Glad to here trip went well. If you do not have hotel reservations for Parent's weekend, make them now.

Lately I have found airfares into MHT higher than same route into Boston - only advantage of MHT is that Southwest flies there and you don't have to deal with Logan. But trip from Logan to Brandeis is not horrible.

Sorry you had to fly on a fake plane - I hate those things. You discovered another problem with MHT - since it is a smaller airport, there are fewer back-up options if there is a problem with flights.

I deliver our son to Savannah for college (junior) in 5 days - it does get a little easier each year.