Friday morning David and Hailey dropped me off at the airport. After lots of hugs and kisses (I’m always so dramatic when flying away… call it nerves) I hopped on the plane and jetted off to Boston!
…may I just say that it was my first time flying Jet Blue and I was a fan! Extra leg room, assortment of decently healthy snacks and drinks and FREE TV. Not too shabby.
Two hours later we touched down in Beantown and the weekend began! Alexis picked me up and we headed back to her apartment to meet up with the girls.
I loved their apartment almost as much as I loved reuniting with my friends. It was only noon, so we took off for a driving tour and food.
The girls live in Back Bay, so we took the car over the bridge to Cambridge and ended up a a cute little spot called Friendly Toast.
Perhaps they should have just called it Toast, as the the friendly part was lacking, but the food was good. I thoroughly enjoyed my smoked salmon salad!
Afterwards we wandered over to Harvard University where it was graduation weekend.
It was so much fun to watch graduates snap pictures and celebrate in their caps and gowns. After much discussion over what it took to get into Harvard, I decided to stop a student and ask. According to my new friend, a sophomore from Panama, being smart is important, but they really look for well-rounded people.
And the students there aren’t always serious. Apparently they have a pretty healthy work hard/play hard balance.
Back at the girls’ apartment we had ourselves a little happy hour up on the roof deck, which was gorgeous but didn’t last long thanks to the 90+ degree weather.
So we headed inside to clean up.
The great thing about city living is that you walk everywhere! I loved walking out the door to dinner, though it does make you reconsider your choice of footwear.
We put our name in at Toro in South End, but after hearing it was a two hour wait, we walked across the street to the wine bar.
To hold us over we shared some edamame and shrimp dumplings. It was my first time with a steamed dumpling, but it certainly won’t be my last! Delicious.
By the time we got to Toro I was too deep into girl talk to snap pictures. The good was good, though I’m not sure worthy of a two hour wait. Except for the corn. Yes, the corn was worth it.
From there we went to The Liberty Hotel, which was once an old jail, where we mingled and I practiced saying ‘dahts’ instead of darts and ‘cah’ instead of car. I might have had them fooled until I said y’all. Dead giveaway. (OK, I totally didn’t have anyone fooled in the first place).
The night ended as the bars closed at 1:00am. Not bad for someone who is usually asleep by 10pm.
Even more impressively, we were all ready to go in the morning to check out a class called Stack at Equinox.
Walking to the gym- love it! We used sandbags and a viper (my first time for both) to complete a sweaty 45 minute circuit workout.
It was so much fun to workout with friends. Afterwards we opted to stay in workout clothes for a self guided walking tour. I’m so glad we did. It was HOT and we walked far.
We walked through Back Bay and through the beautiful Boston Commons (no Giselle sightings).
We walked up Beacon Hill and through a farmers market with fresh oysters being shucked right in front of you.
We walked all the way to the North End
to a little spot called Regina’s Pizza, famous for their (obvi) pizza since 1926.
By the time we got there, we were starving and sweaty. The air conditioning, a pitcher of water and a delicious Mediterranean pizza did not disappoint.
In fact, it hit the freakin’ spot. It was delicious!
To be continued…
Have you ever been to Boston?
What was your favorite part?
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Wow, apparently I need to start flying with Jet Blue! That sounds awesome!
And I am LOVING all of your dresses and the fact that they are all color coordinated. Did you plan that?? 😉
YUM to that pizza, too!
Karen says
Looks like you had SO much fun!! I have never been to Boston but would love to go sometime.
Emily says
How exciting, can’t wait for part 2!!!
Jen says
Ahh thanks for sharing some beautiful pics of my favorite city. Looks like you had a blast. I already loved you, but you got moved up a notch for stopping at talking to the random Harvard student 😉
Nicole says
I LOVE your dress and sandals-so cute! I live in Maine, so Boston is pretty close 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed your getaway!
lauren says
LOVE Boston! My sister & I had a girls’ weekend in Boston before she graduated law school and stayed at The Back Bay Hotel (now named The Liberty) – it was pretty amazing.
And I love Modern Pastry in North End….pretty much I love that city!
Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries says
What a fun time! Girl time is definitely mandatory every once in awhile. 😉 I’ve never been to Boston, let alone the east coast! I’d love to go someday though.
Danica @ It's Progression says
I’ve never been to Boston but it’s on my travel bucket list!
Looks like you had so much fun!
Gcroft says
Looks like a fun weekend had, combining good company, workout and food. My kinda getaway. I’ve never been to Boston, but it’s on the bucket list.
Sarah@ making thyme for health says
I’ve only been to Boston for a day but I would love to go back. Your trip looks perfect! Makes me want a girls weekend. Oh, and I love your dress, too cute!
Amy@ahealthyandhappyheart says
Looks like a great time so far..can’t wait to read more! Girls weekends are always so nice 🙂
Beth Sheridan says
Wow, so much fun!! I’ve never been to Boston, but I would love to go…Walking everywhere reminds me so much of the village in NYC and I just LOVED it there 🙂
Maria says
Ah, I love girl trips! Boston is on my list of cities to explore. We actually are thinking of doing a East Coast Autumn trip sometime. Flying into Boston, renting a car and driving north along the coast, staying in B&B’s and photographing the sunrises.
Dawn says
What a fun weekend! Glad you were able to get away with your girlfriends! My grandma lives an hour or so north of Boston in New Hampshire, so I have been there a few times but mostly just to the airport. I remember doing the tourist thing once when I was about 13. I would totally love to go back sometime.
Tiff @ Love, Sweat, and Beers says
You and your buddies are so pretty! I’ve been wanting to get up to Boston. I’ve been to the airport quite a few times, but that’s about it. Hopefully when I go I’ll find that pizza and that rooftop bar!
Erin @ The Grass Skirt says
This looks like the perfect weekend. I love Boston! And what a pretty apartment. 🙂
The Grass Skirt
calee says
looks like you had a fantastic trip! i spent way too much time in the north end. i just have a thing for italians i guess. 😉
Parita @ myinnershakti says
What a fun weekend! And when I lived in Boston a couple of years ago, I would take all my visitors to Regina’s! It’s my favorite pizza place. 🙂
Allie says
awesome pictures girl!! I live in NH and never want to go to boston bc it’s so close (i’m weird!), but seeing all of your pictures makes me want to go asap!
Haley says
Glad you had such a great weekend-redo! So fun to read about my city from a visiting perspective….
Mike @ Midwestern Bite says
Boston is a great town. I’m a huge history buff and would love to visit again to see all the Revolutionary War sites in person.
Glad you had a good trip.
Melissa G says
I loved reading that, because Boston is only an hour’s drive for us. I noticed that you have a photo of “Mike’s Pastries” (third to last photo), did you go? I sure hope so, or else you have to come back and go. 😉 (not that they are all about health, haha)
Can’t wait to hear about Part 2 =)
-Melissa
Kaitlyn @Keeping up with Kaitlyn says
I’ve flown JetBlue once and it was a great experience! I hope to fly with them more in the future! HAHA I’m dying over your picture with the Harvard boy! That’s so great you got a pic with him!! I get the Harvard campus is GORGEOUS!
I can’t wait to hear more!
Hanna says
I went to Boston for work last year and I loved the old brick buildings the most! It is a beautiful city.
Malia says
The workers at Friendly Toast are the worst – it’s too bad because the food is fun but when my husband and I were grad students in Cambridge we avoided it. Cambridge is actually a pretty big foodie spot, some think even more so than Boston so hopefully you got to check out some of the places there besides Unfriendly Toast 🙂
Liz @ iheartvegetables says
Wow that looks like such a fun weekend, Brittany! I’m impressed you even managed to work out;)
char eats greens says
Looks SO fun so far!! And I love your friend’s apartment too. I wish I could decorate…or have the money to do so haha. You girls look absolutely pretty. So awesome you had a good time. And I like the “well-rounded”ness of Harvard. Going off of that, let’s pretend that I would get accepted if I applied hahaha
Jan @ Sprouts n Squats says
That salmon salad you had looked delicious and I love your orange dress it is so pretty. I have an orange coat and I love the colour.
Kris says
Long ago I had a boyfriend whose parents lived near the Bunker Hill monument. We used to go to Regina Pizza. Brings back fun memories of my trips to Boston.
Kris says
Have to add while you were in Boston, we were in your neck of the woods (DH grew up in Mooresville).
Brittany Dixon says
Really?! What a small world! Hope you enjoyed your visit as much as I enjoyed Regina Pizza 🙂