Thursday, June 19, 2008

City of Champions

Boston likes to call itself the "City of Champions" after all of its recent sports victories (Red Sox '04 and '07, Patriots almost winning big this January, and of course the amazing comeback by the Celtics!!) I must say I take pride in being a true Bostonian now--this is THE city to be for sports these days. Ben and I stayed up too late with friends many a night watching the Celtics stomp the Lakers, and in the end it was all worth it!

I have also recently been informed by my new "Townie" neighbors that Ben and I have officially become "Bostonians." I thought that was a given after living somewhere for a few years and putting up with the rude people and the long winters, but NO--until you live IN Boston, you are not a Bostonian, or so it goes. So, Ben and I are officially Boston residents. We moved from Davis Square in Somerville to the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston a few weeks ago, and I must say it is as if we have moved to a new state. Our old neighborhood was full of students and Italians, our new digs are surrounded entirely by professionals and Irish. There is even an Irish gift shop at the end of our street and authentic pubs on every corner. We are loving being on this side of the river, and our new house is amazing--I will post photos as soon as Ben is done painting every last square inch of wallspace.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My very first home was West Roxbury (I was born in Boston and my parents lived in an apartment in West Roxbury while they both worked at Mass General). We moved before I was 3 (to Oklahoma of all places - I was a Navy brat until my parents divorced) but I will always claim Boston as my birthplace!

portia said...

this is a great blog laura!! update!