WHAT A WEEKEND!

DATE NIGHT!

Our weekend started on Saturday with our first real "date night" in a LONG time! Luckily (for me), Steve's office got kicked out of the city they were working in early because their licenses hadn't finished processing. He came home at 7:30 and we headed to LEGAL SEA FOODS (a Boston must) as our last real Boston dining experience.
Steve ordered the "Surf and Turf" -- filet and Alaskan King Crab legs. I actually liked the crab there! I ordered the vegetarian box -- coconut curried stir-fry veggies. They were delish :)
After dinner, we met up with our friends, the Attigs and the Carns, for some spiffy "CANDLEPIN BOWLING". We hear it's a New England thing -- and it's our new favorite bowling experience! It's like life-size skeeball meets regular bowling.

KAYAKING ON THE CHARLES RIVER

We've watched adventurous folk gliding along the Charles in their kayaks, canoes, and paddleboats dozens of times and ALWAYS wanted to do it. This was our last chance and we took it! We spent an hour in the beautiful great outdoors together in a two-man kayak. We saw swans, islands, lily pads, and all kinds of beautiful scenery :)

HOME-MADE DONUTS!
So Paula Deen taught me a neat trick the other day -- home-made donuts from ready-made biscuit dough! It was easy, dense, and delicious! Steve was so impressed with his wife :)

CHURCH WITH OUR IDOL, MITT ROMNEY

As our last Sunday in Boston, we thought we'd attend the later ward in our building so we could SAY we'd been to Mitt Romney's ward while living here. Not in a million years did we expect him to be in town during this crazy election time. As soon as we sat down, I noticed a beautiful full head of thick, gracefully graying, distinct hair -- it was HIS. We were only a couple rows behind my favorite political celeb. Steve was staring, I was shaking.

Our "OH MY GOODNESS I'M TOTALLY TRIPPIN!'" faces

After sacrament, I knew I would kill myself (if my family didn't) if I didn't muster up the courage to just shake his hand, say hello, and express my gratitude for all he's done. Steve was too scared (sorry darling!), so I had to initiate.
In a nutshell, a addressed him as BROTHER ROMNEY, introduced myself and Steve, told him my family would kill me if I didn't shake his hand and express thanks, he asked where we were from and if we were married, then he said to tell the fam HI!

WOW this is embarrassing that I am posting this picture -- but it was all I could get. I apologize for turning into the paparazzi with my phone in sacrament meeting.

BOSTON TEMPLE

We've been to the temple a few times this summer, but we've never gotten a picture of us there together. We live literally 5 mins from the temple AND it is right next door to our church bldg. We went over there to take a few pictures after church :)

In front of the temple :)

Steve is on the right :)