A Week of Wendy

What does it mean to have a week of Wendy?

For my kids it means fun and silliness and a great play companion, WAY more cool than their dumb ol' mom!

For me it means constant adult interaction, a great excuse to get out of the house, and being able to spend time with the one person besides my husband who completely "gets" me.

For Wendy it means getting to experience the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of New England in the fall. 

Here's just some of the fun things we did:

 

Walden Pond

where the girls spent most of their time throwing rocks into the water.

 

Harvard:

 

Regina Pizzeria for the best pizza ever!

 

The Freedom Trail

which ended with delicious Boston Cream Fried Dough one day, and a canoli the next!

 

Wellesley College

 

Then Wendy and I took a girls get-away weekend to NYC.

We got to see my brother, Nick.

 

Hang out in The Big City

 

See Wicked on Broadway

 

 

And some crazy weird, unexplainable show called Fuerza Bruta, which can only be compared to a strange dream.

Oh and did I mention that not only does a see-through stage hang above you filled with water and dancers, but it POURS rain on the audience at the end? (Sorry spoiler alert!)

We were DRENCHED!!! So much fun! So wildly unique!

 

 

We had delicious food the entire weekend with Nick

 

Central Park

and happened upon the NYC marathon.

What surprised me most was that my brother could NOT tear himself away from it. He just HAD to keep watching - at the sacrifice of our chocolate shake - which I was totally ok with! It was fun to see someone in my family "get it" with the whole marathon thing!

 

Then back in Boston we got to enjoy the North End and the South End of downtown Boston

and a fabulous picnic and afternoon at the Boston Public Garden

Justin even got to join us for a bit during the day. I wish he could have joined us for even more of the fun!

 

What a great visit. It was fun to have Wendy in town. We missed her when she left and hope it's not too long before she can visit again.

 It's wonderful to have friends where you both feel that you can totally be yourself with each other;  silly, mellow, talkative, vulnerable, and everything in between. No judgment, no awkwardness; nothing but just pure friendship. What a refreshing feeling! 

Thanks Wendy for being just that kind of friend!

We LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!

Comments

[Grandmere]

Love the photos. You just seem to know where to point your camera. I even loved the cobblestones and leaves. Altogether, the photos give one a very good sense of being there. Wish I was Wendy.

[Scooping it up]

Fantastic pictures! As always. :)

[Paul Talbot]

Bonsoir Kristine,
Tu te souviens de moi "Paul" le musicien Guitariste de HEURE LE ROMAIN ( quand tu étais en mission en Belgique ). Merci pour ces belles photos, tu es vraiment béni de DIEU; toi et ta famille, tes amis, j'admire les photos que tu m'envoies; je les aime. Tu as de beaux enfants et un beau mari; que Dieu vous bénisse...Et je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheurs. je joue toujours de la guitare et je compose toujours des chansons, je suis entrain d'écrire un album pour Dieu, et je souhaite de te faire écouter cela un jours.
Voici mon adresse email: paultalbot7512@hotmail.com.
Merci de m'envoyer ton adresse email.
à bientôt
Paul