Spring has Sprung

Spring arrived in resounding fashion this weekend with 3 straight days of 60+ degree weather. The sun was shining, you didn't need a jacket, and life was good! We made a point to enjoy every part of the weekend.

Friday night I was exhausted so the most we could muster was dinner at our neighborhood favorite Casa de Portugal where we watched a boy at the next table eat 12 pieces of bread! Upon returning home, I promptly fell asleep at the late hour of 8:30. March Madness had finally caught up to me.

I spent Saturday morning "teacher venting" with my two fake mentors. It's always nice to hear that other teachers are experiencing exactly what you are experiencing. I had to run a million errands and I was starting to get frustrated at the fact that I wasn't able to enjoy the beautiful weather. We fixed that right away by heading into Harvard Square as soon as I returned home. Since it was a bit on the early side we were able to get a roof deck table at Daedalus! Our first roof deck experience wasn't until April vacation last year...and there was the missed opportunity back in February so if felt really awesome to be sitting up there. It was a bit cold for the roof deck but I think it was well worth it. Daedalus has put some new items on their menu and the ones I had were delicious.

After Daedalus we walked over to John Harvard's Brew House to check something off the wedding list. We booked their private room for our rehearsal dinner because this is where we had our first date. I love this idea and am looking forward to a fun evening.

I didn't want to leave the Square so we headed over to Grafton Street Pub for dessert. Once again luck was on our side because it was super crowded yet we managed to get two seats at the bar.

Today we walked into the Square for lunch and had a delightful meal at Tory Row. Every time I eat here I am surprised at just how good the food is. We walked all around the Square, tried to get frozen yogurt at the new it-spot Pinkberry, and did a little shopping. Along the way we solidified our plans for a restaurant style bracket challenge.

We're still hashing out the details but basically we are going to create an Elite Eight bracket of our favorite restaurants. Prior to this there will be a 4 restaurant play-in round of places we haven't tried yet. The winners of this will face our favorite restaurants in a dining showdown to figure out our favorite Boston/Cambridge restaurant. We'll be judging on food and overall dining experience. This should be a fun little spring and summer game for us. Check back for the official brackets :-)