i loooooove boston
some of you know that i have been infatuated with the city of boston for a while now, two years to be precise. i had never been there until this past week. i drove with lucas from orlando to providence to meet alex, then we drove to boston.
i felt like i was going on a blind date 
. as we approached the city i had butterflies in my stomach, felt anxious and happy at the same time. the only thing i didn’t do was touch up my make-up… lol.
well, i was not disappointed. boston is everything i imagined and more. big thanx to our friends jon and mary for letting us stay in their beautiful apt. in downtown boston, and thanx mary for all the time you spent showing me around.
we stayed on the 33rd floor of the tall building on the left
view from the apt - nice crib guys!
i think this is one of the scenes of the show Boston Legal
Quincy Market - cute historical place where we ate good new england clam chowder
lucas enjoying the breeze at St. Charles River
the holocaust memorial - shocking and sad
alex reading the graves of people from the 1800s
the cheers bar… yeah, the one from the show
tons of musicians in boston… yeah! i love it
and lovers at the park
waiting in line at a great seafood restaurant… there was always a line… delicious! rachel ray did a show there.
HARVARD… future school of my kids… hmhm
on the way back to orlando we stop at a cute little town called mystic and look what i saw -
how about that?
keep dreaming!
October 9th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Looks like a great time. Hope you are liking Florida.
October 9th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
If you guys go to Boston, then we’ll have to join you. Orlando, no. Boston, yes.
BTW, did you know that there’s a famous pizza joint in Mystic that they even named a Julia Roberts movie after. Mystic Pizza.
October 10th, 2006 at 4:17 am
Niza,
So glad you enjoyed Boston - I knew you would. And as for Dean’s comment, if you come to Boston, Providence, whatever, we’d be glad to have all of you up here. New England needs Makers of Fire (and more Red Sox fans)!
Now, if I could just get some other New England voxers to begin the chant….BOSTON, BOSTON, BOSTON, BOSTON, BOSTON…..
October 10th, 2006 at 4:53 am
Niza - My wife and I attended college just outside Boston (Wenham) and we loved the city (and the state) too!! In fact, I was at the Cheers bar on my 21st birthday . . . we had a blast, and always said what a great place it would be to live!
October 10th, 2006 at 5:00 am
That is so cool. Love you girl!
October 10th, 2006 at 7:47 am
Oh wow…I’ve always wanted to visit there…it has been on our list of places we could live in the states for a while now! So did you get something from Niza in Mystic???
October 10th, 2006 at 7:55 am
Great pics! I’d LOVE to go to Boston…can you get Alex to arrange some IMN activity there to give us an excuse to go?!
October 10th, 2006 at 11:22 am
allen - florida is great but boston… hmmhmmhmmmmm
dean - we saw the place but by the time i realized what it was we had passed it and alex didn’t want to go back for a pic… we’ll just have to go back there again
keith - lol… i hear the chant, it won’t go away, day and night it torments me
mark - how could you move away? how? why?
aaaaanne - luv ya too sistah
deana - we were kinda in a hurry to drive back to orlando cuz alex had to speak on sunday eve, which we drove into town and to the church, so i didn’t buy anything there… bummer! hey, you might have a free place to stay at when you go to boston
sam - we’re on it!
October 11th, 2006 at 4:08 am
That looks soooooo fun! Say hi to Lucas for me!
October 11th, 2006 at 4:41 am
first of all, i’m with dean: orlando, no. boston, yes. we should totally move there!
second, i just thought you might like to know it’s 33rd, not 33th (love ya mom!)
that’s a great picture of lucas by the river.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:57 am
…….seeing your pics brought tears to my eyes, i SOOOOOOO miss new england and boston is truly a unique and beautiful city…..glad you enjoyed it……..
….it was great to see you last week and we look forward to orlando….next year do humana in boston….. ; )
October 11th, 2006 at 6:58 am
hey looks like a cool town, thats pretty creepy the whole niza in mystic town. haha. oh and those two lovers, complete invasion of privacy mom, not cool
maybe i just wont move to boston :P. hope u guys are doing well!
October 11th, 2006 at 7:10 am
lori - hiiiiii… i’ll tell him.
kika - lol… thanx, i’ll fix that. can you hear my accent though?
jen - i had a great time traveling with alex, making new friends and seeing old friends like you. let’s do it again
michael - haha… i think they were invading their own privacy… they were in public!?!
October 11th, 2006 at 9:23 am
hey! i was in boston for like 13 hours when i was flying out to miami, i was soooooo tired. We got put up in the Hilton, that had the BEST bed i have ever lay on!
I dont really remeber much of it….i was soooo jet lagged..lol 
October 11th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Primaaa Lindaaa!!!
I love all your pictures!!!!!!!!!!!
Como Boston é lindoooo!!!! E Havard então, nem se fala! Nem imaginava que fosse dessa forma!
Nossa como o Lucas está Grandeeee!!! Aiaiaiai… estou ficando velha! Peguei ele no colo, Meu Deus!! Ahahahahahahahah…… =)))))
Mas que bom que estão todos bem! Vcs tem planos de vir aqui no Brasil??????
Beijos enormesssssssssssss!
October 11th, 2006 at 11:45 am
Ohhh! I forgot!
You are so Chique!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A store…. with your name!!!!!!!!!! Uauuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hehehehehehhe
Beijossssssssssssssssssss
October 11th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Hands down!!! You soooo belong in Boston. Ooooh….that’s a really good Niza font. You should definitely steal it for your stationary letterhead. =) And there’s a great music college there for Michael - Berkelee College of Music. It’s tough to get in, but I think he can do it!
October 12th, 2006 at 6:30 am
How exciting! I’m so glad you loved Boston. I still look forward to going there one of these weekends, though I think I’ll stay put right here in NYC now that we finally got a PLACE! YAY BOSTON!!!
October 13th, 2006 at 7:06 am
Prima!
Me confirma teu e-mail!!!
Mamãe esses dias, achou um Monóculo (aquele negocinho bem pequeno que vc coloca contra a luz e vê a toto grande dentro, sabe), e na foto tinha Vovó Mirena, Vovô Moura segurando vc no colo dele!!!!!!!!!!! Levamos no shopping pra tentar ver se tinha como transformar essa pequena foto em foto de tamanho normal… e adivinha????
Tinha simmmmm!!!!!!!!!
Pegamos ontem as fotos! A que tem vc bemmmm Neném, ficou perfeita!!
Por isso me confirma teu e-mail pq eu scaneio e te mando!!!!!!!!!!
Beijosssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
October 13th, 2006 at 8:30 am
mairi - hilton’s do have the best beds anywhere
vivi - os planos são para novembro ou dezembro. mandei meu email pra você atraves do orkut, tá?
ev - berkelee is where my brother-in-law, Ivan, remember him? got a scholarship to. but then he decided to go to dallas.
lilia - congrats on your new place. i’m so happy for you guys. i think you would love boston.
October 13th, 2006 at 11:24 am
OK!
Já mandei um mail pro seu e-mail, mas a foto depois eu scaneio, tá????
Beijocas
October 16th, 2006 at 7:07 am
Thanks for the welcome. Boston looks way nicer than where I’m at.
October 18th, 2006 at 6:30 am
Happy birthday Niza!! Have a great day and an even better year!
October 18th, 2006 at 8:13 am
It’s your birthday??? Happy Birthday!!!!
October 18th, 2006 at 10:24 am
PARABÉNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bejos de todos aqui em casa!
October 18th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
NIZZZAAAAAA …
Happy Birthday my beautiful friend. I love you so much. I wish I could take you out to celebrate. I miss you. I hope your day is special. I hope Alex does something really cool for you.
Thanks for your birthday wishes to me the other day. I have been so swamped I haven’t been VOXing much to tell you sooner.
Libra’s Rule!!!
All my love,
Tina
(OH BTW, where in Brazil did you grow up? I work with a lady whose husband grew up in Brazil … I told her all about you but couldn’t remember where you grew up!)
October 18th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Happy Birthday, Niza.
Hope it was full of love and good times.
And yes, Tina, Libras do rule!
October 19th, 2006 at 6:38 am
oi prima - obrigada, beijão
cleburne - you’re welcome and thanx for stopping by. where you’re at?
sam, deana, tina and beth - thank you so much… you guys are so sweet.
tina - i was born in rio de janeiro but grew up in recife. my parents have been in salvador (bahia) for the last 20+ years.
October 19th, 2006 at 10:51 am
Niza -
Nice PICs.
Glad you guys stayed with us.
but it was the building on the right on the 33th floor.
Look forward to having you by again.
We’ll introduce you to some other great restaurants (and more Lobster)
Berkelee School of music is good. There are a few other good options in town. Longy, etc. Harvard’s okay.
October 19th, 2006 at 11:50 am
Did you have a nice b-day?
I love you!!
October 23rd, 2006 at 12:50 pm
so…are you saying boston is better than MICHIGAN????
LOL.
Happy Birthday!
October 25th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Hey thanks! It’s refreshing to have someone notice a new blog!
October 26th, 2006 at 6:14 am
jon - ooops :b
tina - the good thing about my day was having alex and lucas here… sure missed having you guys around though.
mike - hmmm… of course not. welcome home!
tim - thanx for stopping by.
October 30th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
I miss you Niza … and you didn’t call me on Sunday =(
Let’s catch up soon.
love love love
October 31st, 2006 at 10:41 pm
update update update! I miss you!
here are some topics for you to blog on…
the fondest memory you have of Brazil.
all the critters Lucas is finding now that he is in swamp country.
the difference in food from L/A to Florida.
what the holidays hold for you…thanksgiving and christmas plans.
there…now you have a few choices…update!!!!
Love you!
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:31 am
Boston is the best - way better than Manhattan! I lived there for a while and my family is from MA and NY. I miss it soo much. I keep telling David that we need to launch a Boston Mosaic!
did you get a chance to visit the North End? Or ride the T?
luv,
Carrie
November 26th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Hello niza!! and give my hello’s to Alex, and Lucas…So hopefully I’m doing this right. I miss you all so much! I had to get a new vox because I forgot my password on my other vox account. I’m as big as a house should have the baby most likely around December 20, I’ll be induced if everything goes right, his name is “Taylan Rene James Faulkner.” I’ve been home schooling Cannon since Oct. 16, It’s been hectic but good if you can put those to words in a sentence together. Would like to talk to you all more, just not sure if this is the write place to do it, I mean this is one heck of a comment. Love You, Linda
December 3rd, 2006 at 3:06 pm
So, what’s the deal? Y’all coming?
BIGE
January 31st, 2007 at 7:48 am
oh niza, boston is the greatest place in the history of greatest places!! I’ve been there twice and have fell in love deeper the second time around. we’re going to spend 4 days of our honeymoon there. Jenny and I loved sitting on the brick wall that seperates earth from ocean and just enjoying the smells, the breeze, and the lost jellyfish. thanks for writing!!