Bryan is living off campus in his frat this year. It was realively painless: one trip out to Bed Bath & Beyond and Target before we left home, one trip out to Mattress World and Target in State College yesterday, and lugging his stuff up 2 flights of stairs on a hot, humid day! The best part is that we purchased his bed at 2:30 in the afternoon and they delivered and set it up by 5:30! Amazing.
His frat has about 20 guys living in it so its reasonably small and less chaotic (I hope). The guys all seem really nice, polite and friendly. Not having much association with Greek life (not big on Canadian campuses in my day), I wasn't sure what to expect. It was actually quite nice ... notice I didn't say "clean", but it wasn't too bad. Here's the front and side views:
Good luck to Bryan and all returning college/university kids!
We are just back from a fantastic week in San Francisco! We spent a night in the Fisherman's Wharf area and then the rest of the time was spent with my brother and his family. They were all awesome hosts.
The quick details:
1st day: wine & hot tub, dinner & firepit
2nd day: Napa wine tastings (Gloria Ferrer, Orin Swift, J & Rodney Strong), Dinner (tapis and wine flights @ Willi's ... need name, town), back to hot tub
3rd day: Watched Haley exercising her horse. Lunch & shopping @ Rockridge in Berkeley, [Guys @ baseball game], Dinner (Gordon Biersch, San Fran)
4th day: Lunch (Va di Vi @ Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek), massage at luxurious spa followed by shopping in a relaxed daze, hot tub, dinner a la Vicki (yum!)
5th day: Monterey - lunch, strolling, dinner, followed by night cap in Carmel (Hog's Breath). [Guys golfed in Pacific Grove]
Some of the wine purchases:
The cousins, Haley & Carolyn:
The whole gang (minus Bryan who couldn't come due to work):
It was truly a perfect visit!
Good luck to Bryan and all returning college/university kids!
