I had a very St. Mike's filled few days this past weekend! On Friday night my roommates headed up to our friend Ashley's house for a night of home cooked food and relaxing. It was great -- and some much needed time away from campus. On Saturday morning, some people headed back to school while three of us headed off for a day of skiing at Smuggs. The mountain was packed, but the skiing was AMAZING. Definitely a result of the storm from last week. We left around 2:30 when it started snowing quite heavy again and were back on campus in time for the men's basketball team. The honored the 1957-1958 men's basketball team which traveled to the NCAA semifinals during halftime. It was a really great ceremony - and neat to see the players and assistant coach who made it back to campus. And perhaps the best part was, the men's teams snapped their 13-game losing streak with a win over Southern Connecticut. Considering they were a game away from tying the longest losing streak in program history, I was still impressed with how many students and other fans were there in the stands. It was also "Think Pink" day, raising money and support for the breast cancer foundation. A great turnout for a great cause. On Saturday night we headed downtown to meet another roommate and her boyfriend for dinner - we ate at one of my favorite local restaurants right off of Church Street called American Flatbread. It's this great flatbread pizza that's made with all local and organic product. Delicious!
On Sunday a couple of us woke up early again to head back to Smuggs for a morning of skiing. It was snowing pretty hard in the mountains but it was a great morning nonetheless. I continue to be thankful for our $30 ski pass there. You really can't beat it. We left early because we knew it might be a hairy ride home, and we had to be back at school by 3 p.m. to go see Chicago at the Flynn. It was one of the three Broadway shows we will be seeing there this semester - and it was fantastic (and Nick and Josh were sitting right behind me)! The costumes, the singing, the choreography, everything was meticulously presented. Although I was exhausted from two days of skiing, the show was totally worth it. The cultural pass - the reason we get to see such great shows for a one-time purchase of $30 - is another win-win situation for SMC!
Working on our senior seminar project in the lab last night, we discovered how few weeks are left until our project is due - and how few weeks we really have left at St.Mike's. It makes you appreciate weekends like this past one - nothing crazy, but just quality time spent with some really great friends and being able to take advantage of everything that SMC and Vermont has to offer. I know Mallory and I probably say it with each post we write ... but these next few months are really going to pass too far!
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