We weren't there to celebrate Henry's birthday with him, but I think my mom and Liz more than made up for it. They took my kids and two of Henry's friends to his favorite restaurant, where your food is delivered by model trains.
They came back to the house, had cake and ice cream, and I'm told "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" was a huge hit. Jo Ellen sent him presents, the thing he has wanted most in the world- Rescue Bots.
Nick presented his research. The room was larger and more full of people than his photo indicates.
Once he was done, we did a small amount of sight-seeing in Boston, walking a large portion of the freedom trail, stopping for ice cream at McDonald's when it started to rain. We also finally got cannoli from Maria's, which is only steps away from the trail. It was delicious. Nick said it's a virtual tie between Maria's and the place he had cannoli in Philadelphia in 2006. That's some high praise.
It was then time for the closing banquet , nicknamed "Burn Prom". We sat by a surgeon from Australia and nurses from California. We always meet interesting people here.
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