Not so Hip to be Harvard Square

I forgot i wanted to mention some musings on Harvard Square. Deely this is for you. I was kind of bummed to see how much it has changed since the days when I lived down the street in Central Square. I could not believe there is an IHOP right in the middle of the square- that just seems so wrong! I knew Central had been over run by chains and the likes of the GAP but I didnt know it was happening in Harvard too. It really made me sad. Then Nick and I parked in front of what used to be Tommy's pizza- Deb remember that place? Our favorite late night stop on the way home if we hadn't chowed down at the Hong Kong! That greasy pizza with the sesame seed crust was to die for! Anyway ya its gone- replaced by some fancy trattoria. What a drag.
Luckily one of our old stand bys remains and appears to be better than ever- Herrels!
Listen to this concoction- sweet cream icecream with TWINKIES smashed into it! OMG let me tell you how bad I wanted that. Nick had some and loved it.
They still have the sweet cream cookies and cream and I was thinking about how we used to take our nightly walks down Memorial Drive to get our fro yo! We were so skinny that summer! We were on the Webber charcoal grill and Herrells diet- and it was never better! We would grill shrimp or chicken and peaches and pineapple on the barbi every night then walk to the Square for our fro yo. I think we were going to the gym alot and drinking the occassion margarita as well! But hey it worked!
I also so another old fave, used to be The Wrap- now called Boloco. I wish I could have one of those babies- oh those were so delish. Well at least Shea's is still there...love that wine bar it's still a dive and that's the way it should be. I loved living in Cambridge and it feels so good to get a fix in the city once in awhile. I wouldnt trade my garage or yard or pool for my old apartment, but sometimes you feel like you are dying in the burbs! I love the energy of the city. One of my only regrets is that I never lived in NYC in my 20's. Although there was that summer it felt like we did...Kathy Deely if you are reading this- I dont know how your roomate put up with us! Remember we came just about every weekend- except our weekend was on Thurs Fri and you guys were working! We would come home from partying and you guys would be up already getting ready for work! Those were the days! We need a trip to the Room this fall!!!
Ok enough nostalgia for a Friday morning- back to reality I have to empty the dishwasher and get to Davis Farmland...my carefree single apartment days are over....sigh.