It’s about time this weekend has finally arrived! Nicole and I head out tomorrow afternoon for a long weekend in Boston, our first time there since the summer of 2006.

Saturday will be spent with my parents who are driving up from Connecticut to see an afternoon Red Sox game against the visiting Seattle Mariners, followed by watching the fireworks over the Charles River Esplanade. This is exciting in and of itself for several reasons: as I had already mentioned, it’ll be myfirst game at Fenway Park since the summer of ‘06 (and Nicole’s second game there ever); I get to see my parents (which doesn’t happen all too often); and my parents will get to see Nicole and I for the first time since our engagement just over a month ago (and see her ring for the first time in person).

Nicole and I will be there until Monday afternoon (due to s flight planning SNAFU on my part, but it all works out in the end), so Sunday we plan to get our tourist on around The Hub, perhaps the North End, Quincy Market, and the waterfront. (As a side note, I’m excited to see how the former Central Artery area of downtown has progressed since I have last been there. I understand that much of the work on the Rose Kennedy Greenway has begun and that the grand, tree-lined boulevard is complete as well.) We also hope to meet up with my cousins that live up in the area, either Friday or Saturday nights, or at any point on Sunday, for some food and drink I’m sure.

So, I’ll be returning on Tuesday to work, hopefully to resume posting my Ten on Tuesday, which I have taken a seriously long hiatus from. Enjoy your weekend, whatever you may be doing, and happy 4th of July!