in retrospect...

So my favorite William and Catherine are gone for now, but they've left many awesome memories in their wake as we brought our Boston escapades to an end. My brief blogs in between hardly told the tale of our fabulous time together, so here's a little list of everything we accomplished:


Friday:

• Weeyam and CBA were bored in Georgia and Florida, respectively
• Cue sleeplessness similar to what you experienced as a kid on Christmas Eve (x3)

Saturday:

• I picked them up at the airport around 1 p.m.! Happy Katy :)
• Dropped luggage off at apartment 
• Lunch at Coolidge Corner Clubhouse (where CBA ate Michael Phelps and Weeyam drank generic Sprite)
• We explored downtown, including Boston Common, Copley Square, and Cheers (W had a Sam Adams at the bar set!)
• We then trekked over to Faneuil Hall via the Freedom Trail
• Fancy photo-op at the harbor
• Delicious garlic bread (Lent...ooops) at Cafe Pompeii in the North End
• A hilarious show at the Improv Asylum
• A canoli at Mike's pastry
• ....pass out from exhaustion!

Sunday:

• In CBA's words, "Katy and Catherine walked in the cold in our pajamas to get William eggs and coffee for breakfast"
• "Walked a billion miles" to get to Fenway 
• Ate lunch at the Boston Beer Works where William explored some beery samplers
• Enjoyed a fun tour at Fenway Park, and even got to sit on the Green Monsta!
• Quick train ride to see my schools, Tufts and Emerson
• Walked back through Chinatown to the train
• Rented the worst movie ever ("The Takers")
• Watched the worst movie ever while eating pasta salad + oatmeal cookies!
• ...pass out from exhaustion!

Monday:

• Began our morning with a bowl of Frosted Flakes and the movie "Hardball"
• Sprinted for the #66 bus outside of my apartment to head to Cambridge!
• Enjoyed three fancy sandwiches (one lamb, one mexican chicken, and one jicama cole slaw) at Crema Cafe
• Bought smarty pants :)
• Took the official Harvard Historical Tour (with a student who spoke of a WWIII...?)
• Regroup at Starbucks! Cinnamon Dulce Latte, please!
• Train two stops to MIT (Cue William freaking out!)
• ....cue Catherine and me copping a squat on the MIT stairs while William freaked out
• Bought more smarty pants :)
• Walked to the Charles River just in time for CBA to see some crew + sailboat action! She about died!
• Walked across the river back into Boston to Hynes Convention Center
• "Chilled @ apartment"
• Walked back up to Coolidge Corner for Upper Crust Pizza (Two words: Sixty dollars.)
• Feeling inspired from our days-o-Boston, we watched "The Town" and....
• ...passed out from exhaustion!

Tuesday:

• We'd obviously eaten quite a bit so far, thus a "minimal breakfast" was required
• Back to Fenway Park for CBA to purchase a NEW YORK YANKEES cap in the BOSTON RED SOX souvenir shop. Ugh.
• "Best meal yet" at the Union Oyster House with raw oysters, clam chowda, and a crab cake!
• On to the Orange Line to Jamaica Plain for the Sam Adams Brewery tour ("free beer")
• Walked 37,373 miles to find Doyle's Cafe for Weeyam! Second time he wet his pants...
• Back into town and off to see the Old North Church, where William proceeded to horribly confuse two UPS men (I helped translate)
• Regroup at the Thinking Cup for a latte or two!
• AAA saved us $60 (that we spent on pizza!!) at the Shear Madness murder mystery show! So cute!
• Back to the apartment for some YouTube searching
• ...pass out from exhaustion!

Wednesday:

• Breakfast at Thornton's Cafe near the Prudential Center
• Pics of the Pru since William had been talking about it the whole trip!
• A quick visit with Laura + Matt at the health center (Matt said later, "Your brother is huge! I thought he was gonna eat me!")
• Introduced CBA + W to the rest of my gang (aka Susan and Emily) at the radio station before the show
• Quick run back home for luggage, into a cab, and back to the airport!
• I had class right afterward until 10 and then.......pass out from exhaustion!

Best trip ever with memories I'll cherish always! But no time to be sad about their leaving, my next set of guests (Katie + fiance, Kevin) will be here tomorrow! HOORAY!!!!

say cheese (I'm tired),

katy c.