Josh was given a one night stay at the Hotel Commonwealth in Boston because he was speaking at a conference there. Even though I suggested he might want to take advantage of a full night's sleep when he can get it, he invited Sophia and I to come along. I appreciated the proximity of this trip when other times it just doesn't make sense for us to join him in his travels.
I picked Sophia up after work and we headed to the train. When we got off at Kenmore Station, the Red Sox Mascot was handing out t-shirts and promoting preseason ticket purchases. Sophia looked at him as if he was just another commuter, and I silently wished that she would always look at others with such equanimity, even when they are oblong, furry, and green.
For dinner we stopped at UBurger, where I got a veggie burger, a side of onion rings and a chocolate frappe (they recently won best of Boston for these). We were able to see Joshua for a few minutes in the hotel room before he headed to his dinner. While I ate mine, Sophia thoroughly enjoyed the squish of the ketchup in the packets.
Our room had a little teddy bear with a 'Commonwealth Hotel' sweatshirt for Sophia, and a great view of Fenway Park. Despite two months of Sophia sleeping in her own room at home, she fully embraced the concept of a sleepover by staying up later than her bedtime, sleeping in the same bed together, and eating quite a bit of the night.
The next morning Sophia and I were on our own in the city. Since it was only about 15 degrees we went straight to the T station. We crossed the river and met our friend Emily in Harvard Square at Zoe's diner. Sophia was still in her pajamas at breakfast, a critical component of sleepovers.
On the way home we met a man playing a Hurdy-Gurdy. We danced to one of his songs and then he played Sophia a lullabye. As our train approached he said "almost" as it hadn't quite put her to sleep, but to his credit she did sleep the entire train ride home!
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