Exotic yet ordinary

We topped off the end of The Month of Me with a trip to sunny Boston for an overdue visit with the power couple. (Remember, Bridget, you said that this evens the score...)

An aside about me and travel: I love to travel. I enjoy experiencing the sights and sounds of new places, especially when accompanied by those I love the most. I've come to realize, though, that I'm not all that good at the actual, er, travel bit involved in traveling, mostly because I put things off, leave things behind, tend to not think things through so much, and on occasion go to destinations at inappropriate times of year (i.e. going to DC in mid-August and Boston in late February).

This trip, I didn't start packing for our 7:50AM flight until, oh, ten o'clock the night before. I had taken time out earlier in the day, time that could have been spent on actual packing, to bother with a list of items that needed to be taken - sweaters, pants, underthings, toiletries, camera, iPod, phones, books, gum, various chargers, etc - in an attempt to avoid the previous traveling blunder of leaving things behind. This list did not, however, include weather appropriate things like gloves, scarves and hats. I blame this oversight on my general denial of how ferkin' cold it really is up Boston way (after all, how different from Oklahoma could it really be? ha ha). Luckily, I have a husband that actually takes such things into consideration, so I did at least find those items stashed in our suitcase upon arrival. Luckier still, I have a Bridget who was kind enough to loan me a pair of her boots, a pair of thermals, and jeans to make my outtings into the big city of Boston a considerable bit warmer (she's a sweetheart like that).

It was really too cold to do much site seeing. We did walk around Harvard Square a short while one afternoon, peeked in a few incredibly old cemeteries around Boston Common as we passed, sat in on rehearsals for a burlesque show sponsored by Boink Magazine, and celebrated birthdays and our anniversary with fondue and cake.

One of the highlights of our trip was accompanying the McKenzies to see Crave and 4.48 Psychosis, Bridget's first productions at BU. And oh. my. god. were they ever phenomenal! Both pieces, written by Sarah Kane, are thought provoking, fragmented, emotionally raw and...haunting. This was the first opportunity I've had to see any of Bridget's work. She is amazingly talented, and I look forward to seeing more from her in the future.


This picture was taken Monday during the drive to Boston Common for a matinee showing of Good Night, and Good Luck. After the movie, we hiked over to Cheers for some drinks.

Thank you, Chris & Bridget, for hosting us for five days. And most especially for the pants. Oh, and for the drunken night of karaoke. We had a great great time. I love and miss you both and look forward to our next visit!

(Note to fellow SPS participants: this was actually posted Sunday evening)