Next Door Mormon

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Next Door Mormon

Myself along with some other members of my stake write on a regular basis about every day life of being a mormon.

Our stake has two more blogs as well:

Mormon Perspectives

Real Life Answers

Tomalito! and Honey Lime Enchiladas

This past Sunday I had friends over and made  Honey Lime Enchiladas. I’ve made these before and they are my absolute favorite.

picture via http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com

My roommate Pam made Tomalito. I think it might be the VERY BEST THING I’VE EVER EATEN

 

 picture via http://theepicuriosity.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/sweet-corn-tomalito/

This is not healthy! But please make it today

My first Blizzard

A week and a half ago, I experienced my first real blizzard. I know I was here in Boston last winter and there were some snow storms, but nothing that compared to this one.

Everyone had work and school off except me, because I’m a nurse and someone has take care of the patients, right?

The snow started in the middle of the night. By the time I woke up, everything was covered. It was so beautiful!

Me being my smart self(or not so smart self) parked all the way deep into the driveway as possible, assuming that my landlord would be there bright and early to plow it. If any of you have been to my house, you know that my driveway is longer than most here in Boston.

An hour before work, me and Jan Marie from downstairs were outside shoveling the driveway. Apparently the landlord had more important business to attend to.

Whew. Shoveling snow is hard work!

Note to self: Park at the END of the driveway, closest to the street, to avoid unnecessary shoveling.

This past Tuesday we had another snow storm, followed by two days of rain. Today, it is snowing again :)

These pictures are from my first blizzard.

Pillow Project

I started this project back in October and finally finished it this last week. It didn’t take me that long to make each one. An hour tops, for the more difficult pillows.

 

 

My favorite is the owl followed by the love birds.

Grandma Sandra: “Alli, what do you think of those love birds(referring to Shel and Brig)?”

Alli: “I love birds”

I don’t think she got the question, because at the time(while they were dating) she wasn’t too fond of the “love birds”

 

I have lots of new home improvement/fun projects on my mind for this year, we’ll see how many I actually follow through with.

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/05/we-like-it-wild-bottle-gardens.html

I’ve had this project on my mind for quite a while now. Kind of cool, right?

p.s. I am experiencing my first New England Blizzard at this very moment. It’s pretty exciting :)

Hatch Shell and Mass Ave. Bridge

I LOVE Boston! I almost wanted to say that Boston in the summer time is my favorite, but it’s not. I love all the seasons, except when it’s cold and there is no snow.

There is always so much to do.

One night, I got some friends together and we went to the Hatch Shell to watch UP. Everybody brings blankets and picnics and they start the movie at sun down. It was so much fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me and Brooke. Pam

We met up with Annie and Allen. Afterwards Dave, Angela, Jake, Mike, Ted, Kendell and myself went out for ice cream at J.P Licks. Some of the guys were new in town and we HAD to show them the best ice cream.

Another Sunday afternoon. Me, Ryan and Pam walked over the Mass Ave. Bridge after church.

Mom and Dad come to visit Boston Part 4

This is a long time coming. Mom and Dad came back in October and I am just finishing blogging the rest of the trip

Today we took the T downtown to walk to Freedom Trail. I think this was like my 4th time. I don’t mind it, because I usually don’t make it downtown unless I have visitors in town.

We started by taking the T ferry over to the USS Constitution

The tour is free and it is actually very interesting. I’ve already done the tour three times, so I sat and waited while mom and dad toured the boat.

We then walked over to Bunker Hill monument and climbed to the top. I make everyone that comes to visit me climb to the top and I climb every time too. Except when Cherish and Camilla came and that’s because I was running a marathon the next weekend.

 

 

We ended up in Boston Common, then Boston gardens then walked around a bit more.

  Aren’t my parents so adorable??? I just LOVE them to death. I am so lucky!

Mom and Dad come to Boston Part 3

This is a long time coming. Mom and Dad came back in October and I am just finishing blogging the rest of the trip

On Sunday, we went to church then we headed to Quincy to see the John Adam’s houses. I hadn’t been before and was so glad we decided to go. The John Adam’s house is now one of my favorite historical places to go.

The first house is John Adam’s birthplace and house growing up. The next is the house John and Abigail purchased after the war and after living in Europe

The incredible thing about this house is that it was in the Adam’s family for generations. Everything in the house is original to the Adam’s family.

The library was my absolute favorite! It was built by(I think) John Adam’s grandson.  It was really interesting to learn all the about John Adam’s son, John Quincy and how intelligent he was. Most all the books are from John Quincy’s library that he collected all over the world. They wouldn’t let us take pictures in the library, so I had to take a picture of a picture. The library sits next to the house and is a separate building. I kept thinking how much Breck would LOVE this.

  Next stop was the Longfellow house. I think George Washington lived in it during the war. It is in Cambridge, just across the street from our church building that was burned down and Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s house :)

Then we went to Mount Auburn Cemetery. The most beautiful cemetery you will ever go to.

 

This is the view of Boston from the top of that tower.

Me and mom in front of my house. Isn’t it cool? We call it the Nottinghill Mansion or the Nottinghill B&B. Take your pic :)