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 …
Tag: BBBS
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. …
The Big Dog Show
Another great outing yesterday with my Little*. We had initially planned on doing this Thursday afternoon but the torrential rains delayed us. Saturday morning in the searing heat was it! We had a great time exploring the installation of The Big Dog Show in Charlestown. *I've been given permission by her mom to post …
Pizza and Scavenger Hunt
I was nervous about my first official outing with my Little Sister , L. I arrived in her neighborhood early, and stopped at the library to write up some scavenger hunt questions to challenge her with after pizza. A little tricky since the children's room would be closed by the time we got there, but I …
Rejection
I was supposed to meet my potential "Little" last night. Just a recap - I few months ago I decided to volunteer as a mentor for Boston's Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program, which pairs an adult volunteer with a child of their same gender between the ages of 7 and 13. Once matched, you …
