We Made It!

We've been in Boston for 24 hours now. The flight out East went fairly well-uneventful with flight connections, etc. It only took 12 hours to get out East. Nora had a hard time on the flights-lots of crying. We flew all night and she only slept an hour or two. Stuey slept closer to 4-5 hours (see photo below). Nora had a bad habit of kicking the seat and arm rest in front of her. The person sitting in front of her moved seats. Phew. Fortunately the plane was empty enough for him to do that. As my mom once said, flying with young children is like flying with little packages of dynamite. You don't know when or if they'll go off! :)

Upon arrival yesterday, Stuey and I took a nap while Emmy, Patrick and Nora went on a walk around the house. After a shower and baths for the kids, Patrick and I got dressed up and went to the Harvard 20th reunion party held at a house of a college friend. Emmy (and George) were gracious enough to watch the kids. And they went to bed without too many problems-I think they were both so tired that bedtime went quite smoothly.
The evening was lovely--a catered dinner with fantastic appetizers, wine and lots of interesting, friendly people. Patrick and I arrived 1 hour early-whoops. I couldn't remember what time it was scheduled to start. We (including the hosts) got a good laugh out of it--I think the hosts were just amazed that we had flown all night from Alaska with two small kids. They understood and were so nice about it. Patrick and I sat and re-hydrated with water while awaiting everyones arrival.

Almost all of Patrick's college roommates are here for the weekend and it is the same group of wonderful guys (and wives) who came to Alaska for our wedding. It is fun to see them all again and really have the time for conversation. Tonight is the Kirkland House Gala on campus which I'm excited for. We're going to take the "T" into Boston for it then take a cab home so we don't have to worry about driving/parking, etc...

And its going to be a hot day today--80's and temps in the 90's tomorrow! Yikes!

Zoya

Photos:
Stuey asleep on the ride from Anchorage to Minneapolis.
Nora, Stuey, myself and Patrick with our gear upon arrival in Boston. Nora LOVES pushing Stuey around in the stroller/car seat!
Emmy, Nora Cocoa the dog on a walk in the field yesterday.
Napkin and glass of wine from last nights party.
At the party last night (Anne Thorndike, Lanny Thorndike,Eric Broderson and Tom Osteeras--the guys were 3 of Patrick's roommates in college (for 3 years).