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From the age of 5, seemingly endless hours were spent in the pool as I swam for New England Swimming/AAU. The smell of chlorine is nostalgic. During life's tough times, I draw on my swimming experiences of discipline, coupled with my faith in Jesus Christ. I spent many years out west for my schooling in speech-language pathology and special education, before returning to NE to teach. Although I have a passion for teaching young children with special needs, I currently am at home with my own 2 sweet girls, both of whom have sensorineural hearing loss and are the greatest gifts in my life.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Colonnade


Located in the Back Bay/Copley neighborhood, The Boston Colonnade Hotel is a convenient (but expensive) place to stay when visiting Boston. The Prudentional Center is right across the street, Copley Plaza a brisk walk, Fenway in walking distance, and more great shopping on Newbury street just a few blocks away. I wish I could say I stayed there this weekend, but no, it wasn't me. My aunt, uncle and cousin were in town form Long Island looking for an apartment/condo for my cousin who will be attending the New England College of Optometry in the fall. They treated Guitar Daddy, Little Miss Sunshine and me to a lovely late dinner at Brasserie Jo, a french restaurant, adjacent to the hotel. The food was decadent. Actually, I can't even remember what I had for dinner, but I drank about 2 bottles of Perrier myself and devoured the 4 large scoops of rich chocolate mousse myself. Nice. I'm 36 weeks pregnant, ok.


Funny that I grew up not so far from Boston and now that I'm a little ways further west (oh, a WHOLE hour from Boston) I don't venture there too often. It was such a nice evening and I was reminded again how much I love Massachusetts. I need to get out more!

5 comments:

LL said...

what a FUN night...looks like a place worth checking out!
btw. THIRTY SIX WEEKS?!?!? you're so close. FUN!

Unknown said...

I LOVE a night out on the town.
Beantown, that is.
Good for you!

Smilin' sunshine said...

I love Boston! Not that I have ever been to that swanky place. More like hot dogs in Quincy Market!

Anonymous said...

sounds like a great time! and btw you are allowed to eat all the chocolate mousse you want!!

Charlotte said...

Holy cow I need to surf blogs more often. I had no idea number two was on the way and almost here!!! Congratulations! And no hurry on the potty training. It can be a pretty miserable experience.