Yesterday I drove past the Fenway Victory Gardens, something I used to walk through every day last summer when I first moved here. So today I decided to walk through my old neighborhood on my lunch break. I kind of miss living on Park Drive, and it would be a 10 minute walk to work if I still lived over there. So my understanding about these individual gardens is: people who live in Boston can join a non-profit, membership organization and if there is no waiting list, for a small fee, are given a plot of ground to plant seeds, flowers, veggies, herbs, etc. Living in the city is so hard when I'm used to planting a huge garden every spring and harvesting my fruits and veggies back in Cali. That's just something I can't do here, but the Victory Gardens (which are historical, going back to WWII era) is one way people get to dig in the dirt and still live in the city. Depending how Year 2 in Boston goes, I might look into having my own garden in the future. But for now, it is so peaceful and pretty to just stroll along the 500 different gardens, sometimes catching people tending to their gardens or relaxing to some music while sitting in their outdoor garden furniture.
Also in the photo is my favorite Boston landmark... the Prudential Center (which is simply referred to as "the Pru" by locals, something I learned real fast last year). I used this as my point of reference when I first moved here and didn't know the way of the land. As long as I could see it, I knew I would be ok. Today, it's a building that makes me smile. (If only it knew how important it was to me my first year here!) I love being able to see it from just about anywhere in the city and even when I cross over the "river" [that's the Charles for my friends back home, which separates Boston from Cambridge] or make my monthly Costco trip to the 'burbs. I just love being able to see it in the Boston skyline. The Pru is also a shopping mall and has offices in it, among other things. Some day (maybe when I have a nice boyfriend who treats me well and isn't a mass-hole) I hope to wine and dine at the top of the Pru; the view from up their must be amazing!
So to close, today was a big day for me on Facebook. I finally changed my relationship status from "it's complicated" (meaning I was still dealing with mattress boy) to "single" (meaning I'm finally done with mattress boy 100% and moving forward to bigger and better things!) Maybe I needed the worse week ever to get me to where I am now... b/c it looks like my luck has finally turned around and I'm feeling so much better! :)
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