boston common, circa the plaza hotel
so our expedition to boston was doubled when we got stranded in the 'storm of the century' on sunday. no worries though, it was worth it. we drove down saturday afternoon around 3, checked in, napped, then went out for dinner (had to forego the capital grille and settle in at p.f. chang's because we wouldn't have been on time had we trudged through the snow) and headed over to the show. the boston opera house is so beautiful. words don't do justice. gilded ceilings and red cushioned seats with beautiful crystal chandeliers. the lion king was amazing and i loved every minute of it. we had incredible seats. close ups of the makeup and costumes and set. superb.
we trekked back to the hotel, wind against us the entire way. (i really wished i had worn boots. oops. lesson learned.) when we woke up in the morning it had snowed over 20 inches and wasn't letting up. there were no cars on the road and mass was deemed a state of emergency. absolutely no one could get anywhere.
and so we made the best of it. everyone slept late, brunched it up, then had afternoon tea. my dad and i braved the cold and walked around boston common, which was literally just an untouched blanket of white. beautiful. around 7 we went to rock bottom, a nearby restaurant, for dinner and the patriots.
this morning we left early and were back in lil rhody by 10. i studied the whole way in the car, as well as in bits and pieces yesterday, and a lot on friday night when i arrived home from pep band.
on tap for tomorrow are (a) english and (b) music theory. please wish me luck.