Out of all the cities I've either lived in or traveled to, I've always been most excited to come home to Boston. The skyline appearing around the corner on 93S has always welcomed me back. I'm still in awe of the first responders, volunteers, and locals I saw on Monday, but not at all surprised by their behavior. I'm so proud that this city's character and pride has shown through all of this unnecessary terror and pain. And if there's one thing I know from my time spent there, it's that you don't mess with Bostonians. They are some of the most resilient, strong, and protective people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The One Fund has been created by Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick in order to raise money for the families and victims of the marathon bombings. To donate, go here:  http://www.onefundboston.org/ “At moments like this, we are one state, one city, and one people." Fenway Park, October

I recently took a trip to Amsterdam with my parents. I know, that sentence in of itself is worthy of a good therapy session, but none of us had been and it seemed like a cool city to go explore in the short time they were across the pond visiting me. (Plus I really wanted to sing  Roxanne by The Police whenever I saw a red light because C'MON. When else can you do that?) The city was beautiful and everyone was super friendly. It was worth the trip just for a visit to the Anne Frank House ( without Justin Bieber, that foolish child ), but we were lucky enough to fit in a few more things before we had to leave. I tried to learn a few Dutch phrases, but per usual everyone spoke perfect English. Something I'm still trying to master. Here are some of the (many, many) pictures I took during our two days: Outside the Anne Frank House Outside the library, which was obviously our first stop. Matching the city's laid back 'tude, cats just