We went out as a house community to Boston Burger Co. which by the way is such a good place. So unhealthy. So wonderful. They have these sweet potato fries that are so amazing. aww.. drools*

One of the girls at the house works there, and she is THE MOST AMAZING WAITRESS EVER!! KB We love you!

I digress.

So I asked her what she would like to see more of on the website. And she told me she’d like to see some of Boston’s happenings in the summer time.

Which makes sense… a lot of times I am here in the summer and I KNOW things are happening all over the place. What are they? Well I’m not quite sure I know how to even figure it out. I just find that I don’t know how to find it online in the plethora of websites and calendars available at my fingertips. A sea of websites. So many websites. *gets lost*

So I’ve thought of relieving you of some of that stress and pointing out to you some of the events that are right in our backyard. So I will present one every week, and evolve to adding more as the weeks to summer progress.

So this week I present to you 30th annual Scooper Bowl.

The nation’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival! What’s not to love about this event!?!! Plus you are helping cancer research. How amazing is that?!
It is held this year at the Boston City Hall Plaza on June 5-7, 2012

My friend who is a Boston native tells me this is one of her favorite events of the year. So please do yourself a favor and go to this event! I mean.. take me with you. My birthday is June 8. Hey.. I’ll take an early birthday present!

Hope you have an awesome fun filled day. Stay dry in this dumb ol’ rainy Boston weather. May we look forward to drier, sunnier days.

-SDT

One could argue that the weather is unpredictable, and that lots of snow last year (2011) and little to no snow this year mean that the balance of life has just taken place. I suppose living in New England also promises lots of impossibilities, but I digress.

I say all this because Spring is actually officially here, and with the coming of Easter and other Spring festivities (ie.  Iran’s New Year was celebrated on the first day of Spring, March 20), its time to put up your winter coat and go out and shop and have fun, and buy a cute skirt, or an awesome blouse that is in style, or like a long skirt, those are in this season right?

There are a few confinement stores around Newbury St. I suppose if you like Second Time Around, there are two stores on Newbury, each offering different clothing, as these stores often do. I also learned that they help local artists and vendors by selling their items in store as well, from homemade trinkets to handmade jewelry. Pretty cool!

If you are a poor bum like me, and have fun searching really hard for a gem in the most hopeless of places, you might really like a local Goodwill store the closest one is in Cambridge, just take the 1 bus til you see it outbound on the left hand side of Mass Ave. Its not new clothing, and you might think it smells funny, but take it home and wash it you lazy bum.. haha.. I’m really talking to myself.

The Garment District is apparently this really trendy spot, where you can find all kinds of fun clothing like dresses and skirts and for Halloween some girls like to go shopping there because that’s where all the cool kids shop.

And lastly there’s Rescue. Their website reminds me of a really high end fancy trendy place, and their prices are kinda high, but I mean, I feel like when you buy this kind of clothing you are looking for something quite expensive anyway. It sits right by a high end hair salon, and has a cute window display, but when I went in it seemed way too expensive for what I was getting. They also sell products produced locally like jewelry and such, just like Second Time Around, but I feel like the clientele for this store are people who want to convince themselves that they are saving money because that’s what cool people are doing now. If you are anyone special, you are saving money. I mean with all the problems in our economy… blah blah blah.

But I’m not complaining about the place. Its a great place. I saw some cute shoes there.

Happy Shopping!! Buy a cute skirt, and tell me where you got it from..

See you ladies around town.

-sdt

Are you a student feeling down because its (already) almost midsemester?

Are you working and feeling dragged down by the coming of winter?

Is all the bad weather we had recently making you feel down in the dumps?

If you said yes, (or even if you said no!) you still totally deserve a sweet treat! As many of you ladies have found, there are plenty of places around that have yummy treats. But Pinkberry aside, here is a preview of different sweet treats Newbury St. and the surrounding area has to offer you. So bring along your tastebuds, a friend and your imagination and go for a walk around to explore yummy goodies. Part 1

In the Prudential center, you will find many different sweet treats. I find that many serve the tourist quite well with Boston motifs (think lobster gummies, red sox cookies), while others, although found nationwide, make living in Boston, and especially on Newbury St. that much sweeter. One of my favorite guilty pleasures to indulge in is found near the Huntington Avenue entrance, and it is the Cheesecake Factory. Sure you might have a Cheesecake factory in your hometown, but man oh man!! Those cakes are so yummy and delicious and sinful. Go to the website to find out about their meals too, at www.thecheesecakefactory.com And when you go, please take a friend along to share with you. A slice of cake/pie is pricey, but if you take along a friend to share with you, you’ll find that there is less guilt involved, and you can split the 8 dollar cake into a 4 dollar treat. Or you can take it home and finish it later. We won’t tell.

I feel it necessary to talk about Pinkberry since I’m sure you’ve seen the line that has formed outside of the small shop and wondered, “Is it really THAT good?”
It is located only a block away from our house, going toward Mass. Ave. If you are going, make sure to bring a friend along, since I think part of the fun is seeing what other people put in their frozen yogurt. OH! and don’t you dare mistake frozen yogurt for “just ice cream.” www.pinkberry.com has a cool deal where you can see flavors that are seasonal, so if you don’t like this season’s peanut butter fro-yo, then wait for next season’s pomegranate, or summer’s watermelon. So yummy. Mix and match flavors and top them off however you want, using fruit, cereal or candy toppings, and you have got yourself a fun, custom made dessert that is all yours. Enjoy!

It looks like this.

First off, I’d like to introduce you to where I like to shop for groceries. For those of you who are brand new to the Boston area, or are living in the US for the first time, you need to go down a block from the house to Boylston St. and visit Trader Joe’s. This eclectic shop is great for a quick shop, and is a short walk away from the Prudential Center and the Hynes Green line. If you visit the website, www.traderjoes.com you will find recipes and fun facts about the products they offer. It is also a great place to find healthy alternatives and vegetarian alternatives at low prices. I particularly like the desserts from Trader Joes, because they seem like they are healthier for some reason.
Shop opens at 8 am and closes at 10 pm every day, I suggest you avoid busy hours, usually around 11 am until 3 pm. You may be bombarded by tourists at this Boylston location, so if you are interested in a larger, less crowded version of this shop, there is another location in Cambridge. Just take the Red line to Central and walk down Magazine until you get there. It’s a 20 minute walk, but this Trader Joe’s offers more and is reminiscent of a neighborhood shop that you might fancy a bit more.
Thanks for reading and enjoy.
Sunday Trevino