[stargazer]

well, i'll be in the boston area next week. i was wonderin' if anyone was available next monday evening to catch dinner. i don't want to hang out in my hotel. i really want to look around harvard square/cambridge since i didn't get to check it out when i visited boston last year. i'll have access to a car this time 'round.

lunasol-PM me if you're available.

oh, and i hear the weather's been crappy. any improvement?

[gumby_cc]

That is good to know!
I went on Christmas Eve day and it was packed...It felt like NYC instead of Boston, probably because it was so new and I never go to that part of town usually.

[rantrave88]

I'm gonna be at the new ICA on Thurs! Free after 5 apparently!

[gumby_cc]

this weather is freakin awesome! woo woo!

[wombat]

West Concord's cool, they have a delightful bakery with real shortbread cookies and they have a 5 and 10, old wooden building with jacks and coin purses that you squeeze to open, candy necklaces, rabbit foots and the like -- plus the commuter rail stop and great trails and rails through beautiful flowering trees and bridges and stuff.

[stargazer]

Thanks so much raisingirl and gumby_cc! I have book airline tickets, hotel, and car for this trip now.

lunasol~my interview will be on the 23rd...i think that is a tuesday. i don't know if anyone is available during the week. i will let you know.

again...thanks for the info!

[raisingirl]

Hey Stargazer, just to add to what the others have said, Bedford is not far at all from Boston, but way better accessed if you have a car. There's a stretch in Bedford that has a Home Goods, a TJ Maxx, and a Marshall's all very close to each other (and then when you get hungry and need groceries, you can go to Whole Foods which is on the same side of the street as Marshall's, or a Super Stop & Shop, which is in the same strip mall as Home Goods and TJ Maxx) -- it's a total bargain hunter's paradise. Oh, and I've also had really good luck at the church rummage sales over there, too. Heh.

There's a Trader Joe's in Bedford?! Why do I not know this?

Bedford is quiet, definitely seems like there's not a lot going on there at night. I've ridden my bike around the town a bunch of times and never once did I fear for my life from the crazy drivers like I do closer to Boston.

Oh, if you decide to live in Bedford for the duration of your internship, just be sure to find out that your place of residence isn't in the flyover zone for Hanscom AFB.

And Stargazer, I'm just thinking out loud here -- I seem to remember from several years ago some people at a party talking about how "affordable" real estate is/was in the town; I guess with the history of Hanscom, there are a lot of smaller houses (2-3 bedrooms/1 bath) for those of us less-than-affluent. (Ha!) But these people I'm sure were talking about buying, not renting, now that I think of it, and probably comparing it to its more affluent neighbors of Concord and Lexington. I would imagine that renting an apartment might be harder to do than renting a room in someone's house. It seems to be more of a town with houses, not apartment buildings. That's just my general impression; I could be totally off base.

The nearby towns of Concord (and further away from Bedford is West Concord) are on the Commuter Rail, just FYI.

Luna, I was doing something else the night of the Lemonheads. Did they do "Your Home is Where You're Happy"? It would be fitting, you know...

ETA: Oh, how could I forget about Bedford Farms Ice Cream?! Ride your bike there, eat a big ice cream, leisurely ride around until you can't ride no more; it's a good way to spend a spring Saturday afternoon.

[gumby_cc]

bedford sucks the public transportation, as in, there isn't any, and it's pretty expensive (next to lexington and concord)...still, there are some nice walks to do, and the minuteman bike trail starts there.....they have a whole foods AND trader joes!

oh, and new bedfod rox my sox.

definately worth the day trip.

[stargazer]

thanks lunasol!

[lunasol]

hey stargazer!

Bedford is a somewhat outer suburb of Boston. Unlike most parts of the country, suburbs of Boston are actually old towns, so a lot of them are really cute. My memory of the little time I spent there is that Bedford is pretty cute: old houses, trees. at the same time, it IS the suburbs, so there's not a lot going on. Bedroom community, and so on.

ETA: there's also NEW Bedford, which is a down-at-the-heels old whaling town.
ETAA: Let us know if you want to be shown a good time when you're here - I'd love to meet you!

[stargazer]

hey there! i was wondering if any of you can tell me about Bedford, Mass.? i will be going there for an interview for an internship. i was just wondering what the area was like. i didn't get much info on the internet. so, i thought i would check with busties in the area. i've been to boston and read it is not far from there.

thanks so much!!

[lunasol]

Did anyone else go to the Lemonheads tonight? Classic Boston band reunited, and it was a lot of fun...

[anarch]

gumby,
did you go? I just meant to take a quick peek at the vendor list and here I've spent half an hour looking at all the fun stuff they have. I'll have to make sure to go next year. Thanks for posting about it.

Going to spend a week with in-laws for the holidays, beginning on Tuesday. Hope you all are managing to find some downtime for yourselves, despite the seasonal rushing around and stressing out!

[gumby_cc]

The bizarre bazzar is on Saturday at the Cyclorama! And it only costs $1 to get in!

[maddy29]

hee hee i had a dream last night where i was standing somewhere, and as people walked by I'd say "busty" in their ear....

[anarch]

I had a great time meeting you, too. Tasty food & you're both funny & easy to talk to. Looking forward to next time, and meeting the rest of the Boston-area Busties too.

just remember gumby-love is different than murder

I remembered this several times today and smiled to myself.

[maddy29]

hey-so great to meet you both! i can't believe i ate that meat. and that he charged me for it...heh. man i love that peanut sauce...

we'll have to do another one, maybe after the crazy holiday season-we'll have to find a quieter place-i forgot how loud that place gets!

just remember gumby-love is different than murder...

[gumby_cc]

I had fun---it was just me and maddy and anarch, and we hung out and had dinner.....hopefully we can do another (larger) one soon!

[lunasol]

Ladies, did you have fun last night? I'm so sorry I missed it, I was just pooped last night - between the elections and midterms, it was a big week.

[anarch]

Sounds good.

see you soon!