Michael and Mikey were still on the mend this weekend from their colds over the past week but when Saturday morning arrived they both were able to gather their strength and venture to Boston for the championship parade.
9:35 am: We were packed up, dressed and in the car heading to the Riverside "T" station. (This is a milestone in itself---that is early for us!)
Side note: This was the first time Mikey had ever ridden the "T". The "T" broke the record on Saturday for having the most riders EVER in one day!
9:50: We discover that the Riverside lot was full and therefore closed. We then drove to Newton Center to catch the "T" a little further down on its route.
10:05-11:10: It was nearly impossible to squeeze onto a "T" that came into the Newton Center stop. After 5 FULL cars passed us by we hopped on the train heading WEST to the end of the line so we could then travel EAST on an empty car and secure a spot. Once we were headed in the correct direction, the train got fuller and fuller and fuller. When we would approach a stop and there was no more room for another person, our car chanted "WE ARE FULL! WE ARE FULL!" as the doors opened. I couldn't believe it, but everyone listened. No one tried to squeeze in. I wonder if that would happen in New York City....
Looking for the train
Mommy and Mikey had a seat while Daddy had to stand---see Mikey's head?!?
11:10-12:30: We made our way from Hynes Convention Center to Copley Place where the parade would end. As we passed by all the fans wearing their Boston Bruin attire, Mikey was shouting on the street "HOCKEEEEY"!
And then we waited....and waited.....UNTIL....
Mikey was a trooper. The crowd was loud. Random people were coming up and high-fiving him. There was confetti blowing everywhere. It was warm. Complete sensory overload yet he did GREAT! As the duck boats passed Mikey did everything that the other fans did.....smiled, waved and clapped. He loved it.
1:00: The parade ended. Mikey went back in stroller. Lovey was inserted in his mouth and within seconds he was asleep! Mike and I strolled around the city and made our way to Faneuil Hall to grab some lunch.
2:05: We placed our name on the wait list at Hard Rock Cafe. With the "All Access card" (which we had) they told us it would be a 30 minute wait. Without the card, they were telling patrons there was a 3 HOUR wait! (They were obviously not prepared for the amount of people in town that day! Around 2:30 the restaurant stopped seating tables for 20 minutes to give the kitchen a chance to catch up!)
3:05: We were seated and placed our orders. Our waitress told us that we could wait up to an hour for our food! Good thing someone woke up happy from his nap:
4:05: We ate, watched the heavy downpour outside, paid our bill and headed back to the "T" in the sunshine.
5:30: Home sweet home.
Our Saturday went from having no plans to "let's go check out the parade" to an all day outing! Hooray for the Boston Bruins! We love hockey!
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