The Boston winter, thus far has been pretty mild. There have only been a few days below freezing… until now. My parents flew in on Thursday, and the Boston winter hit hard Tuesday with a significant temperature drop into the 20’s and even teens with significant snow fall expected over the weekend. Thursday night we enjoyed home cooked pizza and the 14th Indianapolis Colts win of the season (and no losses) via the internet because, like most Colts games, it was not broadcast in the Boston area.
Friday while Rebecca and Dave were at work, Mom and Dad and I headed to MIT’s campus for lunch, bookstores, and a quick visit to the MIT Museum. A quick tip for anyone going to the MIT Museum… go upstairs first! It’s deceivingly big up there and we ran out of time before we saw everything..
Friday evening, Laura arrived and we met back up with Dave and Rebecca for a delicious dinner at Gargoyles in Davis Square. Laura and I then headed back to my apartment to work on our Christmas gifts for the family!
Saturday started with a morning run and stair climb. Laura and I ran to campus and then ran up the stairs of the tallest building in Cambridge… twice. We then ran home and got ready to celebrate Christmas.
We arrived at Dave and Rebecca’s apartment and were greeted with smiles, hugs, and BREAKFAST! After breakfast, we relaxed for a while, watched some movies, listened to Christmas music. Dave spent the afternoon preparing and cooking the turkey while the rest of us enjoyed each other’s company and waited for the blizzard to hit.
After dinner, we exchanged wonderful gifts. The snow began to fall as we settled down to watch the movie Elf. We stayed warm inside as 8 inches of snow collected overnight… a beautiful sight to wake up to with the family at Rebecca and Dave’s apartment.
Sunday was by far the most relaxing day I have experience in recent memory. I did NOTHING and it was great. The most work that I did was moving from the air mattress on the floor to the couch. A wonderful weekend after an intense semester.
