We’re in Boston. I had to give a talk today in Cambridge. So we’re making a whole trip of it.
While I was off giving my talk, Braydon and the bambinos swam in the hotel pool. Then we all met up for dinner in Harvard Square at Border Cafe. Oh my gosh. What a surreal moment: to be there with our bambinos.
While we were in graduate school Braydon and I spent many-a-night at The Border with many-a-friend eating many-a-chip-and-queso-dip and drinking many-a-marg. To be there again, 12 years (or 13/14/15/16 years… who’s counting?!), with our kids… wowzas, what a trip that was!
Boston peeps, dear old friends from those grad school years: it was quite something. (Imagine: ordering margs and milk — oh, and root beer — at The Border, with your bambinos?!!?!!!!)
The queso dip was just the same– the best dang queso dip in the whole darn world. All three bambinos agreed.
Now they are fast asleep in the hotel, high above Boston, on the 12th floor, overlooking the Charles river, with full bellies, after a full day. Yay for new trips to old places.
(Tomorrow we’re off to Maine to meet our new nephew/cousin!!!)
I spent my college years in Boston (on the other side of the river) and would often venture to Border Cafe for affordable and delicious food! many a friend and roommates birthday were spent there! I do miss Boston !
Eeek! I’m having major cognitive dissonance. Ha ha. Yes, it is weird to think of you going there with kids, but I’m glad they experienced it. You are making me so hungry right now. What I would do for a margarita and queso dip!
Oh. my. goodness! I was just at Border for lunch today! I so wish I had known where your talk was, I totally would have attended. I work at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. So glad the bambinos enjoyed the queso dip, and welcome back to Cambridge!
I enjoy your stories and photos, greatly, and have to say Meera looks so comfortable with her daddy, her body just kind of melts into his in the photo above.
Such memories you’re both creating for your family. Thankyou for sharing them.
(I’d give anything for a deep-fried jalapeno, at the moment.)
Very cool.