Yankee Doodle Dandy

As many of you know, Clay and I took a 10 day vacation last week!!!  It was amazing to take a break from the every day hustle and bustle and just relax.  We began our trip with a 17 hour drive:  Starting in Concord to Beckley, WV to drop Nugget off at her Mimi's house (my mom), then to Pittsfield, MA.

View of Pittsfield from Greylock Mountain:  the highest peak in the area

Both of my parents are from Pittsfield and most of my relatives still live there.  Erin and I spent many summers visiting and spending time with family.  This trip was very different than previous trips.  First, I got to be a tour guide to Clay, who has never spent significant time in New England.  I took him to all of my family's favorite restaurants and places.  Also, I never notice how beautiful the area is until now.  I truly fell in love with the views (even just riding around town) and the quaint little towns scattered everywhere. Clay met members on both my Mom and Dad's sides and I got to see people I haven't seen in over 10 years!!!

Old North Bridge in Background

So we spent 4 days in Pittsfield, then headed to Boston.  On the way, we spent the travel day in Lexington and Concord.  We got to see where the "shot heard around the world" was fired and the Old North Bridge.  We walked trails and saw the Orchid House where Louisa May Alcott wrote/based Little Women.  We even visited Walden Pond and the site where Henry David Thoreau built his home to write Walden. 



Once we got to Boston, we stayed for 3 days and were going non-stop from there. Since there is too much to tell about our trip, I'm splitting everything up and will be doing several blog posts about our adventures. I don't think many people care about the details of other people's vacations, but since this has significance to my family, I'm going in to detail :) I hope you enjoy!