Posted by: Sherry
Yesterday marked a week since our move and we are settling into our new apartment and town nicely. There is so much to see and do. So far we have been spending a lot of our time unpacking and organizing (bleh, I know). We took a trip to Ikea for some furniture and got a taste of the Boston traffic…not fun! I will definitely be using public transportation when I don’t need to transport a sofa and beds.
We got the boys officially enrolled in their new school. They’ll be going to the Glover School in Marblehead, which we’ve been told is a really great school. The Glover School building is actually under construction this year, so they will be going to Glover@Village (they combined Glover with another school in the district, The Village School). When we went to register them, we got to see a bit of the school and the boys’ reaction was that it “was very fancy”. It is a really neat building, I think they will be happy there. They’re both really excited to start, their first day is September 4th.
Friday night we ended the busy week with ice cream on the beach. Devereaux Beach has a nice little food hut right by the water with more food than you could imagine - fried clams, veggie sandwiches, fries, burgers and a ton more options. We went for the ice cream - delicious! The kids made some friends on the beach and ran around with them for awhile while we relaxed. Then Saturday I woke up at 5am and decided to head to Chandler Hovey Park while the kids and Stephen slept. I was greeted with the view above and I actually pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
This town is so perfect for us. It is a very chill lifestyle, and everyone is just so happy. It is very outdoors centered (biking, hiking, beach-going), which is just what we were looking for since we are such an active family. It is a definite walking town, and there is a ton to do within walking distance from our apartment. There is also a strong sense of community, which is something that was very important to me and something our old town really lacked. I found a local beach conservation volunteer group and plan on getting involved with them and meeting fellow ocean lovers and hopefully making some new friends. The boys have already found a few new friends. There are two boys on our street, just a few houses down named Aiden and Connor who are also 7 & 8. Their mom is also super nice, she’s been very helpful with helping us get info on baseball teams in the area (for Stephen Jr) and the local theater that has acting classes (for Alex). I just need to find gymnastics classes for Lizze, which I am sure the local YMCA has. She’s really into tumbling right now so I think she’d enjoy it and give her a chance to make some new friends too :)
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