Saturday, April 9, 2011

Springtime!

Boston is slowly warming up and the days are getting longer.
Yesterday alone brought a bunch of spring activities. It was opening day for the Red Sox. Despite how they played against Cleveland- the Yankees will always be the big rival and to beat them on opening day brought a buzz to the city that reminds me why we call baseball the American passtime.
(me and my old roommates at Red Sox/ Yankees game in 2009)

Northeastern's Kappa chapter had their formal- which brought interesting twists attending as a chaperone and definitely made me feel a little old!
Chaperoning also made me remember Kappa at Valpo- and all of those kappa dances I used to attend! ah the good ol' days! I missed having a corridor of dresses to borrow, someone to help with my hair, bus rides, singing and screaming the whole way there... but it was fun to be on the other side, help coordinate the evening, be an encouragement to the current actives, and still get to dance the night away!

Sunshine Family at formal in 2008. Me with my advisees in 2011!










Ah springtime... next weekend is the marathon, then Easter, then wedding season begins and I'll be heading to MN to celebrate!
For now though, I'm off to celebrate the beginning of warmer weather on a rooftop with good friends and the sounds of baseball reverberating from Fenway

Friday, April 1, 2011

Ultimate April Fools

Apparently this weather phenomenon is common in Boston, but I don't remember the last time there was snow in April!
I think this must be why so many New Englanders (is that what they are called?) talk about moving away so often. (I just tried to look it up, still not sure what to call people from New England)
so from snowy New England, Happy Spring!?