Oh, Mondays

This Monday marks the first of fourteen very busy days here at Saint Michael’s College, as students labor with determination to finish their semester work before finals.
However, before I buckle down into the work and stress, let me tell you about my weekend.

Friday night Third Eye Blind came to campus and I was able to see them perform. Now at first I was hesitant on how great the concert would be. I mean, Third Eye Blind was popular back when I was in Elementary. Yet, the concert was an absolute blast! The lead singer was very personable and the audience was the perfect size. The concert was held in the Ross Gym, and while there was a large audience, the gym did not get filled. The best part about this concert was having it actually on campus, where I was able to dance, jump up and down, and sing loudly with my friends. I attended the concert with two of my friends thinking we wouldn’t really know/see anyone else there, but how very wrong we were. I ran (well actually danced) into about twelve other people I knew. I think that one of the best feature here at SMC; no matter what social, activity, event, class, concert, etc. you attend, you will always end up running into someone you know.

Saturday morning I woke up early (after only six hours of sleep), quickly took a shower and brushed my teeth before heading out to give a tour to the accepted class of 2014! I absolutely love being a tour guide here, and sometimes believe I get a little too excited about it. After the tour, my friend Ellen and I decided to take a vacation from Alliot food and headed into Essex for breakfast. We had originally planned to eat at the Bagel Market, but they had a line out the door! The funny thing was, about 90% of that line consisted of Saint Michael’s students. So, instead of waiting in the line (even though I was craving their French Toast Bagel) we went in search of another restaurant. The restaurant we ended up at was also in Essex – Firebird Café. This cafe was originally a house, so there are only seven tables. When walking into the café, the atmosphere is friendly, cozy, and comfortable. In one of the corners there was a guitar player to give us music as we ate. For breakfast I had multi-grain French toast with bananas, and it was absolutely delicious! If anyone ever needs a breakfast place to go, check this place out!

The rest of the weekend was sadly spent working on a ten page paper for my education course and watching the first two episodes of the newest season of Doctor Who. While I will dearly miss David Tennant, I thoroughly believe Matt Smith will do a great job. The best part about the new Doctor? He wears bow ties :)

This is the view from my dorm window. The sunset was beautiful this evening