Birthday Weekend and Event for Tonight!!
After getting my grocery shopping done on my bike on Friday afternoon, I cooked dinner for Kyle and I and we lazied at home with episodes of Californication to entertain us. Love this show and have a super crush on David Duchovny now…one of the funniest characters ever.
Saturday morning we officially became car-free, selling our Honda CRV to a very nice guy. I was sad because of the camping / road-trip memories but am very relieved and feel free. We rode our bikes to do some last minute grocery shopping and I popped a wheel. We decided this should be an excuse to get the marushi a new set of tires which turned out to be my birthday present. Spent the afternoon prepping for Sunday’s brunch of Swedish meatballs, Scotch Eggs, Glogg, Fruit Compote and Pancakes.
Saturday evening we got ready and formal for the Genzyme Christmas party at the Museum of Science. I wore a dress that I never thought I’d have an event to wear to again. It was so nice to get dressed up with Kyle and walk to the T station…even though my poor toes froze! I had never been to the museum and it was super cool. There were 3000 employees and we were the only ones in there free to roam the exhibits. For food we had crab legs, mussels, sushi and filet – yummy! There were three bands: a big band featuring John Stevens from American Idol, a three piece cello / drum ensemble and a wedding-esque band specializing in R&B. After the wedding band left the stage, the dj began the top 40 routine and we had to leave the room when Britney Spears “gimme” started. God, I used to love her, but the song was way too inappropriate for the atmosphere. Finished the evening off listening to the big band and was surprised when John Stevens walked up to sing. Kyle and I danced to a few songs as the clock struck midnight and I turned 32!
On the T ride home, our transit collided with the Bruins patrons post game. Lots of obnoxious, drunk frat boys were in the station and actually started a fight…super annoying. Finally got home to Broadway station and decided to have a birthday drink at Franklin Cafe. The developer of the Macallen building just happened to be at the bar with his girlfriend, Jess Meyer. I had to profess my love of his work. Both were lovely and it turns out that Jess runs an apparel company called Myre (short for my redesigns) that re-uses fabric for unique, architecturally inspired pieces. Love it.
In the morning, we watched Sunday morning like always and began cooking for brunch. Jen, Ryan, Ben, Laurie, Becky and Chris came over and we drank lots of Mimosas, Bloody Marys and Glogg. Perfect birthday meal. Even though Kyle and I were exhausted and slightly tipsy, we went ice skating at the frog pond in the Commons and had dessert and drinks at Finale. Not a fan of that place…is kinda like an Olive Garden with desserts.
Jess tipped me off to an event that is happening tonight at the Artist’s For Humanity building at 100 W 2nd Street in South Boston. It’s a Holiday Bazaar featuring art from the teens who work there. For more information, look here.
