October 30, 2013. I'll Never Forget This Day

I'll never forget this day. There is just so much to say about it. I got to spend so much of it in the Museum of Fine Arts with one of my dearest friends who's love of art is comparable to my love of history. I had the great privilege to be the one who escorted her to see the real works of some of her favorite artists.Words cannot describe the way it felt to see her excited in one of the best museums in the world. I always enjoy showing my friends around this awesome city, and as one of my dearest friends, I was especially pleased to be with Megan during her first visit to the MFA.

After nearly five hours of art and historical artifacts, we made our way down to the Massachusetts Historical Society to hear Joyce Chaplin talk about her book Round About the Earth. After a short reception and a wonderful discussion with one of the MFA's curators, we went into the beautiful reading room to listen to Professor Chaplin speak. Though most of it was material covered in her book, it was still an amazing opportunity to see someone so knowledgeable speak and to be in a room full of experienced scholars and professors, most with graying hair and clad in suits and bow-ties. (Megan and I were the youngest there by at least a decade). At the end of the talk I had the opportunity for Professor Chaplin to sign my book which of course I took.

I have to insert here that the condition of my copy of Professor Chaplin's book is not the best. I have spent a lot of time with it over the last 6 months and it has been rained on, written in, hauled around in a backpack and it wears all of it on its (dust) sleeve. Yet when Professor Chaplin took my book to sign it, she actually commented on how she admired the look and that it should "look like it's been left on the deck of a ship."

After we left the MHS, we made our way down to Faneuil Hall to have Boston's best clam chowder at Anthem and watch the beginning of Game 6 of the World Series. We decided to call it a night after Victorino's 3-run double, but were confident that it would be a good game. Sure enough by the time we got home the Red Sox had scored three more runs and shortly after Megan was asleep they won the World Series and earning the title of 2013 World Champions!

Boston shows its support for its team

awesome chips and onion dip

best clam chowder

Victorino's 3-run double gets the ball rolling for the Red Sox.

Not only did I get to spend a long and amazing day showing one of my favorite people around one of my favorite cities, but my city's baseball team won its 4th World Series in 95 years! What a day!