@mac11,
mac11 wrote:Way back on 3/25, mac11 wrote:Hey, I know you Bahstonians don't like to plan ahead, but I'm probably going to attend a wedding in Medford 7/25.
I would love to meet all of y'all or as many as we can pull together. I'll post more details when I have them.
Ok, the weekend is approaching, but it's filling up with wedding events. I'm flying into Boston on Friday 7/24 at 1:45. I'm staying at a hotel in Medford. I've been invited to the rehearsal dinner Friday nite (Medfuh), the wedding is at 1:30 Saturday (W. Medfuh), and the reception is immediately following (Malden). I leave Sunday at 4:50.
Saturday nite would work for us to meet up. (How long can I stay at a reception where I only know the groom and his parents?) I'm guessing that my friends (the groom's parents) may want to get together on Sunday, if they're still standing, so Saturday evening is probably the best bet. Although if that doesn't happen, maybe I could see some of you for brunch/lunch Sunday too?
I haven't reserved a rental car yet, but I should, don't you think? I can't imagine that public transportation/taxis would work for all that running around.
I would definitely rent a car; you're kind of off in pub tran spindly arm land, not too close to much, close enough so that you'd have to change to get most cool places and that's just plain annoying.
Well.
Today we are actually having a mini (how mini?) gathering in that RP, Thomas and I are running the Artesani Park 5K, along with 2 of my diet buddies from Spark People.
http://www.3craceproductions.com/RacePages/ArtesaniPark5KMap.htm
So forgive me if I'm not in planning mode right now.
Anyway, yes! July 25th! YES! Of course we are up for it.
Do you have any specific idea of what you might want to do? Would you be in formal clothes after the wedding, or do you want to grab time to change? It doesn't really matter, you'd more likely be more comfortable after the latter but if time is short of course that's understandable.
Lots of restaurants around here that are doable while eating healthy, it's really a question of what type of food you prefer. Probably easiest to centerpiece around that. We used to go to Jasper White's Summer Shack a bit; it had the convenience of being near pub tran (Alewife T stop is right there) plus having scads of parking. Relatively cheap seafood, decent food if you don't mind the lobster tank
right there. Not my fave place but it is fairly easy.
We've also done Vinny Testa's downtown; that's huge portions, Italian/pseudo-Italian, it's not the greatest Italian place here but it is easy to get to (it's on Boylston Street, I believe) and cheap, plus they can accommodate a large crowd. Dietwise, it's fair to middling, portions are enormous. Hmm.
