Busy, Simple Boston Trip

Another trip to Boston for work is in the books.This trip was quick and dirty - flew in on Monday after the weekend in Joshua Tree and seeing Jimmy Eat World again - worked all the hours Tuesday through Thursday, and flew home Thursday night.Glad I went to sit in on a few important meetings, connect with colleagues and bounce ideas around. It was gray, dark and chilly - it poured the last day.Highlight was getting to meet Lindsey of A Design So Vast in person - yay for meeting people from the Internet. She was just as engaging, kind and thoughtful as her writing portrays her to be. So thankful she made the time for me.I broke out the puffy coat for the cold, did HIIT exercises in my hotel room, tramped around in my new maroon boots, and made sure I ate a bagel with lox. I consumed many chai lattes, didn't drink too much this time and ate seared Ahi tuna steaks at more than one meal. I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts for a glazed donut and hot tea, sipped french onion soup and spoke to 5 student groups. I had dinner with one of my best friends and heard about her wedding plans and hung out with her puppy for a few minutes. I got to hug my two favorite colleagues. I had deep conversations with people I consider mentors and friends.My flights felt long, but were as easy as flying across the country can get.I stayed up too late and didn't get enough sleep.Once student event had a small number of people show up and my presentation wasn't working - so I decided to improvise. The the fire alarm went off, forcing us to change locations. Somehow, we all reconvened and the students who stuck around said they really enjoyed the entire event. Proud of myself for going with the flow.And lastly, when I tried to catch a cab in the rain to the airport, there were no cabs to be found. A women, my age or younger, was also waiting. She said she was going to call an Uber and that I could tag along with her. I didn't get her name or info but I'd like to send her a thank you for that ride - which was quick, warm and got me to the airport with plenty of time.Life is so simple and easy at times, just going with the flow.