Allie's Visit

My youngest sister, Allie, was able to fly out and stay with us for 10 days! Jeff had to attend a work training in Orlando for five days while she was in town, but Allie and I got to spend some quality sister time together. We had a wonderful time touring various east coast college campuses, sight-seeing, watching 19 Kids and Counting (Allie introduced me to it), and hanging out. Allie even came to my after-school program and she was great with the kids. The week after she left my students kept asking "Is Allie coming back?". We got a lot of activities into the time she was here and we had a blast!

The Saturday before Jeff left we got to see a Sox game!

The first thing we did on Monday was take a self-guided tour of Boston College. What a beautiful campus!

We were glad that we did the tour on our own because we were able to sneak into the football stadium and take a few pictures on the field! 

Go Eagles!

After work we made an impromptu decision to go to the beach. One of the great things about living where we live is the proximity to so many awesome recreational areas. Revere Beach is only about 15 minutes from where I work, and from our apartment. Luckily for Allie and me, I had a tote full of beach goodies in the car that I had recently received at a staff meeting. There were two pairs of flip flops, two pails and shovels, sunglasses, and a beach towel. We were all set to play in the sand! 

The next day we took the official "Hahvahd Tour". It was really interesting and a lot of fun.

Rubbing John Harvard's toe for good luck.

 The next day before heading to my work, we walked around the Beacon Hill area of Boston.

Allie in front of the Massachusetts State House.

Acorn Street, the most photographed street in Boston

Admiring the beautiful flowers in the Public Garden.

On friday we drove to Storrs, Connecticut to visit the UCONN campus. Allie really liked it and was excited to find out that they have the Sports Law/Management program she is interested in. 

Huskies basketball arena.

It was fun to take her to these places and enjoy her company. More pictures to come!