So long to all that

It was inevitable. This goodbye thing.

I ventured up to Boston to visit R and check out his new pad in Central Sq. Central Square is a bustling with good restaurants, bars and coffee shops. His apartment is in walking distance to school so the boy is set, for sure.

His apartment is adorable. The prior tenants were, we can only hope, colored blind as evidenced by their choice in wall paint.

Here you can see the pepto pink behind us (eek).


But no matter. For our (tear) last dinner together we dined at The Hungry Mother in Kendall Square (a short walk from Central). R couldn't help but the make the connection of the restaurant name to the Hungry Mother State Park that is near is childhood home in Big Stone Gap. Turns out, the chef is from there so it all makes sense.

The food was delicious, truly. A mix of southern comfort (read: grits, meat) with a french flare (light sauces and, well, more meat). We had a spicy cheese to tide us over, followed by a mixed green salad and a pork belly appetizer that was so melt in your mouth good, it surprised us both. We shared the steak which was cooked perfectly. I highly recommend.

Monday came all too quickly for us, but there were exciting things abounding. It was R's first day of school, which we (I) celebrated with an official first-day-of-school photo:


We refrained from having a too tearful so long for now, so I sent R off to conquer the world and I to get my own scholastic adventure underway.


Today I am playing giant tetris with my belongings and the car we are taking to Chicago and then tomorrow it is (drum roll please) road trip: redeux, starring yours truly, Pamela and Lois (gracious owner of the car). We will be driving straight through to the glamorous city of Cleveland, where we will dine at a very yummy restaurant by one of those Iron Chef guys and then Thursday morning we will squeeze in a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Kick ass.

Next up: Chicago!