We spent a great day in Boston today. We started off the day meeting with some of our Real Estate and Financial Advisors in this building:
This was mostly interesting today because there was a snowstorm coming in. This is the view we normally see out their windows…and I consider it one of the best reasons to meet with them downtown!
Today when my mind was numbing over with technical details, I watched the snowstorm swirl around us on the 25th floor. Did you know snowflakes swirl UP when you are that high up? It was entertaining. I also watched buildings and cityscape come and go, depending on how hard it was snowing. This made a long meeting thoroughly enjoyable.
By the time we were done, David and I drove to Newberry Street to kill some time.
First stop, as always, was Starbucks on Boylston Street. Love the interior of this Starbucks, as well as the very eclectic clientele.
We walked around this mall, located in the Prudential Center. It has the advantage of being interconnected to several buildings, so we could walk indoors.
Then we scurried back to Newberry Street, possibly one of the prettiest streets in Boston. Tonight, with snowflakes drifting down, it was beautiful. Cold, but beautiful. Obviously this picture was not taken tonight!!
When it was time time to eat we met our friend, Mark Orttel, at Pappa Razzi, one of the restaurants under his care. Mark is a good friend of ours. We’ve been hanging out with him for thirteen years now. Way back in the dawn of time, David’s Mom and Dad used to take the girls every Friday night for us, so we could have a date night. David and I would often end up at the Legal Seafoods in Boca Raton, FL, where we met Mark who was a new manager there. We chatted with him weekly for years. About the time we moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Mark was transferred to Legal Seafoods City Place, and the relationship continued. He did a jaunt in Aruba (right after the Natalie Holloway disappearance!), and then opened two restaurants in Palm Beach Gardens right near my favorite Barnes and Noble. Two years ago he ended up working for the Back Bay Restaurant Group, based out of Boston. Even though his district was based in New Jersey, we managed to connect once in awhile. Then Mark was given more restaurants in the headquarter city of Boston, and we saw him more often. Now we’re excited because Mark is moving to Boston to take up a new position with the company. Who would have thought that a relationship begun so casually, so long ago, would last so long! Anyway, we went to his restaurant tonight, and it was amazing. Loved the friendship.
Finally, we paused while driving to Storrow Drive and the road home to snap this picture of Commonwealth Ave, one street over from lovely Newberry Street. Doesn’t get much better than this!
So there you go. I shared my day with you because I just wanted to share the joy of hanging around in a walkable city with fun things to do! Now it is time to pack up and fly back home…and frankly I’m ready! Did I mention it’s cold out there?
