Boston, Day One

Good morning.

Waking up in Boston this morning. Our hotel is right on the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Lots of activity and I am sure it will build and build until race day. Just down the block on Boylston they are setting up the grand stands at the finish line.

One thing I've noticed is how close many things are to us. We are very close to the Expo, various shops, hotels, etc. Very convenient. We picked up some groceries yesterday at a nice market just outside of the Prudential building, namely bananas, greek blueberry yogurt, un-salted pretzels, gatorade, bread, peanut butter and jelly and granola. Are we eating in a lot? Hell no. Just some things to munch on if need be.

Yesterday we lunched at Stephanies on Newbury and dined at Aquataine. Very good stuff. I also had an excellent massage from Houston. He is also running the marathon and his longest training runs have only been 12 miles. I told him to enjoy his marathon soreness.

Today is Expo day. The Expo opens at 2:00 and I am looking forward to picking up a few items. Namely, the Boston jacket, another top I saw, some body glide, GU or something similar, etc. My brother in law and his wife and kids also arrive at our hotel later this afternoon. We will all have dinner together.

So, that's about it for now. Have a great day.


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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin