I arrived Thursday evening and Quinton arranged to meet me at the airport and escort me to my hotel. He had a meeting he needed to attend so I went off exploring and got some dinner for myself.
Friday began the 'official' parent activities on campus. I attended an information lecture for his intended major and then joined him for one of his classes.....a lecture on "Artificial Intelligence" (Computer Science in layman's terms). I was pleased that I could follow most of the lecture... the technical equations and such were beyond me though. :eyeroll: Immediately following that I went to the Nobel Laureate lunch. It was a beautiful meal followed by a presentation by a
professor that received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1990. (In all honesty, a lot of his presentation was over my head. LOL ) Following lunch, I was able to take in another lecture and then wander around campus taking in the sites and managed to drop a little money at the bookstore. LOL Quinton metme at my hotel and we went to dinner at Fire and Ice in Harvard Square to celebrate his
birthday. What a fun place! We had a wonderful time chatting and catching up with one another.
On Saturday, I took in a few more lectures and presentations before heading into downtown Boston to do some sight seeing. I strolled down Newbury (Rodeo Drive of the East) street and did a little window shopping. :) I ended my afternoon at Boston Common where the leaves were beginning to turn.
The fraternity that Quinton is a member of hosted a dinner for the parents Saturday night. The young men made dinner for us all since their chef doesn't work on Saturday. They prepared a lovely dinner of Chicken Cordon Bleu, rice and salad with a choice of pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert. The night didn't go exactly as planned when some
thing in the kitchen smoked sending off the fire alarm. Since the house was built in the 1920s it is lacking ventilation and they couldn't get the alarm off. The building was evacuated and the fire department arrived within minutes followed shortly by the campus police. It is an evening none will soon forget. I enjoyed meeting so many of Quinton's 'brothers' and their parents. What an amazing and talented group of people.
Sunday, Quinton met me for breakfast prior to
sending me off on the "T" to the airport.
It felt like a whirlwind trip, but well worth it. :)
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3 comments:
Funny story about the dinner, but so sweet! Our babies are growing up on us. :snivel:
Sounds like a busy but fun weekend! That picture of you and Quintin is great!! (also love th eone of the leave changing - very pretty!
So glad you could make the trip! What a fun time to spend with your son...makes my heart swell to think of how quickly the time really goes! Someone once told me when you have children, the days sometimes crawl, but the years fly. Isn't that ever the truth?
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