my chicken pot pie in a full on crust - the crust is part of the reason why I like it so much.

We made a quick stop at Walmart so Jason could get some earplugs then headed to the airport.

We were way early but that's ok, I'd rather get there early then be late and rushing.

Our flight left at 1:05. we will fly to Montreal then from there onto Boston.

I was so tired, getting up at 5 am really is helping me sleep better at night.

The plane we were on had three seats on one side then 2 on the other, we were on the two side so it was just Jason and I and it was the exit row so it was nice and roomy.

We flew Air Canada and their planes are just more roomy overall compared to West Jet.

I did end up getting some sleep on the plane which was very nice.

Beautiful sunrise flying into Montreal.

We had a very short layover in Montreal, basically we just had time to go through customs, grab a coffee right by our gate then we hopped right on the plane to Boston.

The signage in Montreal airport was really good and they have it set up really slick so we knew exactly where we needed to go which was great because we had no time to spare.

We sat in a row by ourselves again, not the emergency exit row but still roomy enough.

It was only an hour long flight , we did get in a bit late but still arrived in Boston around 9 am.

I'll stop there for today and pick back up on tomorrow's post as we start our first day in Boston.

Step total for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Sunrise and Slime (Oct.6, 2026)

Jason had an eye exam in Barrhead this morning so he dropped me off at work and took the car. 

He was treated to a gorgeous sunrise on the way there.

The sky in Alberta really is big and beautiful.

On the drive home, no sunrise but the sky was still looking so pretty.

We've been lucky with our weather the last week or so.

Fall is in the air but it's the nice autumn weather that I enjoy, crisp and sunny.

Jason had a little cyst on his eye then he had some pressure behind his eye, he's been to the optometrist 3/4 times now and they wouldn't do an eye exam until everything is cleared up.

He finally got the go ahead this morning and they booked him in for a regular exam later in October when we get back from our trip.

I finished my paper chain, I think it could have been longer but I just wanted to get it up before we go.

I think if I did it again I would not use cardstock, I'd just use regular paper.

I'd also cut the paper thinner so that it's more of a loop and not so stiff.

The girls came for a sleepover as promised and Freya was making slime like usual.

Eden wanted to make some too.

So we got her all set up and Jason helped her make some.

It actually turned out pretty good.

I don't like slime because it always seems to end up somewhere that it shouldn't be, plus it always ends up in the garbage so it feels wasteful but the girls love making it so I tolerate it.

The school website posted some pictures of the kids making art on Truth & Reconciliation Day and I noticed there were a few of Freya. 

She loves doing arts and crafts so I'm sure this was right up her alley.

Great job Freya!

My steps for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!