Rice celebrated homecoming on October 17 with an array of festivities: tailgating, a football game, and an alumni dinner at the Hanszen Masters' house. Because I was studying for my neurology final, I had to settle for merely a taste of each, which proved to be great study breaks throughout the day.
It's pretty funny that I never once tailgated at Rice while I was a student, yet the parking lot was hopping with a chili cook-off, various vendors, and rowdy students/alumni playing games like beer pong in broad daylight. While I was studying at Rice's Fondren library I checked the progress of our game vs. University of Houston. Much to my surprise, we pulled off a win in Bayou Bucket Classic with a respectable score of 34-31. Way to go, Owls! Finally, I sneaked away from the books to grab some yummy food and great conversation at the alumni dinner (above).
During my last week of neurology (translation: last week of getting to work at 9am), I enjoyed three days in a row of breakfast with Amy! Crave Cupcakes in the Rice Village had a promotion that was too sweet to pass up: free coffee and a cupcake! Thankfully, they made breakfast-friendly cupcakes like zucchini walnut and apple streusel. It was a tasty way to start the day! The week ended with my neurology final, which wasn't nearly as painful as the NBME subject exams aka the "shelf" at the end of each rotation. I really enjoyed my neurology rotation and working with Dr. Evans- a Rice and BCM alum who specializes in headaches.
I recently saw the musical Shrek for the first time. The costumes were AMAZING! The songs were fun and the storyline was exactly what you would expect from the movies. The traveling production brought a great set, an entertaining Donkey, and a hilarious Farquaad. I was a little disappointed with Shrek's voice and the disrespect of people around me (cell phones ringing, flash pictures, getting up and down during the show, talking, etc.).
Another show I had been looking forward to for weeks was the Jason Derulo concert! One of my favorite spin instructors loves to play his songs (like Ridin' Solo and In My Head), so naturally, Amy and I were pumped up! We ate dinner at a fancy restaurant with Aaron beforehand and then got our groove on at Warehouse Live. I have to admit, I don't think I have had that much fun at a concert in a long time! Afterward we acted like the teenage girls we never were and waited backstage to see him after the show. Despite waiting for like an hour in the rain, our efforts were not rewarded, and we reluctantly went home.
It's pretty funny that I never once tailgated at Rice while I was a student, yet the parking lot was hopping with a chili cook-off, various vendors, and rowdy students/alumni playing games like beer pong in broad daylight. While I was studying at Rice's Fondren library I checked the progress of our game vs. University of Houston. Much to my surprise, we pulled off a win in Bayou Bucket Classic with a respectable score of 34-31. Way to go, Owls! Finally, I sneaked away from the books to grab some yummy food and great conversation at the alumni dinner (above).
During my last week of neurology (translation: last week of getting to work at 9am), I enjoyed three days in a row of breakfast with Amy! Crave Cupcakes in the Rice Village had a promotion that was too sweet to pass up: free coffee and a cupcake! Thankfully, they made breakfast-friendly cupcakes like zucchini walnut and apple streusel. It was a tasty way to start the day! The week ended with my neurology final, which wasn't nearly as painful as the NBME subject exams aka the "shelf" at the end of each rotation. I really enjoyed my neurology rotation and working with Dr. Evans- a Rice and BCM alum who specializes in headaches.
I recently saw the musical Shrek for the first time. The costumes were AMAZING! The songs were fun and the storyline was exactly what you would expect from the movies. The traveling production brought a great set, an entertaining Donkey, and a hilarious Farquaad. I was a little disappointed with Shrek's voice and the disrespect of people around me (cell phones ringing, flash pictures, getting up and down during the show, talking, etc.).
Another show I had been looking forward to for weeks was the Jason Derulo concert! One of my favorite spin instructors loves to play his songs (like Ridin' Solo and In My Head), so naturally, Amy and I were pumped up! We ate dinner at a fancy restaurant with Aaron beforehand and then got our groove on at Warehouse Live. I have to admit, I don't think I have had that much fun at a concert in a long time! Afterward we acted like the teenage girls we never were and waited backstage to see him after the show. Despite waiting for like an hour in the rain, our efforts were not rewarded, and we reluctantly went home.
3 comments:
Looks like a great weekend, Becky! The last 2 Monday nights I've gone to spin class - looking forward to it again tonight - sure is a great workout!
Guess I need to put Shrek on my list of shows to see!
Also, guess I need to put Amy on my list of people to have breakfast with.
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