Music & My Family

My family has a thing for music. It's buried in us and I just don't even think more cowbell will fix it. Over Thanksgiving, I flew home for a few days. It was a great trip full of music and family:

I saw my grandparents and then went with them and a few other relatives to Tomaselli's in Providence to hear my cousin, Kevin, perform with his guitar and catchy voice.

I played in an alumni music concert for the high school. So did my brother. So did my sister. They rocked out the dueling saxes on "In the Mood." My sister conducted the big production of "Hallelujah Chorus." They're amazing!


We celebrated my parents' anniversary and both birthdays.

We had a good time.

Indian Feast

So everyone knows I like to cook. A lot. All the time. Especially for friends.

Last night I made an enormous Indian feast, and we started the night strong with spicy food, cooling drinks, and lively music. There were a bunch of other MAGI, some friends from DC, and even Sarah B straight down from Boston for the weekend! We had really fun time.


After we'd stuffed ourselved, we wandered up the hill to Sofia's birthday party. It was really quite the party. There were more drinks and even livelier music for all. It's always fun to go out with new friends! We definitely more chances to entertain each other!

CCCC

You'll find it right off of I-95...

Emmeli, MLE & Jess @ Triumph!

The Bonfire That Almost Was...

Well actually, that would be the bonfire that was. I just missed it by one day :p

Thursday was a very, very rainy day. But that didn't stop me from heading to Princeton. I even came back to DC to get Miss Emmeli. Unfortunately for us, it literally took 4 hours to get from D.C. through Baltimore. I've really never seen such bad traffic for such a long time. In Princeton, we met up with Bart and his friend, Ekkie, who had spent the week in NYC visiting. We left our thing's in Ryan's room and took off for samplers and burgers at Triumph (mmmm...I wish we had one in Georgetown!!!). While the rain bumped the Bonfire back a day, the night continued with an adventure on the Street and then back on campus :)

Today was beautiful, sunny and perfect for more excitement. On our way off campus, we stopped to watch the undergrads building the bonfire pyre. Then we had possibly the worst diner breakfast of all times. Seriously. Never fret, we stopped to fill up on gas and picked up snacks for the drive back south. Just before we hit Baltimore, Emmeli and I decided it would be a great time for spontaneous exploring. Ever heard of Cecil County Community College? Neither had we, but it was a fun stop nonetheless!

Team Spirit

See?! We even made Caroline all Princeton-y...but then again, given all of the gear I packed for the trip, I suppose that wasn't all that hard.

Fire It Up

Notice the bulldog on a spit over a fire on the shirt! I wish I had scored one of these shirts...

Princeton-Yale @ the Bowl

Mutant. Teenage. Turtle. Ninja.

Fall Fun

Wow it's been longer than I thought since I last made my way to Blogger! The past month was crazy busy--full of birthdays, concerts, visits from friends, visits to friends, visits with family and a football game or two. Here are some highlights:
* Going to Baltimore to hear my brother's Jazz Symphony Concert, followed by a great visit with my parents and lots of really tasty food.
* Having my high school friend, Emily, come visit after a conference here at Georgetown. Hadn't seen her in years, since she moved out to Utah, but it was lovely. We went to the Mall and to a Turkish festival, and for one of the days it was beautiful and sunny.
* Celebrating fall in Princeton at my old house with my old housemate. Getting to eat sushi at Nassau Sushi, which was all redecorated and pretty sweet looking. Playing games at Tower with old Princeton friends. Studying at the library. Then almost getting kicked out of the library for having brought coffee in with me!
* Going to the Kennedy Center with Cathy to see Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" for free on another beautiful, sunny Sunday. Great music in the company of great friends is a great way to end a week/start the next!
* Winning the Dept Halloween Contest: four people dressed as teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle. Yes. We were a 'group' noun! And how often do you get to were bright pink tights out in public??? And be constantly carded because you are dressed as a teenager??
* Driving to Yale for the Princeton-Yale football game. Getting to see Hana and have tasty guacamole on the way. Enjoying every minute of the musical, "Urinetown," which was far better than I'd expected by a long shot. Attending the spectacular game, ending in a 34-31 victory just at the end of the 4th quarter (!!), and running into oodles of Princetonites. Having coffee with a friend from Germany. Going out for some of the best sushi. Ever. Watching cheesy dance movies with a wonderful friend. Drinking red wine. And then some more.
* Testing out my fireplace and enjoying Gluehwein!