2014!!

It has been 14 years since the millennium!  What!?!  Time sure does fly.  And here we are again, ushering in a new year.  A fresh start full of endless opportunities.  But, ushering in a new years forces us to reflect on the year we leave behind.  It is safe to say that 2013 is a year I will never forget.  It was the year I finally started working towards my career as a librarian.  It was the year the Red Sox won the World Series, the third in my lifetime and eighth overall.  It was the year we learned what the fox says.  And, most importantly, 2013 gave me my beautiful niece, Mackenzie.  Who knows what 2014 has in store for me.  A new job?  A new boyfriend?  A new apartment?  But, I look forward on going on this exciting ride.

I hope 2014 grants all your hopes and dreams!!  

I Love That Dirty Water

I am a Boston Red Sox fan who lives in New York Yankee territory. I can't go to any local store without seeing a Yankee t-shirt, a pin stripe water bottle, or a box of "Joe" with Joe Girardi's face on it. But last weekend I got a break from the Bronx Bombers in Boston.
I felt at home; like I could wear my Red Sox hat without fear of getting beat up or cursed at. I even got to watch a Sox game on T.V. before I went to see two more live. Oh man did we have great seats!! Fifteen rows back on the first base side for the first game, and the third base side the next afternoon, I could see the players eyes. They've never felt more real to me.
The only downside of the weekend, besides the loss on Sunday, was being sqeezed into the train back to the hotel Saturday night with other sweaty fans. I've heard stories of people literally being pushed into trains in China, but I didn't understand how it could possibly get that bad, until now. It might have been the most uncomfortable I have ever been in my life. Luckily, we drove to the Sunday afternoon game to escape the crowds.
I love Boston. It is the only city I would live in. I love that Dirty Water!!