<p>Who visited? </p>
<p>What did you think? </p>
<p>You know, it never made any sense to me why they set Parents' Weekend right smack middle of the toughest stretch of the semester. Maybe so our parents would appreciate more what we do and buy us presents.</p>
<p>I was there! I didn't see you! I saw my kid, though. :D AND I met hsmom and andi and 56forceout and several other parents who mostly lurk here, and stasterisk and Olo and jessiehl and Aislynn and molliebatmit's curly-haired fiance, but I didn't get to meet molliebatmit's bunny this trip! (snif) texas137, I saw your kid twice during the weekend, he looked totally absorbed in something. But no pebbles! :(</p>
<p>I thought it was especially weird that Family Weekend was right after a 4-day weekend for students, since of course why would someone spend their 4-day weekend doing their psets, when they could cram them in on Thurs. and Fri. nights? I think we're there mostly for the Free Food we provide.</p>
<p>(PS: It was an excellent visit, I'm so glad I went. Even if the guy in front of me on the plane back home was sick the whole way.)</p>
<p>Lets see.... 36 hours of travel, no hotel rooms in Cambridge for less than $350 resulting in a long commute from the south shore, lines and delays everywhere, DD too busy to spend more than a little of each day with us....... tongue in cheek whining is done... The reality is it was wonderful to visit campus on a beautiful weekend and we will do this again next year. Thanks to all that made this happen and especially to the students that put up with us constantly milling about and getting in the way. We love the atmosphere, the place and the fact DD loves being there. Thanks again to all involved.</p>
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texas137, I saw your kid twice during the weekend, he looked totally absorbed in something.
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probably something non-academic. I wish I could have been there, though. It was great last year, and I'll try to go next year.</p>
<p>dh and I went and had a fantastic time! We heard some fascinating lectures and saw some cool hip-hop, Indian and ballroom dancing. Took s and a couple of friends out for Indian food and got my taste buds burned off :eek: Had a long chat with mootmom and met hsmom and forceout. Sorry I didn't meet mollie or pebbles but maybe next time.</p>
<p>It was great fun and the weather was beautiful. Thanks to all those who put time into the planning -- I'd say it was a huge success.</p>
<p>Waaah! I'm sure it was a blast. Well, I can always hope for next year. Hope all the same parents will be there, and many more.</p>
<p>Hey, I have a question -- DS said that some people brought multiple family members. Did you see a lot of that? Is it a good idea to bring siblings, cousins, etc.?</p>
<p>DS said it was probably good we didn't go, as he is 'tooling' a lot. Also, I am probably one of the most embarrassing parents (but he didn't say that :-)).</p>
<p>A.M.</p>
<p>yeah, it's good idea to bring anyone who wants to visit :) there were lots of little kids milling about. the families were so cute that sat in on lectures. there was one family that came in during unified and sat down right next to me, the little girl had her face all scrunched up in concentration listening to the lecture and paid better attention than I did.</p>
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DS said it was probably good we didn't go, as he is 'tooling' a lot.
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don't let that deter you next year. There are plenty of activities to keep the family members busy that do not involve their student.</p>
<p>Haha, mootmom, I heard that you met my beautiful curly-haired fiance and his parents. I had to explain to his mom that I really do know you -- she's used to people coming up to her because they read the blog, but I had to explain that you don't just read the blog, you are actually my friend. :D</p>
<p>The fiance was not quite as curly-haired as he was a few weeks ago, but Ben's wife is taking our engagement photos next week, so he needed to be shorn.</p>
<p>We went to family weekend and had a fabulous time. Beautiful weather, athletic events, great food, interesting tours, happy son. Our son brought his friends to dinner. It was a huge treat for us to just listen to them talk. What wonderful kids! It's amazing how much he's grown to love MIT and everyone there. We left wearing lots of MIT apparel (25% off @ COOP!!!) and big smiles. Thanks MIT.</p>
<p>Yup, I was there and it was fun. I met andi and Mootmom. Mootmom, as is the custom smuggled a few bottles of shampoo to me from "The Hotel at MIT" because she knows how much I like it. Then Mootmom and I sat in Lobby 7 trying to figure out how to reach Mollie to no avail. Oh well, maybe next time. I am one of the lucky ones that has a daughter that lives 15 minutes north of MIT, so accomodations are not an issue. Friday night we went to an open house at PKT, my son's frat on Commonwealth Ave. That was fun and informative. Saturday we attended a couple morning events then walked every square inch of Boston at least once. Had dinner at Legal Seafoods in Kendall Square, then went to the acapella Concert. Son was quite busy but did spend time with us. As always, MIT is vibrant, exciting and just cool. I ernestly looked for Pebbles and was really hoping I could jump into a campus tour and see her in action. It didn't happen. Something to look forward to next year. Thanks to all the volunteers and to all you folks that brought your smiles. it was a nice weekend.</p>
<p>AHH my blog is going up! AHH I'm so scared. what if they don't like me :(</p>
<p>Pebbles- so far so good. You're gonna be fine!</p>
<p>Pebbles - you will do fine. You've been very helpful on cc so I know your blog will be good. </p>
<p>I enjoyed family weekend. However, I wish it had taken place over their four day weekend. I got to meet mootmom and andi and andi's husband. That was wonderful. I think my husband was baffled to see me calling people by their id's and not their given names. :-) I had hoped to meet molliebatmit but my Saturday was a little more hectic than I had anticipated. I saw mootmom's son walking across campus and I think I saw Olo from a distance. I noticed one of the bloggers jogging down Memorial Drive while driving DD back from Trader Joe's. </p>
<p>I attended a chemistry course on Friday, watched DD and friends taking notes. It was nice for the professor to acknowledge the parents and have the students applaud their parents for all of their support. Very nice. Went to one of the department meetings and receptions later in the day and that was nice. I had the opportunity to chat with mootmom again who is every bit as sweet in person as she is on cc. DH enjoyed chatting with her earlier in the day. Met some professors at the reception. Great people . I love the environment on the campus. All students were so kind to us. The volunteers who put the weekend together did a fantastic job. </p>
<p>Most of all , DD is happy. She picked the right environment. Now she just needs to work on the sleep issue.</p>