Senior Week 2010

So this past week I experienced my first college Senior Week. Let me tell you, it's pretty intense. Senior week is the week after finals and before graduation so all the seniors go on bar tours and basically drink all day. Now, I didn't participate in full effect, but I did my fair share of celebrating. Thursday was also one of my best friends' birthday so we had a two day celebration Wednesday and Thursday.
This might explain my lack of blogging. I found a load of change in my room and cashed it in at the bank and that became my budget for the week.

Wednesday night my wonderful friend, Eric, treated a small group to a delicious Italian dinner featuring the following: olive crostini, bruschetta, insalata caprese, penne all'arrabbiata, pizzelle con gelato, vino rosso, asti spumante, disaronno e limoncello. It was absolutely fabulous!


After dinner I went on to commence the birthday celebrations at the Phyrst where our favorite band, Go Go Gadjet was playing for the last time until the fall. We got there at 8:15 and the line was already halfway down the block! While waiting a lovely girl came stumbling along the line and offered us $5 to let her get in line with us. Obviously we agreed which was one of the best decisions of the night. Kelly introduced herself to us and pulled a pair of jeans out of her purse while looking for something. I knew then that she was a keeper. She entertained us for several minutes while waiting in line before she made a phone call and started wandering away. 10 minutes later she was walking down the line again presumably looking for us, but couldn't recognize her new friends so she walked away. I would call that a good investment.

After an hour and fifteen minutes of waiting in line we finally made it inside! I can definitely say that in the last three years as a student at Penn State, Wednesday night was one of the most fun nights I have ever had! The band was great, we had a connection behind the bar hooking us up with free drinks, it wasn't too crowded because the bouncers were cracking down on all the bar tours, and I was dancing like crazy with some of my best friends in the world!

I left our mark in the bathroom along with the hundreds of other Phyrst-goers that night.

Friday morning I got a text from one of my good friends saying, "My mom wants you to come to dinner and a concert tonight." I'm not one to pass on an evening out with some great people so I met him, his mom and her husband, and another friend at my favorite restaurant, Cozy Thai. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and killed some time before the concert by stopping at some of State College's finest establishments (bars, obviously.) We then went to the State Theatre where we were entertained by John Hiatt and the Combo. They were really great! I got to hear one of my favorite songs, Cry Love, which was incredible!


Overall, Senior Week taught me how good a hand I was dealt here at Penn State. I know some of the most amazing people in the world. I have been blessed to be treated like family by them and have made countless memories. Thou didst mold us, Dear Old State, and I thank you for that!