Our new favorite accessory!

All about the ring pops
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Sara and I are now hooked on ring pops after Amy Mendel's faux engagement party where she handed them out at the door. So many people kept asking us if we were part of a bachelorette party because we bought the ones that flashed. I think we bought 20 of them, so we should be all set the next few times we go out!

Sara & the boys

Sara & the boys
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Here Sara is with Matt and his roommate Erik. Logan did such a great job as the official photographer of BOOB. How cute are they!

Me & Matty G

Me & Matty G
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A bunch of us went out for Sara's birthday, otherwise known as BOOB (Big Outrageous Outing for the Birthdays). My friend Matt from class came out and brought his roommate. We had so much fun tearing up the dance floor with the 2 of them. I think we may have to invite them out more often!

Bathing Beauty

Ok, so I just learned that I will be working in the Aquatic Rehab Center at Fletcher Allen this summer. Yup. My clinical instructor (CI) just emailed me to tell me my hours, and dress code: MWF 7:30-4pm, T 10-6:30 & Th 9-5:30, and no bikinis & I need sandals! Good thing I didn't purchase any more clinic clothes, because apparently I need to buy another bathing suit or 2!!

Actually I am quite excited about this placement, since part of my job will be to help instruct yoga on Tuesday afternoons. It seems like they take a more holistic approach to PT and I think I will learn quite a bit this summer. I have a few more weeks to prepare for clinical, so I might do some research on aquatic therapy and get an idea of what I am in for.

Would anyone like some peanuts?

Would anyone like some peanuts?
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My dress definitely made me look like a flight attendant. Here I am striking a pose with my Albany host: Krusty the Meat Miser... you have to love the hash names people get!

We switched dresses at one point, and I have to say that we looked better in each other's dresses. :)

Albany Red Dress Run

Albany Red Dress Run
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I went to Albany this weekend and ran with a bunch of hashers in the 3rd annual NURD (Northeastern Unofficial Red Dress run) through the streets and woods of upstate NY. Here we all are outside the bar before we were bussed to the start in Troy. I ran through streams, past little league fields, and through condo complexes in a red flight attendant dress.

Thankfully there was NO rain, and we all had a great time. Hashers came from Boston, other areas of NY, central MA, and Burlington VT.

I have to say that some of the guys looked better in dresses than the ladies!

Class of 2008

Class of 2008
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One of our professors was diagnosed and successfully treated for breast cancer 10 years ago. A few weeks ago she found out the cancer had metastisized to her liver, and had part of her liver resected. They were able to remove the tumor successfully and she is receovering at home. Our class decided to show out support by purchasing the pink breast cancer awareness wrist bands and take a picture of us wearing them. I hope all of our similing faces cheered her up a bit.

Give me a kiss

Give me a kiss
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Anne, Chris & I pucker up for the camera at a pub crawl in New Orleans.

Liat biking through

Liat biking through
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We biked around New Orleans on Saturday to get an idea of the damage done by Katrina. Here's Liat biking down a typical street on our way to the 9th ward. No one is living in these houses and FEMA is not allowing any body to return nor are any of the houses allowed to be torn down. Volunteer groups, such as Common Ground, are coming in and gutting the homes so owners can rebuild once they get the go ahead. Most people in this neighborhood owned their homes, but did not have flood insurance.

Alex

Alex
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Here's Alex fixing up a bike outside. We tried to do a lot of rebuilding outside when we could, because the weather was so nice.

Anne

Anne
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Here's Anne in the shop taking a coffee break.

Liat and I...

Liat and I... going crazy!
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Here's Liat showing us how excited she is to start fixing bikes.

Inside Plan B

Inside Plan B
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Here is the actual shop that we worked in. The 6 bike mechanics that I went down with helped to rebuild over 50 over the bikes that came down from Boston. This is obviously a shot taken before they started working :)

I'll post pictures of everyone who went on the trip (Alex, Anne, Chris, Abby, Dave, and Liat).

Unloading the bikes

Unloading the bikes
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Yeah! I finally have pictures from New Orleans. Thanks to Chris who sent me a CD of his photos, of course I still need to get pictures from the rest of the crew.. but it's a start.

Here's the container of bikes that was donated by Bikes Not Bombs, packed up in Boston, and shipped down to New Orleans in early March. We spend our first morning in New Orleans helping to unload 600+ bikes and organize them into piles outside of Plan B.

Karaoke at Derek's

Karaoke at Derek's
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Derek had a bunch of people up to his house this past Saturday for BBQ adn Karaoke. He actually managed to find a Karaoke machine at a garage sale for $5, and then set about finding CDs to work in it. He now has quite the collection from the 80s & 90s, and Logan and I rocked out to "Faith" & "Ice Ice Baby" to name a few. Sara is laughing at us on the couch. In fact, all 3 of us were laughing most of the time.

Thanks for another fun NH adventure Derek!

MS Walk Warm-up

Warm-up
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Last weekend, Derek joined me and 15 or so of my fellow classmates on the MS Walk in Boston. I think our team ended up raising over $1300, and most of us did the full 6 mile walk.

The weather was a bit cold, so Jaylynn, Derek and I warmed up beforehand with some aerobics.

Being selfish?

I find myself wanting to know what Brian is up to, how he is doing, and wanting to tell him some of the things going on in my life. Then I realize that I have no right to intrude on his life, he doesn't want to hear from me, and it would be selfish for me to call in order to vent about problems or to seek advice. So instead I find myself trying to keep busy with school, friends, and random social events. Perhaps I will contact him over the summer when I am not as busy and we have both had time to adjust to not being together, but would that just be selfish of me? Perhaps it depends on my motives, which I am trying to be more conscious of these days.

Curling: a new spectator sport!

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My friend Derek got me a ticket to the World Curling Championships being held in Lowell this week. So, instead of a boring Monday evening, I took the commuter rail up to Lowell and cheered on Team Fenson. Apparently in Curling teams are named according to who the skip is (basically the captain who always throws his rocks last.)

Check out the funny signs that Derek's friends came up with. I think the plan is to watch the finals on Friday afternoon. After chatting with the lead for Team Fenson (guy who throws first) for 20 minutes after they beat Scotland, I think Derek and I may become regualr fans of this new fascinating sport.

Helping out at Plan B

Helping out at Plan B
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Here's a picture that was taken of me the last day I helped out. Grey stopped by and was organizing tubes with me (a skill that we could easily master). You can see Alex working on a bike in the background. We usually had 6 stands up, one for each mechanic, and I helped out by finding parts they needed and changing tires, etc. Plan B was our home away from home :)

Interesting...

I just took the same personality test Kate did and my results I think may have been dead on: My Personality