and I will travel

I'm off again!

The latest adventure takes place in Scotland visiting a dear friend from Japan days. Over the years we have had quite the adventures together all over the world!

I can simply not wait to see her and the Scottish lands :)

when I return to Boston I will prepare for several visitors to come through and cannot wait to catch up with college friends! It's going to be a busy fall!!

better late than never, right?!

Weddings are a great time to celebrate the bride and groom and we were lucky enough to have a mini-family reunion too!

I was able to see my grandma after way too long,

I was able to meet one of the newest additions to the family- Annika Claire!

I was able to spend time with aunts and uncles and cousins- it was a great weekend!

Welcome to the family Jeff! Congratulations Kelly!

My musical influence

Having moved to Japan at 13 years old and coming back to the United States at 16 meant that I missed a lot of the current music. To this day people still are amazed that I haven't heard of some the big songs/artists of those years. This is what I was influenced by (and sang every time I went to karaoke) as a teenager:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwacTv-6DK4

the scariest part is that I still remember a lot of the words! yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Haiti... but not quite yet

I've been delayed an extra day in going to Haiti. My flight was cancelled and they told me at 10pm the night before my 7am flight, I'm now booked on a new flight tomorrow. So, instead of unpacking, i'm just lounging around enjoying some time to sleep, relax, and gear up for the next two weeks!! Haiti, I'm on my way... just a little later than planned

A Good Reminder

"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." (Matthew 6:34, Message)

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

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!?