My life in State College: Visits
This week was really boring. But the weekend proved somewhat eventful.
First, midweek I got sick again. Or, my sore throat just returned in the form of a sniffly nose and cough after a 4 day hiatus. Who knows.
Thursday, I started looking after my advisor's dog, Cheyanne. Sweet girl. 3 walks and 2 meals a day for a very sweet and calm pup - the thrice daily doggy visits had begun.
Friday, I went on a run even though I was still coughing a bit. Shockingly, I was finally able to do a ten-minute mile....twice! Yay, I ran at 6.0 for 20 minutes and I was so happy about it. Tired me out but it was worth it. Later on, I went out with some APLNG people to celebrate Tom passing his candidacy. Spider Kelly graced the Dark Horse stage, and while it was fun, I was still just a bit too tired from my cold to fully enjoy it...so I left a bit early. Loved the visits with the APLNG folks though!
Saturday, I was still a bit groggy so I slept in...but later that evening I headed over to my friend Nick's (another friend Cari joined in) to watch the whole first season of The Walking Dead. Visiting friends with the goal of watching zombies? YES! If you aren't into zombies who cares, this show is awesome...artful, creative, and the plot is so good you just FEEL for those characters. We watched it all, chatted and then I went out to go home and realized that my car had been towed :( Stupid State College towing cars all over the place. OK, OK fine, I figured worse things can happen. Cari kindly took me to walk the dog before bedtime, and dropped me off at home. Found out my car was at a tow lot a 5 minute walk from my house...which somehow made me a lot happier.
The next morning, I woke up, weighed myself after 5 days of not doing so and found out that I have now lost 5 lbs! halfway to my goal and I am quite excited! Walked to get my car and soon enough I was $105 poorer. Still, at least I had my car. That afternoon I set out for Huntingdon, PA to visit yet again - this time some Marburg friends at Juniata college. I met up wtih Amy, Brandi, Ben and Kevin for lunch at the Main St. Cafe (not a cafe lol) in Alexandria. Very tasty and of course hilarious memories/chats. Oh, nostalgia.
This week should be pretty short as I'm heading home for Easter visits on Thursday afternoon. After an advisor meeting I'll hit the road and be home all day for Good Friday (to hang out with Mom!) Friday evening I'm going to Guelph to visit Jen....Sara and her baby Alex are coming too :) Then it's off to Waterloo to grab drinks with Kate and Justin, my friends who are getting married on October 8th. I'll stay over with Kate at her Mom's that night and head out to try on bridesmaids dresses the next day with her :) Then home to do work Sat-Sun until Easter dinner at Grandma's. The whirlwind trip ends when I drive back to PA Monday morning.
Happy Spring! Happy visits!
-J
First, midweek I got sick again. Or, my sore throat just returned in the form of a sniffly nose and cough after a 4 day hiatus. Who knows.
Thursday, I started looking after my advisor's dog, Cheyanne. Sweet girl. 3 walks and 2 meals a day for a very sweet and calm pup - the thrice daily doggy visits had begun.
Friday, I went on a run even though I was still coughing a bit. Shockingly, I was finally able to do a ten-minute mile....twice! Yay, I ran at 6.0 for 20 minutes and I was so happy about it. Tired me out but it was worth it. Later on, I went out with some APLNG people to celebrate Tom passing his candidacy. Spider Kelly graced the Dark Horse stage, and while it was fun, I was still just a bit too tired from my cold to fully enjoy it...so I left a bit early. Loved the visits with the APLNG folks though!
Saturday, I was still a bit groggy so I slept in...but later that evening I headed over to my friend Nick's (another friend Cari joined in) to watch the whole first season of The Walking Dead. Visiting friends with the goal of watching zombies? YES! If you aren't into zombies who cares, this show is awesome...artful, creative, and the plot is so good you just FEEL for those characters. We watched it all, chatted and then I went out to go home and realized that my car had been towed :( Stupid State College towing cars all over the place. OK, OK fine, I figured worse things can happen. Cari kindly took me to walk the dog before bedtime, and dropped me off at home. Found out my car was at a tow lot a 5 minute walk from my house...which somehow made me a lot happier.
The next morning, I woke up, weighed myself after 5 days of not doing so and found out that I have now lost 5 lbs! halfway to my goal and I am quite excited! Walked to get my car and soon enough I was $105 poorer. Still, at least I had my car. That afternoon I set out for Huntingdon, PA to visit yet again - this time some Marburg friends at Juniata college. I met up wtih Amy, Brandi, Ben and Kevin for lunch at the Main St. Cafe (not a cafe lol) in Alexandria. Very tasty and of course hilarious memories/chats. Oh, nostalgia.
This week should be pretty short as I'm heading home for Easter visits on Thursday afternoon. After an advisor meeting I'll hit the road and be home all day for Good Friday (to hang out with Mom!) Friday evening I'm going to Guelph to visit Jen....Sara and her baby Alex are coming too :) Then it's off to Waterloo to grab drinks with Kate and Justin, my friends who are getting married on October 8th. I'll stay over with Kate at her Mom's that night and head out to try on bridesmaids dresses the next day with her :) Then home to do work Sat-Sun until Easter dinner at Grandma's. The whirlwind trip ends when I drive back to PA Monday morning.
Happy Spring! Happy visits!
-J
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