North Shore Shenanigans 4.26.13

So Alaina and I were supposed to do a day trip to New Hampshire today. That epic failed, as we got to the North Shore "to kill time" because we were waiting on the DeCordova Sculpture Garden to open, and ended up at Minuteman National Park...for hours! It was really fun though, we saw the spot where Paul Revere was captured, and the Minuteman statue and footbridge, the Old Manse house/boathouse, and some gorgeous cherry blossom trees. The grounds were lovely, we didn't walk the whole park as it is HUGE, but we definitely "killed time," as we didn't leave for at least three hours! After the park we went to the DeCordova Sculpture Garden, which was interesting. Nice weather we had, and the sculptures were cool! I wish they had had descriptors as to what made them art, but they just had what they were made of. But I enjoyed it very much! After that, we went to Sonic(Gotta get Sonic if you make the trek to the North Shore!) This is only my second time having Sonic, but it was great! After Sonic we went to the Jordan's Furniture in Reading, and then in Natick. Sounds strange, doesn't it? Why would you want to go to not one, but TWO furniture stores?? Because Jordan's is unlike any other furniture store! Jordan's has fun things inside! In Reading, they had "Beantown," where everything is made of jellybeans(including working stores!), a giant Wally the Green Monster holding a Yankee player in his glove, which raises and lowers to his mouth, "Liquid Fireworks," a really cool water and light show set to music, and a trapeze school...yes people actually learn how to do the trapeze there!! Natick features New Orleans and Mardi Gras, and has a short animatronic interaction with "Elvis," "The Beatles," "Richard Simmons," "The Supremes," "The Village People," "Louis Armstrong," and various other "special guests." Definitely fun places! Overall, it was a great day! Even though we didn't get to our destination!