Using their Facebook page, I messaged the company that makes the game Totally Gross, which I mentioned in yesterday's post. I sent them a photo of the "fixed" board game with the note "Now I'm super excited to play this fun game with my Little Sister, because I fixed it! Representation matters!" They responded. Wouldn't …
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Not All Parties are Gonna Be Awesome
As we headed out the door and to my car the to Big Brother Big Sisters of the Mass Bay's holiday party with L, she told me "I think this party is going to be fun!" I agreed. Hosted at FitRec, the fitness and recreation center located, coincidentally, a block from my office at BU, …
Dia de los Muertos
Little and I had another fun outing yesterday. She's shown interest in nature and science, so I thought the rainy day would be perfect one for a trip to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. I'd also read somewhere that there was a family friendly event for the Dia de los Muertos, which I was …
Paper, Puppies, Piglets
This is a round-up of sorts. I'll be all over the place with this one. My weekend was fine and included some time on the cape, for which I was grateful even though I felt out-of-sorts and wanted to burn it all down after recent events in my country. I was worried about how Harlow …
Turnovers, Tumblers and Too Much Beer
I'll start with Too Much Beer. Last week I had a date with a guy who lives in Puerto Rico but comes to New England for on-site manager stuff regularly. We had been messaging for a while and finally managed to connect. My favorite part was that we chose a place ten minutes from my …
Beach and Berkshires!
My week-long not long enough vacation started off delightfully. Ben and I made our way to the Hatchshell in Boston to watch Thor on the big screen for an outdoor movie Friday night. Saturday morning, I took my Little Sister to the beach. Talking in the past about places she'd like to go and things …
Spectacle Island
When I picked up my Little Sister, L for our third outing on Saturday, she greeting me by running to me and giving me a huge hug. It made my morning! Weeks ago I'd read somewhere that there would be a kite making station this weekend on Spectacle Island, one of Boston's nine harbor islands. …
