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