Super Star

A friend recently asked me what five alternate lives I would choose. Now, this probably isn't a surprise to anyone who knows me, but one of them was to be a star on Broadway. My cousin Jenni got me hooked on musicals. I recently found a cassette tape of Showboat she made for me in high school and have recently been listening to a Musical radio station on the internet at work. It is not rare to hear me suddenly break into song, and when I'm not singing, there's usually a song in my head. Since I love singing, I love karaoke in any form. On March 1, I went with a few friends to Do Re Mi for a little singing. We got our own private room and did a little dancing to songs like My Hips Don't Lie and even Part of Your World. I seriously sang myself hoarse, but thoroughly enjoyed it.

Big Bad Wolf

I remember learning about lunar eclipses in junior high and thinking it would be pretty cool to see. My science teacher, Mr. Keddington told us that the moon turned red and that they happened often... as opposed to solar eclipses that only happen every hundred years. As it turns out, I have never actually seen one in the decade or so since then... until a couple of weeks ago (2/20/2008) and this was the last lunar eclipse until 2010, for two whole years. So... my first lunar eclipse... The moon didn't exactly turn blood red... or turn all red... but it was pretty howl-worthy nonetheless. ;)

Revolution

One thing about living in Boston is that people like to come visit here. My friend Jeremy and his friend, Kiley, were here last weekend. Jeremy was in my Sugarhouse ward and is doing an internship in DC this semester. It's actually pretty fun to play tour guide. :) We went on a little day trip Saturday, starting in Lexington. The British Regulars arrived here on April 19, 1775 at 6:00 a.m. and were greeted by 77 members of the Colonial militia. When the colonists saw they were outnumbered they began to disband when a gun shot rang out and the Regulars opened fire. Eight colonists were killed and nine wounded. The Regulars then proceeded to Concord, where their mission was to conduct a raid of colonist arms and destroy them.

Kiley & Charlotte in front of the Lexington Minuteman Statue on the Lexington Green

We also headed to Concord next, but we drove the five miles that it took the British about an hour to march. Here is the Minuteman Statue near the Old North Bridge. This is where "shot heard round the world" was fired and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. This was the first time American fired into the ranks of British soldiers. They were then fired on by colonists behind buildings, walls and trees for the sixteen mile march back to Boston.

The next stop on our trip was Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau lived and worked for two years beginning in 1845. The water on the pond was frozen over... and just a little scary to walk on. Yikes!

Jeremy being "chummy" with Thoreau

That night we met my friend Kristie for dinner in the city and a stroll on the Esplanade. I had so much fun with some great friends. It was good for me to have a reason to explore Boston and shake some of the New England Winter Blues.

Jeremy, Charlotte, Kristie, Kiley