MUT reunion!

When I was back at Wellesley, I had a network of friends through the ultimate frisbee community. I was particularly close with a group of very athletic, hilarious, wonderful people who were also all friends with each other and attended Dartmouth, Cornell, and Wellesley. One of them created a team called "M.U.T." which stands for "Mike's Ultimate Team" and used it as a way for us to see each other every once in a while and get together to play some ridiculously fun but high-quality ultimate. The last time we played together was the Summer of 2008, when we met up in upstate New York for a tournament called "Ow My Knee". We hadn't seen each other in months, we never practiced together, and we didn't care if we won or not. But we ended up beating all the other club teams to win the tournament!

However, we hadn't played all together in 2 years, and many of us hadn't seen each other in months. One of us lives in Colorado, one of us works in Wisconsin, a few of us are in Boston, a few of us in DC, one of us in Philadelphia...and it was about time for another reunion. So, this past weekend, we all got together at Mike's house and played in the local PADA Mosh tournament!

We didn't win the tournament like we did last time, but we sure had a wonderful time. It always feels like home when I see old friends again :)

novemBRRR

Happy November!

The new month has certainly brought autumn along with it (finally), and I find myself bringing out the heavy knit sweaters, colorful scarves and thick tights that I would have been wearing already if I still lived up in Wellesley, MA!

On Halloween weekend, some of my closest friends came to visit the house in time for the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally, and to celebrate Halloween! Here we are on the steps of my house:

After a breakfast of coffee, OJ, eggs and toast with jam and butter prepared by yours truly, we joined something like 200,000 other people on the National Mall in downtown DC to attend the rally. IT WAS SO CROWDED. IT WAS INSANE. But it was exhilarating! People brought hilarious, cynical signs, and there were thousands and thousands of people who held political beliefs similar to my own. To be honest, it was quite empowering and reassuring.

After the rally, we got a delicious lunch at a Chinese restaurant and then headed home to rest, watch a movie, and then prepare to head out on the town to celebrate Halloween. I haven't really celebrated Halloween in years so this was a change of pace, but it was hilarious. We ordered plastic Viking hats and wore them as a group costume, which resulted in the following:

It was SO nice to see everyone in one place (though Colette was missing...I sincerely wish she could have made it), and to hang out all together like we were back at Wellesley.