On Saturday, WE SLEPT IN!! It felt so nice to sleep in as long as we wanted and not have anywhere to be or anyone to wake us up. Rick and Moshi were so good to make their kids let us sleep. In the morning we had to run to the store to get a couple things. Then we met up with Ben's sister, Aimee, at a restaruant in Quincy and she treated us to lunch. I've only met her a couple times, but she's really sweet and super nice. It was a nice lunch. Aimee thought it was really strange of Ben to order a BLT at the best Italian restaurant.
Then we drove over to Ben's hometown, Hingham.
Ben always talks about a local ice cream shop, Brigham's, and their delicious peppermint ice cream with chocolate jimmies (sprinkles for those who don't speak Boston). He claims there is no better peppermint ice cream. I'm not a fan of peppermint ice cream, but I took a bite of his and I could tell the difference between it and others. It was good.
I really think he was in heaven.
Then we went to his old neighborhood to see his old house and some neighbors.
This is the house that Ben grew up in
The man and woman in this picture were sort of like Ben's second mom and dad.
They took him to games and such before they had their own kids. And the other guy is a neighbor across the street he would play with when he was younger.
We took a short walk in the woods behind his house. Literally, his backyard. He was like a little kid again. He loved having the woods as his backyard and playing in them every day.
When you walk out of the woods on the other side you come to this....
the beach, the ocean, and the Boston skyline. So pretty
Correct me if I'm wrong Ben, but here he is pointing to the spot through the woods he usually came out of to get to the ocean (?) (to look at Boston skyline and chill)
On the way to his house, we stopped at the cemetery to see his dad's and his brother's grave.
For his Eagle scout project he helped clean up, make this sign, and the benches for the cemetery. (They've actually replaced the sign I made since. Also straightened headstones, pruned trees, fixed fences, removed one ton pile of debris, and so on...)
His grandma's house is on Main Street in Hingham. Ben says that a wife of one of presidents of the United States (he doesn't remember which one-yeah I do, Eleanor Roosevelt wife of Franklin D.) said that Hingham's Main Street was the "prettiest main street in America". I have to say, I might agree.
I haven't been many places, but this is one of the prettiest I've seen.
Maybe it's because they have such cute houses with tons of greenery around them. I made Ben stop and turn around so I could take a picture of this house. Look, Mom, this is the house I've always described wanting to have one day. Porch wrapping around the house and a beautiful green lawn and trees.
I think it is absolutely breath taking.
And this is just a fun sign I saw and thought was funny..."$250.00 fine for disposal of RUBBISH on Hingham Highways" Just thought it was funny to see the word "rubbish" on a sign.
Then we had to hurry and get to Boston for Blue Man Group. At Faneuil Hall there is a booth there that sells day-of tickets for half-price. Ben went once years ago when they used to have people come clean up after their shows in exchange for getting into the show for free. He's wanted to see them ever since and finally got to. And Gina loved it so much.
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