Go Sox!

It'd been way too long since I'd been to Boston, almost 6yrs at this point. My plan for the trip was wedding stuff Fri-Sun morning and then Boston until we fly home at bedtime Sunday night. Good plan? Here's how it went stream of consciousness style, because it's appropriate and it's my blog and I feel like it.

Hike "up the road" to train, Nice day, Nature walk, Whiny boy, How far?, 3 miles, 3 highways, here!, hmmm..., just in time, no cash, no ATM, nice lady, going to the same stop?, loans us fare, phew, hard part's over, "Choo-choo train, Mama", quiet kids, last stop, reading monster story, fussing tired girl, we're here, wake up!, go up? get on the T?, Hungry.

Nothing here to eat, too grumpy x4, back to the T, look on the bright side, elevators!, where were these 12-8yrs ago jeez!, she's asleep again, ride until the last minute, above ground! impressed? no?, My campus!, Too hungry to care, Off the T now, let's eat here, finally.

Bathrooms!!, waiting, waiting, waiting for the food, you can see my old window from here, someone care!!, this is pretty good food, it was HOW much?, full stomachs, empty bladders, ice cream! Riley meltdown, changed your mind?, split up, meet up, new plan, the park, the ducks, let's go!

Excitement builds, Make Way For Ducklings!!, the soothing power of nature, tension disappears, everyone is happy, nice day. still., I used to come here...no one's listening, feed the ducks

Peanuts, be still, "look Mama! I found a fishing pole (stick)", pigeons bathing in the lake, willows, horses, the first other kids we've seen all day, hula hoops, music, "here, duckie", "shoo, pigeon!", Uh-oh!, Gotta go., Bye ducks, NOOOOO! I don't want to, there's no bathrooms around here, Parade?, pretty balloons, Found one, nope. Back to the T, Yay! Elevators. Wrong train, get off and switch, oops! other side, hold it, buddy, this is it., the card won't scan?!?, once every 15min?, Under 11 free, shoot, now we're headed back the right way, We're here, she's asleep again, bladder emptied, puppy sitter gift obtained, the store will be closing in 5min, perfect.

Dinner?, So many good options, EEENY MEANY MINEY MOE, Yay!, Don't eat it it's play dough.

Fun, sticky when you handle it too much (that's what she said), good food, nice place, more potty trips, standing in highchair, checking time, no way to take leftovers home, So full, gotta go!, Ok, green line to blue?, No elevator there, take silver, silver?, huh, two stops switch to red, red to silver, silver to plane, "I rode in a lot of vehicles, Momma!", Car to Shuttle to plane to SUV to commuter rail to T to bus to plane again, yup!

People flew in for the Red Sox game?, yup, boarding started early, cool, ready to go, Lights!, she's asleep, headphones, animal crackers, bathroom, home.