Commencement

So, the first week of my spring break has flown by. I'll write about the first weekend (last weekend) first, then proceed to post about various other events of this week.

Last weekend was a whirlwind of activity due to a friend from college coming to visit. She is trying to decide between University of Virginia and Tufts University for her Ph.D, so needed to come and see Tufts' campus. She spent Friday talking to various professors then met up with me, The Boyfriend, and various other friends for dinner. We went to Diva, in Davis, which is absolutely excellent Indian food. After dinner, we went to the swing dance in Charlestown, which was hosting the Baby Soda Jazz Band, a particular favorite of mine. We danced the night away and came home to collapse into bed.

Saturday morning, we headed back into the city to meet some friends for dim sum. I love dim sum very much; what could be better than people pushing cart-loads of delicious food to you for two hours?! We went to Hei La Moon, just on the edge of Chinatown. It was especially exciting because we were joined by a friend's Chinese roommates, who were able to converse with the cart-pushers more efficiently than anyone else. The meal ended with everyone clutching their stomachs while trying to shove in that last bite of dumpling. Superb.

After dim sum, a group of us headed over to Boston Common. We pointed out all the beautiful, unaffordable homes to our visiting friend, and tried to figure out what the monument in the middle was for. We met some more friends on Newbury, where I had spent much too much money in the Borders that is going out of business there. Eager to rest our feet, the group headed to the Pour House for drinks and, for those who were still stuffed from dim sum, snacks.

Though I had been planning on going dancing again that night - there was a special event going on, with lots of dancing both during the day and in the evening - I decided to hear down to Stoughton (where yet another friend lives with her boyfriend) with everyone else so I could spend more time with my out-of-town friend. Pizza and alcohol consumption abounded, and numerous drunk stories from college were recalled. The Boyfriend and I headed home early due to exhaustion, and we bid farewell to our friend who would be flying home the next morning.

Sunday I spent in Charlestown working the door of the dance event I mentioned earlier. It was really fun, since I got to watch the lessons that were going on. I should mention that the couple teaching, Bobby and Kate, are truly spectacular, but also just happen to be my favorite teaching couple. It's also not really a secret that I have a huge school-girl crush on Bobby. He's just such an incredibly talented dancer as well as an awesome person. He's the most down to earth out of all the instructors I've interacted with, and I really appreciate that. Most other swing dance instructors are enormously self-absorbed and arrogant, but Bobby has never come across that way. He just loves dancing. Anyway, he and Kate spent some time chatting with me during the break between classes, which was awesome, as well as helping me with my dancing during the practice session afterward. I'm proud to say that I didn't act too much like a fool in spite of my goofy happiness. :)

So, all in all, a lovely weekend. I'll post later about the week.

ciao