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August 29, 2005
BOSTON!
OK! My second Big City in two weeks!! Seymen and I just came home from a nice weekend in Boston! Erin and Kevin drove down from New Hampshire on Saturday and we spent the day and evening together. Sunday morning, we spent time together eating and shopping, and then at quarter to three, we had to begin the horrible, terrible, most dreaded process of saying GOODBYE :-(((( It was sooo sad...but we survived. It was so much fun to see ERin and Kevin. Seymen and I really enjoyed ourselves, laughing and talking all weekend long. And of course we took pictures (See Photo Albums for Pictures!!).
We actually ended up not doing so much on Saturday. Seymen and I woke up (early for us since we arrived in Boston at 2AM) and walked around Newbury Street at 11-1:30. We had lunch and did a little shopping. Seymen was trying to convince me to buy SOMETHING from one of the stores, but I felt too uncomfortable...Plus, I wasn't sure if the tag was saying that the skirt I liked was: $59.00 or $5900.00 :-) I was too embarrassed to ask Seymen inside the store ;-) hehehe.
Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel to wait for Erin and Kevin to show up. Seymen suggested that we each have a bloody mary...When Erin and Kevin arrived we each decided to have one more...and then another...and then another :-) We actually had a GREAT time, just catching up, telling stories...Most of them Maki stories, because by the end, our bar tender Trish, told her we better bring Maki back with us the next time we come since she heard so much about her!!! :-) It was sooooo nice to be with one of my bestest friends ever. It has been so long since I've had Beth and Erin bonding time :-) Where we talk and laugh, and just have a great time being goofy and stupid :-) It's so nice too because Kevin and Seymen get along really well together so the four of us just have a great time...Usually being mean to one another...Well actually, me and Kevin being mean to one another, and Erin and Seymen trying to have a conversation without me interrupting them ;-)
We actually found something really intersting out during this vacation together. Kevin is a planner, as am I. Erin is not, as is Seymen! We were trying to make dinner plans, and Kevin and I were doing all the work, debating, and making plans. Seymen and ERin were just lounging around, talking, TOTALLY not planning ;-) WE ended up having a conversation about Planning vs. Not Planning...and realized that we have exact opposite views in both our relationships! I guess that's how things work right :-) You can't be exactly alike :-)
The only part of the weekend that I regret, is not getting to see Gina. We talked all weekend though, but couldn't actually coordinate. Probably because we had NO PLANS whatsoever ;-) heheheh just meeting up and playing it by ear :-) and because she has a life too :-) Anyway, we decided that it was OK since we had just seen each other less than a month ago when she was in Rochester. Hopefully next time I get to Boston, we'll be able to get together.
The last thing that I want to comment about my weekend is this book on tape that I became obsessed with during our road trip, and forced Seymen to listen to the ENTIRE story. It was really really good!!! Riviting!!! It was the story of Carmen Bin Laden - The Sister-In-Law of you know who. (I don't want to say too many bad names in here, as to avoid the big S in my comments) Anyway, I highly recommend it! It's called Into the Kingdom. It was extremely enlightening about marriage to a Saudi man for a women, and living as a foregin women in Saudi Arbia. Very intersting. Definitly reminded me of "Not without my Daughter" the movie with Sally Fields --only less dramatic. No bombs while being locked in a room :-) Seymen was making fun of me, saying maybe our next vacation should be to Saudi Aribia so I can have 100% full experience of being a foreginer in Saudi :-)
Posted by beth at August 29, 2005 11:14 PM