Boston, Part 1

Hi folks. Boy, oh boy, am I swamped! I literally hit the ground running when I landed yesterday evening from the airport and I have yet to come up for air. While I plan on posting a full “tour” of Boston tomorrow, I wanted to give you a sneak peak at my meet-up with my friend Jude and her family.

I met Jude in an online mommy group when I first found out that I was pregnant with Parker. So technically, even though this was the first time we met in person, I know her and her family better than I do a lot of my in real life friends that I’ve lost touch with. Jude in person was exactly what I thought she would be. She was witty and delightful. Of course, it helps that we have similar positions on a lot of things, but seriously, it was just like continuing a conversation that I had just left off a week ago.

Even though I’m not a hugger by nature, I attacked Jude and her poor husband, Josh, when I first saw them. It just was so seriously cool to meet them in person. And her children, my goodness were they adorable! Her daughter is smart as a whip and ridiculously well behaved. I had to pick my chin up off the floor as I watched her sit all through dinner, quietly eating. As you know, Parker would have been running around like a bull in a china shop unless he was bribed for the duration of the meal. And her sweet little 7 month old boy…well, I would be lying if I said that my uterus didn’t flutter. He was just so sweet and beautiful.

We met at Boston’s public park in the Back Bay area (just down the street from my hotel) and spent a good hour walking around there. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the park was packed! Then, we went to a great local seafood restaurant. On the way to the restaurant, I got a great history lesson on Boston in general and on that part of town in particular. The evening flew by with great conversation and lots of laughs. I am so incredibly thankful that we got to meet up and next time I’m in the area, Jude and family will definitely be priority one on my to-do list.