East Coast Trip Day 1-2

Robb had to travel to the East Coast for a project and I was jealous and really wanted to go with him. I jokingly told him I was going with him this time. He told me he would be happy for me to come if we could figure it out. From that point on I made it my mission to Tetris everything together so that I could go see the East Coast with him. 

1. I had to find someone to work for me on Wed. -Done

2. I had to find someone to watch the kids. This was a bit more of a challenge. Bob and Susie were in Spain so they were out, my mom had just started a new job so that wouldn't work. So, Aunt Steph to the rescue. Steph agreed to not only come on Wed and stay until Thurs night, she also coordinated Caleb's deer hunting trip with Lester. She must of somehow knew that I really needed this break. Bob and Susie would be back on Thursday so Bob would take over at that point. It truly does take a village and we have an awesome one! We packed, made arrangements for kid rides and booked Scout (the high maintenance doggie into daycare). 

3. Pack my stuff in a carry on and try to relax and just have fun. 

We flew out of the Lincoln Airport at 10:30 on Wednesday. I have never flown out of the Lincoln Airport, and it is a funny experience. We only had to get there about 20 min before our flight and our plan was SO little that we flew out on. Our connecting flight was in Chicago that would take us to Boston. We arrived in Boston at 5;30 but it was pitch black out. It was a little hard to see any of the sights. We had to shuttle to get to our rental car spot. This is one of those times that I am extra thankful for my super laid-back husband that isn't easily shaken by the unexpected. We thought we were getting a Toyota Corolla but turns out we got a Charger. Let the vacation begin. We got our first taste of city driving by driving downtown Boston at rush hour. Again, super thankful for Robb's laid-back personality. We found a pub to eat burgers at called The Black Sheep. Not sure if the burgers were good or if we were just starving!

We stayed in Providence, Rhode Island. Robb had his first day of work on Thursday. He took the rental car to the job site, so the plan was I was just going to walk around town. There were so many neat shops that I looked at; we were staying downtown in the Art district. I had no problem finding things to do for the day. I walked about 10 miles visiting shops, finding a sandwich shop to stop for lunch, I found a park to read my book in and walked for a long way by the waterfront. I even snuck in an afternoon nap before Robb got home. 

When Robb got home that evening, I talked him into going to the Rhode Island design and art school. It was a 6-floor art museum. We aren't usually art people but why not try something different when you get the chance. We both liked the really old art from Greece the best. We had fun looking around and then decided to try out one of the restaurants to eat. We settled on an Italian Restaurant. It was delicious, fancier than we were used to, but the food was delicious! We then walked back to the hotel room for the night. The entire time we were there it seemed so much later than it was. We think it gets dark early in Nebraska! It gets dark around 4 in RI.