Back from Boston
I returned to Seattle on Thursday morning, after a fun trip to Boston/Cambridge. The recruiting trip went well, but the better part was hanging out with Meagan’s family and seeing some old friends.
I arrived on Saturday, staying with Meagan’s parents downtown. Sunday afternoon, we watched the Head of the Charles Regatta. I took lots of pictures but haven’t uploaded them yet. After that, I parted with Bill and Jayne and then checked into my hotel in Cambridge. Sunday night, I went to my friend (and freshman college roommate) Andy and his wife Sara’s house to watch Game 7 of the ALCS. We had a nice dinner, but sadly, the Sox lost, ending hopes/fears of a Sox/Phils World Series matchup.
Monday and Tuesday, we interviewed students. Tuesday night, I met back up with Meagan’s parents. We finished interviewing a day early, and it wasn’t easy to change my hotel reservation, so Wednesday, I effectively had a free day. I slept in for a bit, did a few hours of work, and then met my friends Bryan and Gill (former roommate and boss, respectively…) for lunch at Bertucci’s in Alewife. Afterwards, I went back to Cambridge, did a little more work, and then met up for coffee with a MIT student who interned with us last summer.
For dinner, we went to Ruth Chris’s. It was funny – Meagan’s parents are convinced that I must not eat enough steak when I’m with Meagan, so they figured I’d like a steakhouse. Well, I am not really deprived but I was pretty happy with the selection. After dinner, we watched part of Game 1 of the World Series before I headed back to Cambridge, where I finished watching the game at the hotel bar. Go Phils!
At dawn on Thursday I headed to the airport to head back to Seattle. When I got home, I felt a little ill, which shut down any idea of checking in at work. I went home, napped, and didn’t feel much better. Game 2 of the World Series didn’t help. Fortunately sleeping it off seemed to have done the trick, as by Friday I was back to normal.
I’ll update the post with Cambridge pictures once I have them processed and uploaded.