Pretty Harvard Square Things

Last weekend was my birthday weekend.  Last year I was too sick and feeling grossed out by my appearance to do anything for my birthday so this year I wanted to make up for it.  We started with dinner and drinks at Park, before watching my favorite film noir, Double Indemnity, at the Brattle.

The next day we were back in the Square, for brunch and mimosas at Grafton Street, and another black and white movie at the Brattle.  JO even bought me another flower!

Boston Ballet's Revolution

As you all know by now, going to the ballet is one of my favorite things to do.  I was so looking forward to the ballet's performance of Revolution.  Any show that features choreography by Jerome Robbins and William Forsythe is going to be amazing. 

I've been spending a lot of money lately so I thought about skipping my usual pre-ballet dinner at Teatro.  Again, I told myself to go out and enjoy the dinner out because things could change quickly with the virus.  I had another ballet coming up but I figured by then eating out probably wouldn't be a cool choice.  (Side note, I saw all of this coming three weeks ago. The writing was on the wall.  A few folks told me I was overreacting.  I really wasn't.)  Thinking about where we are now, I'm glad I went out.

The ballet was AMAZING! I love these modern shows the ballet puts on.  The music was intense, filled with unique rhythms and the first act featured tons of dancers moving so precisely in all directions around the stage. The third act blew my mind.  The music, the movements, the precision!

PAX East

PAX weekend is a big deal in our house.  It's like JO's March Madness.  I've learned my lesson, and opt for just one day.  This year I went on Sunday.  It was a little rough because news of the virus was beginning to ramp up.  I had spent Saturday stocking up at Target and the grocery store.  That was two weeks ago and finding supplies was already tough.  I pretty much didn't touch anything while at PAX which made it a bit strange.

That being said, PAX was fun.  We checked out some VR games, the booth displays, and picked up some new games.

Session Americana at Passim

I had completely forgotten that I had bought tickets for one of the Session Americana shows at Passim (thanks calendar reminder.)  When I got the reminder on my phone, I considered skipping the show because I was feeling so busy.  Then, I considered how life could change pretty quickly with news of the virus ramping up, and decided to go.  I'm so glad I went (school work can always wait for another day.)

Session Americana is a great jam band that plays folk music and has a big enough following to sell out four straight nights at Passim.  The show was excellent, as usual.  Like I say all the time, Passim is a really special place to see a show.  I can't recommend it enough.

Happy "Bleep Year" at Passim

Leave it to the amazing Zachariah Hickman for coming up with the idea for a "Happy Bleep Year" show at Passim.  Zach brought together a pretty great group of musicians.  I especially loved Elizabeth (find her on Apple Music at Elizabeth and the Catapult.)  She was phenomenal.  Each song the artists sang featured swears which made for an interesting set list.

Sulmona~ Happy Birthday JO

JO's birthday kind of got lost in the aftermath of our vacation.  After Angel's Landing, we headed over to Palm Springs for five glorious days of cocktails, pool time, and hanging with great friends.  The day after we got home was JO's birthday and I wanted nothing more to curl up in bed, but that obviously wasn't an option. 

I'm glad we headed out because we had a great time celebrating at Sulmona.  Between the yummy burrata, salad, pasta, and cocktails, it was a perfect way to get back into city living!

Angel's Landing

Over vacation, JO and I did a thing.

We hiked Angel's Landing!  It was a thrilling, challenging hike and I'm so proud of us for completing it.  Huge shout out to JO for not letting me give up when I got scared!