So, I had to pack. And I packed way too much, but that is partly because I just didn't know what to pack for 55 degree rainy weather...and, in the end, I ended up being so covered up all day, no one could even see what I was wearing!
But we pulled out, ready and happy to be on our way...and then got caught in the worst rainy weather. It just rained the entire way up to Boston. It was just miserable (you will hear a lot of that word!) And because the rain was bad, the traffic was slow, and we didn't want to get killed by one of those trucks spraying everything up in our windshield. We didn't pull into the hotel until after midnight, so we called Anna and told her that we would see her in the morning. If it had been a beautiful starlit night we could have gone over, but it was pouring, and it was miserable.
The next day we got up, and got to campus around noon. It was really great to see Anna. She was so happy to see us. She literally ran up to us and hugged us all. So unlike some of her siblings...who don't really want us to acknowledge that we are his parents.
We decided to go to the Dining Hall, which was really nice. I really just wanted to get time to really talk to Anna, to see how she was doing, and to fill her in on what she has missed at home. We had (not smartly!!) bought tickets to the game, so we felt somewhat obliged to go to it. We got there at the 3rd inning, and sat in the most miserable misty rain. I had an umbrella, but it really wasn't a help...it was just that misty stuff that just comes at you from all sides.
After the game, we walked over to get ice cream at Cold Mountain...an ice cream store like the one Anna works at here at home. And then we got the car, and drove over a mile or so to Brookline, to a place called Pino's, for dinner. This is us at dinner:
During dinner, I decided I wanted to go see John F. Kennedy's boyhood house, which we did. It was on a beautiful little street, and Brookline is a beautiful town. And I think it is really cool the way we saw the house that a president lived in. I am surprised it was basically unguarded. I thought there would be a guard there or something.
We drove Anna back to her dorm, then went across the way to play some ping pong at this community-type center place. The whole day, I was pretty quiet, and in the background. I was just so happy to see her having so much fun with her siblings. She was really happy.
Anyway, we came home, and I pretty much went right to bed, The others went down to the pool to swim. I was asleep when they came back, and they were quiet, so I never really woke up again.
When we woke up at 8:30, we were all tired. It was hard...all 5 of us in the same room. If Lily sneezed, we all heard it. And then, the fire alarm went off. We had to evacuate immediately. I realized that we were on the 2nd floor, and that we had a little terrace, and that we could jump down to this hill which was only about 10 feet below us, if it really truly was a fire, but I was pretty sure there was no real fire. I also decided that we were taking everything with us, since we didn't see any smoke. We packed up everything in about 6 minutes, and left. I have never seen such efficiency. I even took the water bottles from the refrigerator.
I decided to just get on the road. It was 9, and this had been a long, wet weekend, and I wanted to go home. Just then, they let us back into the hotel, so we ate a delicious Sunday brunch. I called Anna and let her know that I thought that we were just going to get on our way, and I am pretty sure that she was still sleeping, so I think it was fine. Plus, her Fall break is next weekend...she will be home in 5 days!!
So, it was wet, and miserable, but it was incredibly good to see Anna. Lily just came down to tell me how sad she is that Anna is away at school, and I kind of agree with her. It is really hard to have her so far away!!
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