New England Trip

 
 
Posted: november 2005
 
     
     
 
 
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The Wash U. Lady Bears volleyball team was playing in their conference championship at Brandeis University. I decided to follow them and to visit with my good friends Sam & Sue Boutin who live in Plymouth, MA. I also visited with Laura Montgomery from my running group and Ryan Wiechens.

During the visit we watched volleyball, visited Boston and spent a day on the Cape.
 
Boutin house

 
Sam grew up in Webster Groves, MO and was a swimmer of mine. We became good friends and remain so today.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Sam returned to St. Louis and started work on his Masters at Washington University. Before completing the Masters, Sam took a job in Chicago.

Sam started playing recreational volleyball and that is where he met Sue who grew up on Chicago's South Side. They married and I was in their wedding party. Sam also worked on an MBA while in Chicago.

Upon graduation, Sam got a job that required a relocation to Minneapolis. They (meaning Sue) bought some property and had a house built. Sam worked on a vetenarian degree at the University of Minnesota.

Upon graduation, they decided to relocate to the Boston area as Sam got a job at MIT. Again Sue found some property in Plymouth right on the Atlantic Ocean and had a house built. They included a mother-in-law suite for Sam's mother, Augusta. She had passed away so I got to stay there during my visit.

A good friend from my running group now lives in Brookline, MA. She and her son Peter came to the Boutin's for dinner one evening.

Sam got his PhD at MIT.
 
 
Waltham, MA

The Lady Bears were playing at Brandeis so Sue and I went to watch volleyball matches. Sam joined us after work.

Waltham photos
 
 
Cape Cod

Sue and I took a day to visit Cape Code. Their house in Plymouth is only about 15 miles from the entrance onto The Cape.

We had a very enjoyable day sightseeing and visiting. We even found the time to drink some beer at a bar in Provincetown.

Cape Code photos
 
 
Plymouth, MA

Sue and I spent part of a day touring Plymouth. We of course saw Plymouth Rock but I did not take any photos of it.

Plymouth photos
 
 
Boston, MA

Sue and I toured the town during the day. We then hooked up with Sam and Ryan Wiechens for dinner at Legal Seafood near the MIT campus.

Boston photos
 
     
 
 
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