Reunited!

Carey, one of my bestest from grad school, was in a wedding in CT this past week. Afterwards she and her bff and her bff's 2 1/2 year old daughter Lisa all drove up to Boston to hang out. Another good friend from LSU grad school, Jessie, drove up from CT as well so we had a big reunion.

Since we had a small child in tow we had to forgo the pubs and Red Sox mania for more family friendly activities. So we headed over to the Boston Commons where there are some beautiful public gardens.


Jessie wisely borrowed a stroller so we didn't have to carry Lisa as we traipsed all over Boston.

After walking through the gardens we walked through the park to Frog Pond. The area is a skating rink in the winter, but in the summer when the ice melts it is a wading pool for kids. Lisa had a blast in the water and the nearby playground.

Everytime she got in the water, Lisa had to run up to us and inform the crowd that she got wet.

Dan, Carey, Jessie and I all just relaxed under the shade of the trees while Lisa and her mom played in the water.


Afterwards we went to go eat and then back to our apartment. Jessie drove home but Carey, Stephanie and of course Lisa spent the night. Thank goodness for our new IKEA sofa bed (and thank mom & Randolph too since they gave us the gift card.)

It was so great to see Jessie and Carey again. It has been decided that they both have to get jobs up here. If nothing else, Carey has to come visit again sometime soon. We'll all go exploring Boston together and then hop over to NYC for a weekend. It'll be so much fun!