Back to the Boro!
This entry is very overdue. The events occurred July 7-9.
Last weekend Aaron and I ventured back to our college stomping grounds of Edinboro University for a three-day food and friend extravaganza. The trip, planned a month or more ago by Aaron and Pudlak, was originally intended to be a complete surprise to me, but the two had to reveal the plan two weeks ahead of time due to their double-booking the get-together during Amanda and Cliff's wedding weekend, which I had been claiming I couldn't attend (I still couldn't, but that's a long story).
When the boys tag-teamed me with the news I was stunned. Crying ensued (I had been very homesick that week anyway), especially when they told me that some of my closest friends, some of whom I hadn't seen in as much as two years, were joining us. Aaron even arranged for us to stay in Scott Hall, and by sheer coincidence we were placed in my old summer room -- #16! Summer in Edinboro is my absolute favorite time of year, because the campus and town are almost empty, and being in the quiet little town is almost like being in a bubble -- a 95-degree bubble.
RECAP!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
• Pick up Christina Deka in Pittsburgh
• Lunch at the Crossroads Dinor with Deka and her mother
• Unpack in Scott Hall
• Visit with Pudlak and Frank
• Dinner at Dairy Supreme for cheddar cheese balls and a chocolate shake
• Local production of "Godspell" -- re-envisioned with the tradionally hippie clown characters as war refugees?! -- at the Academy Theatre in Meadville (directed by Mason Beggs; starring Candice Fisher, Craig Tiede, and Ellen McCarthy; scene design and lighting by Jess Surdyk -- all my old theatre peers)
• Drinking at the Empty Keg with Deka, Pudlak, and Frank
Sunday, July 8, 2007
• Pet store at the Millcreek Mall to play with Schnauzer puppies
• Quick pit-stops at Kay Jewelers and Starbuck's
• Lunch at Perkins with Pudlak, Honkey, and old PCs Mickey, Alice, and Debbie
• Resting in Scott Hall to the live music of Belsapadore (featuring Aaron and Honkey)
• Chicken fingers and fries from John's at Westgate with Pudlak, Frank, and Honkey
Monday, July 9, 2007
• Up early for a driving/"remember when?" tour of campus -- just me and my Dobler
• Coffee at McDonald's with Siobhan
• Pack-up at Scott Hall
• Lunch at Pizza Hut with April and Neen (and April finally meets Aaron!)
• Home
Additional highlights include Jioio's pizza with Aaron on Friday night and brunch at the Coffee Bean Cafe on Tuesday morning. Disappointments include sick puppies and a parking lot where we once laid and looked at the stars together.
Last weekend Aaron and I ventured back to our college stomping grounds of Edinboro University for a three-day food and friend extravaganza. The trip, planned a month or more ago by Aaron and Pudlak, was originally intended to be a complete surprise to me, but the two had to reveal the plan two weeks ahead of time due to their double-booking the get-together during Amanda and Cliff's wedding weekend, which I had been claiming I couldn't attend (I still couldn't, but that's a long story).
When the boys tag-teamed me with the news I was stunned. Crying ensued (I had been very homesick that week anyway), especially when they told me that some of my closest friends, some of whom I hadn't seen in as much as two years, were joining us. Aaron even arranged for us to stay in Scott Hall, and by sheer coincidence we were placed in my old summer room -- #16! Summer in Edinboro is my absolute favorite time of year, because the campus and town are almost empty, and being in the quiet little town is almost like being in a bubble -- a 95-degree bubble.
RECAP!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
• Pick up Christina Deka in Pittsburgh
• Lunch at the Crossroads Dinor with Deka and her mother
• Unpack in Scott Hall
• Visit with Pudlak and Frank
• Dinner at Dairy Supreme for cheddar cheese balls and a chocolate shake
• Local production of "Godspell" -- re-envisioned with the tradionally hippie clown characters as war refugees?! -- at the Academy Theatre in Meadville (directed by Mason Beggs; starring Candice Fisher, Craig Tiede, and Ellen McCarthy; scene design and lighting by Jess Surdyk -- all my old theatre peers)
• Drinking at the Empty Keg with Deka, Pudlak, and Frank
Sunday, July 8, 2007
• Pet store at the Millcreek Mall to play with Schnauzer puppies
• Quick pit-stops at Kay Jewelers and Starbuck's
• Lunch at Perkins with Pudlak, Honkey, and old PCs Mickey, Alice, and Debbie
• Resting in Scott Hall to the live music of Belsapadore (featuring Aaron and Honkey)
• Chicken fingers and fries from John's at Westgate with Pudlak, Frank, and Honkey
Monday, July 9, 2007
• Up early for a driving/"remember when?" tour of campus -- just me and my Dobler
• Coffee at McDonald's with Siobhan
• Pack-up at Scott Hall
• Lunch at Pizza Hut with April and Neen (and April finally meets Aaron!)
• Home
Additional highlights include Jioio's pizza with Aaron on Friday night and brunch at the Coffee Bean Cafe on Tuesday morning. Disappointments include sick puppies and a parking lot where we once laid and looked at the stars together.