Guests

Well, I had all these great plans of taking lots of photos while I had company this weekend, and unveiling the secret identities of my lovely and inspiring visitors by posting photos. Except, we had too much fun and forgot to take ANY pictures of ourselves. Oops.

This past weekend my mom flew in from Austin, TX and HER mom flew in from Denver, CO so that we could have a girls weekend in Boston. It was a lot of fun to be the person doing the hosting rather than the visiting!

Friday night my suite hosted a potluck dinner in honor of fall and matriarchal relatives. There was SO MUCH FOOD. I think everyone had a great time (that's what they tell me anyway!). I made crock pot apple cider and roasted rosemary potatoes. There was enough other food that we had to pull out an extra table! Eventually mom and grandma left to find their hotel, and we pulled out my new favorite game: Robo Ralley.

Saturday we had planned on doing some leaf peeping and sight seeing in the suburbs (isn't it cool to live in a place where the suburbs are cool places like Salem?). Unfortunately, it POURED all day. If you've been watching the news, you might have seen that substantial parts of Massachusetts are under water. Instead, we ended up running a lot of errands. In the evening, we went to dinner with Mark and had drinks at his place afterwards, during which we were all charmed by his furry companion:


On Sunday, we had a divine brunch at the Boston Museum of Science, of all places. They have a dining room tucked away on the 6th floor of the museum, and the view is gorgeous. The food is pretty darn good, too. (You can always click an image for a larger view.)
Please ignore the bacon on my dessert plate. I have a weakness for charred and crunchy bacon strips...

After that we took a walking and subway tour of some of Boston, and had a snack at Finale. If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend it!

Since grandma's flight left much earlier than mom's on Monday, I rode along to the airport with them to drop grandma off and we had a long lunch at one of the airport cafes.

It was great to see them both and catch up. I think they should come visit more often! For now, I am back to the busy life of a college student. I have an operating systems exam on Friday!