I flew up to Boston the Friday before New Years to spend some time with the Scoobies. Jason and Cris picked me up from the airport, and we spent Friday night catching up and hanging out at Julie's apartment.

We had a relaxed Saturday morning and then trekked into the city on the T to check out where Julie's classes are. We shared a few beers at her favorite local hangout, The Tam, and walked over to the Boston Common to check out the First Night Boston celebrations. It was a great night - the snow was falling but everyone was bundled up and still having a blast. Starbucks had set up a booth and was giving out free sample lattes, and there was an awesome tableau of ice sculpture to check out.

Finally we hopped back on the T, went back to Julie's to grab her stuff, and then headed out to our own New Years celebrations! Much food, frivolity, fun, and, of course, champagne was had by all. :)

The next morning was also quite leisurely, and I was surprised by how early everyone was up. Jason made pancakes and sausage for us, and we spent the day hanging out and looking at all the zany pictures we'd taken the night before.

Unfortunately I had to leave Sunday night in order to work on my grad school applications, and it was hard to leave everyone when I had had such a short time to spend with them! Thankfully my return flight was uneventful and I made it back to DC with enough time to get some good work done. Here's to making a scooby New Years a tradition! :)