An additional 20 bucks a night got us this balcony with a view at the hotel. It's maybe 8'x8'. And totally worth it.
Perfect weather helps.
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Content about harvard
We walked to dinner after getting Jonathan's room situated. We decided on Pinocchio's, his favorite pizza place (which is not Dave Portnoy's favorite, btw). We all love it, too, so we weren't upset when he requested it.
"Cash only tonight guys, credit card reader is down."
Luckily we had enough cash between us, and had a great dinner.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, September 2, 2023
All moved in! This was probably the easiest move yet. Jonathan has thinned his belongings a bit, and we're getting a little better at the process. Easy parking helped, too. All in all, the process was smooth and easy. He's ready to start his senior year.
He simplified the chalkboard this year, too, which really simplified things. We left the old one at home and bought four chalkboard panels at Home Depot. A few heavy duty command strips on the backside appear to hold everything just fine. He's going to let this first one sit for a few days to make sure, then will hang the others. He even tested the first one out right after hanging it, writing out the equation he worked to prove in his research over the summer.
One load for the apartment stuff, btw. We've got Renee's new Tesla Model Y, which is surprisingly spacious.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, September 2, 2023
It's moving day. Second moving day, actually. We' moved the stuff Jonathan had left at home into his dorm yesterday. Today we're moving the stuff from the apartment into the dorm. Shouldn't be too bad or take too long - I think his apartment stuff will fit in one car load, but we'll see. Two, tops.
Renee and I started the day with breakfast at Tatte in Harvard Square.
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There's probably ten tables with chess boards in this sidewalk seating area in Harvard Square. All were being used tonight, which is typical. Only this one had spectators.
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Another year in the books. Jonathan finished his junior year at Harvard this week. Time to move out.
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We arrived at Jonathan's dorm at about 11. He had a busy night.
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Renee and I are on our own this morning, so we headed to our favorite breakfast spot—Tatte. The line was out the door and seating was hard to come by, so we headed to our other favorite breakfast spot—Bluestone Lane.
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Jonathan built two chalkboards for his room this year. A nice addition.
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photo posted by matt in Saturday, August 27, 2022
The flag is flying once again, marking the end of another successful move into the dorms.
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photo posted by matt in Saturday, August 27, 2022
It's moving day! Moving Jonathan back to the dorm for his junior year. Bonus—no rain (or approaching hurricane, like last year).
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Turns out we had the perfect amount of space in the car to move Jonathan out of his sophomore dorm room. Everything—less a few guitars and other small things he's storing in his girlfriend's room—fit in one car load. So now we're off to Paige's wedding, rolling into the hotel Clampett style.
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photo posted by matt in Friday, May 13, 2022
Renee and I explored Harvard Square a bit before meeting Jonathan for lunch, checking out a few areas we hadn't noticed before. Found a Patagonia store. I love their clothes and their corporate philosophy, but, wow, everything is so expensive!
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We had some pretty great pizza at the Stoked Pizza Company in Cambridge tonight. Great pizza, and a decent beer selection to boot. I had the Night Shift Whirlpool, which was a little more citrusy than I expected, but was still very good.
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We met Jonathan for lunch in Harvard Square, dropped our bags in his dorm room, and headed to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This is the third museum we've visited since he started here. It was fantastic, just like the others.
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Loaded Jonathan up and started home early this morning. Those crazy Harvard kids....
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The wild turkeys were out in full force today as we travelled around campus. This guy walked right up to me as I walked along the sidewalk, looking for a treat I guess.
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No. 9/13 Men's Ice Hockey Rallies For 3-2 Win Over No. 14/15 Cornell - Harvard University (gocrimson.com)
Nice recap of tonight's game, with video highlights.
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Jonathan gave us a tour of campus, showing us most of the buildings where his classes are held. Harvard Yard, where he lived last year, is obviously a high point of every visit to campus. Touch the shoe? Sure, but the students will tell you why you might not want to do that.
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photo posted by matt in Friday, November 5, 2021
It's been awhile since we've been able to watch a game with the boys, so the Harvard game was great just from that perspective. But what a game! Harvard is ranked 8th, Cornell 14th, and it's an intense rivalry. Both teams have some incredible talent, and the small, nay, intimate, arena intensified everything. This was one of the best hockey games I've seen in years.
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Renee's Mary Tyler Moore moment on the steps of Harvard's Widener Library.
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photo posted by matt in Friday, November 5, 2021