MLA 2013 was in Boston.
We always look forward to the month of May in our household. For the last 20 years, May has nearly always meant a trip to MLA for me. Ed has joined me on a lot of the trips, whenever he could. This year, it was to Boston. Ed was able to come only for the weekend, but that was really nice. I had never been to Boston either, so it was a great opportunity to view yet another one of our nice cities.
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| Ed at Chart House |
By the time he got to Boston, I had already dealt with two full days of meetings, where I was responsible for the technology pieces and all that could go wrong (or right) with the meetings. We had 8 different presenters, with 8 varying demands on me. Both those days of meetings were about 12-15 hour days for me. I coordinate our needs with the hotel and vendor staff. But, I managed really well.
I was ready for a glass of good wine and a hug, let me tell you. I had arranged a business dinner with my staff for early that evening. That went so well, it was fun with Joey and Ed both with me. They all know Joey anyway, as he worked with them for 4 years. It turned out so nice, much better than I could have hoped. There were about a dozen people at the dinner. I was relieved when it was over. Don't' know why I stress so much about stuff like that. But, anyway, I do. Must be an introvert!
I think Ed really enjoyed the Boston Tea Party museum and exhibit. I did too, it was really very nice. We kept saying to each other, Oh Patsy would love this! All the young people were in period costumes and such. It was kind of a reenactment. Well done!
We took a trolley tour of Boston to get the overall feeling of the city, saw the Old North Church (One if by Land, Two if by Sea!) Beacon Hill; Freedom Trail; Hancock Building;
My very favorite part of Boston was the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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| Grilled Cheese Truck! |
I picked a day that didn't have too much scheduled, and went to the early "sunrise" session, which was from 7AM to about 9. After that was done, I went to the MFA. It was so cool to see all the Impressionists and many others, like John Singer Sargent (American artist!). Not only that, but all kinds of art, the Samurai exhibit,
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| Samurai Exhibit |
the Egyptian collection, the American Folk Art Glass pieces - that place is huge! And amazing. I loved it.
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| Blenko Glass, handmade in WV |
We were so blessed, the weather was amazing and it didn't even rain until I was on the train heading back to Union Station.
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Now to my SCD. The Service Computation Date is the employee's date used to determine eligibility to retire (among other things, such as leave.)
So TODAY
May 16, 2013
is actually my 20 years of Federal Service.
Because I am 60 with 20 years in, I am now OFFICIALLY eligible to retire. Hurrah!!
