So that’s it, the cats out of the bag!
I had my yearly review yesterday and offically put in my request for a transfer in the Tampa office for next spring. Price put his request in a few weeks ago during his review so things will get in motion for both of us sooner or later. While Spring 2016 is a ways off, but it will be here before we know it!
Yep, we are looking to move to Tampa, Florida. Both my Mom and Dad live in Florida and it would be nice to live close enough to some family to regularly see them. And for the family that is still in CT, NH, & NH, they are just a 3 hour plane ride away. It will be nice to come back up for visits and I don’t think they will mind having a built in escape from the cold Northeast winters. (Shoot, I won’t miss these harsh winters at all!)
Price and I moved to Boston at roughly the same time in August of 2003. We met the following fall, made it official in January, and have been together since. We certainly have done a lot together in Boston and beyond. We love to travel but now that we are focusing on a big move in the next year or so, we have been talking about all the things we have, haven’t done in Boston, or things we want to do again.
It’s amazing to think of all the fun and memories we have created in and around Boston these past 10 years together by going out to great dinners, walking walks, going to museums, seeing sporting events, and attending concerts but there is a long list of things we still haven’t done.
So we have recently been discussing creating a “Boston Bucket List” to stay on track of getting it all done. Hhere is what we whipped up!!
Places/Events/Things
Attend the Head of the Charles
Visit Provincetown
Duck Boat Tour (I did one, but we want to take Autumn on one)
Visit Martha’s Vineyard
Visit Nantucket
Go to the top of the Custom House
Visit Cape Cod… maybe even the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory Tour!
Plymouth Plantation
Walk the Freedom Trail (again!)
Boston Harbor Cruise
Go on a Whale Watch
Shop at SoWa Market & eat at the food trucks
Visit Boston Harbor Islands
Candle Pin Bowling
Foodie Things
Top of the Hub (again)
Cutty’s Sandwich Shop – Brookline
Bamboo Thai Restaurant (one of our favorites)
Durgin Park
Moody’s Deli- Waltham
Rino’s Place- East Boston
Blackbird Doughnuts- South End
Kane’s Donuts- Saugus
Speed Dogs
Cheers Bar
Parish Cafe for Zuni Rolls (can’t have enough of these)
Gruyere Cheese Croissants from Clear Flour Bakery
Autumn’s Firsts
Attends a Red Sox game and runs the bases at Fenway
Take Autumn to Make Way for Ducklings Statues (We just did it!)
Take Autumn to Salem around Halloween
Mother’s Day Make Way for Ducklings Parade (We just did it!!)
Skiing with Autumn
Go on thec Carousel on the Greenway
And Beyond
Smorgasburg- Brooklyn
See the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center- NYC
Walk the locations of You’ve Got Mail around NYC
Visit Gma’s House at Maine
Visit Cooper and Tara in Maine
Get a Cronut at Dominique Ansel Bakery- NYC
Dinosaur BBQ (Syracuse/Stamford)
Becky’s Diner- Portland Maine
Camping Weekend- New Hampshire
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwiches from the Firehouse Deli- Greenwich, CT
Garden Catering – Greenwich, CT
Chocolate Brioche Rolls from The Kneaded Bread- Port Chester, NY
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So the list is really ambitious but we wanted to set our sights high and aim to get a lot of things done in the next year. We love being active and this will certainly keep us busy. This will be so much fun!
Do you have any suggestions for us to see in and around Boston?
Looking forward to reading your posts when you head off to Florida – more orange inspired recipes!!! (lol).
Anything in the bucket list for your “Boston” Terrier?
Best of Luck to both of you with those transfer’s. Good chance we could meet up in the late fall of 2016. My plan is to sail away from the Toronto area beginning of Sept. 2016. Destination Florida for a short stay and then Bahamas. After that and depending on how the boat handles the deep water the world is full of adventures.