a great time was had by all!

Well--tonight Joann, Charlie and I met in Boston. It was a first time meeting for Charlie and Joann. I am always amazed how when some of us meet eachother it seems as if we have known eachother forever- never a dull moment in the conversation.. Joann toured us through her old neighborhood--Boston's North End. It was fun to see it from a natives perspective. We got to enjoy the 'feast of the madonna' (at least that was what I think it was). Those two dancing divas had a blast! We took lots of pictures and we promise to post them soon. Looking forward to getting together with others on Wednesday.

I gotta chime in. I had a ball. I finally got to meet Joann...and she is exactly as I thought she would be. What a good time. I was enchanted. I was in another world in another time. First we had dinner at Joe's at Bastan Haba...that would be Boston Harbor for the rest of us! We shared a meal and we all ate way too much bread...and it was extreeeemly good. Then Joann took us to the North End...to the Italian district. We attended the 'feast' as Joann called it...then she took us to her old school in her old neighborhood. We heard about the nuns and she talked about running errands for the family on Saturdays as a kid. She went to the butcher and the bakery and the fruit vendor....I was mesmerized. And of course we had to stop in a pastry shop. Italians are known for the wonderful pastries and desserts......oooo la la. NOT that we had anything....well....much! I go home on Tuesday....and I'll post all the pictures I took...along with some Joann took.... Talk to you again soon.... Hugs Bella Charlie

bella, it was such a pleasure to meet you omg..ya know we all started here at the same time and i always loved your motivational posts.. yea my spelling sucks,. it was a pleasure to bring you to the italian section of boston even though its not my neighborhood any more..it has changed so much its more yuppie now..i guess that saying you cant go home again is true but you can relive alot in memories.. well i havent touched any cannolis yet.. though my daughter had one and her boyfriend lol.. they complained there wasnt enough powdered sugar on them..hey i told them i dont want to dump from the sugar..what balls i have huh..bahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa but i have muy cookies and will limit them to one a day and they are hidden..though my dog used to love them so i guess i have no one to share them with anymore lol please next time you come to boston feel free to call me.if the phone ever gets turned on! tonight im going to download the pictures and try to post them on photo bucket.. and ill e mail you the pictures also and you can e mail me yours enjoy the rest oif the visit to boston boston rocks! so do those cows hahahahaaa have a safe trip home cioa bella hugs joann

hey..hows your knee this morning? man i cant be;lieve you had kneee surgery the way you were walking around! i told charlie tonight when i have quiet time im going to download the pictures and post mines to photo bucket and then e mail you guys the pics cant wait to meet dx wednesday ..that should be a trip .. hopefully the phone is rectified so well talk about were were going to meet.. enjoy the sun im going poolside in a few 2 weeks from today ugh back to work..waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa see ya later hugs joann

That's too cool! Are you getting to meet Dx later this week? Have a great time. Kathy

Yup--We are meeting with DX (that is if he can control his pyro urges), Jane, Rita, Joann and hopefully Karen and Kim on Wednesday. Unfortunately--Charlie has to return to Florida for a dentist appointment so she won't be able to come with on Wednesday.

Oh poo! That was me (Lynda) responding to you under Charlie's name earlier. Although you could probably tell from her nack with the written word as opposaed to me-LOL.

Don't worry about it Lynda....we are becoming interchangable..... Hugs C

Yup--That is because we look so similar

Jane--Joann informs us that Mike's is a tourist trap and the preferred bakery is Modern. Of course next time I am there I will get that all confused again and probably end up at Mikes. Don't worry about missing out on anything--we took every opportunity to talk 'about' you behind your back. That is one reason why everyone should make a point of being 'there' cause you may become the topic of discussion if you are 'here not there'. Good luck with the audit.