Rock Chalk Final Four- Mar 25, 2012

Since I didn't know any Jayhawks in Boston, I went to my first alumni watch parties yet to watch the Jayhawks battle in the first 2 rounds of the tournament to get to the Final Four.  It was so fun to watch with my fellow dedicated fans...especially since we defied all preseason expectations and made it to Nola!

Boston Symphony- Mar 25, 2012

The building randomly had free tickets to the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, so Lisa and I took advantage and walked the 2 minutes to the beautiful Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory and were treated to a beautiful set of Russian and Czech music.  The soprano was amazing and it was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

A Walk Around Backbay- Mar 24, 2012

It's been an early spring in Boston and so the Oregon crew-- Dave, Gina, Mike, and Lisa-- had lunch at my place and then took a walk around the Hood.  First we window shopped on Newbury Street, then took a turn around Boston's Public Garden, and then along the Charles River which has been my running spot this month.  It was a gorgeous day, though 20 degrees colder than the day before.  Good times and good people.

Boston- Mar 1-31, 2012

My month in Boston was made much easier by the amazing place I stayed.  Sheila's sister's friend Adam was gracious enough to let me stay at his place for the month and it was fantastic.   Definitely couldn't afford the place on my own.  A 25 minute peaceful walk to work at Children's Hospital Boston in the CICU, a gorgeous view out of the panoramic view from the apartment in the heart of Boston's Backbay.  Who could ask for more.

Vancouver Girls Weekend- Feb 17-20, 2012

So girls weekend was a ton of fun.  Lisa, Jessyka, and I left Friday night after work and stopped in Seattle for a night on the town.  So good that at one point Jess was running barefoot in downtown Seattle.  After our night out, we headed to Vancouver.  Crazy that I haven't been to Canada yet.  Anyway, we watched the Canucks demolish the Maple Leafs at a local bar, walked around the waterfront, biked Stanley Park, and ate a tone of good food.  It's awesome being so close to so many cool places and having a couple fun girls with whom to explore.

Decentralized Dance Party- Jan 28, 2012

So these two guys from Vancouver go around the US hosting these decentralized dance parties as they call it where they roam around the streets with hundreds of partiers following with boomboxes tuned into their personalized station from a transmitter.  It was awesome to just go around dancing to 80s music while wearing 80s workout gear.  Con Bro Chill a crazy Portland band was there too and we were all a part of their music video.  The start was a little shaky as the under Hawthorne bridge meetup was the same place that Occupy Portland was meeting for the night, but all was well and by the time we ended the night at a local skate park I had danced till my feet hurt.

KU Girls in Colorado!- Jan 13-16, 2012

 In med school, we used to go skiing in Colorado MLK weekend and so were were definitely overdue for a reunion.  I haven't been skiing since our last trip, so I more tumbled down the mountain behind Casey, Sheils, Sara, Ashley, Kate, and Rob, but it was still a ton of fun.  We rented a condo in Keystone, drank beer, enjoyed the gorgeous sunny weather and were all together for the first time in years.  Good times.