Well we are back in the saddle of law school as of this morning, and we are loving it (imagine big, fake smiles on our faces)! Really it's not too bad, but in my experience it is a rare and lucky person who actually enjoys being in school: I personally can always think of things I would rather be doing. On the bright side, though, we get to see our friends again, the weather in Philly has been phenomenally nice, and so long as we keep our eyes on the prize hopefully we can remain sane. Speaking of sanity, our grades are supposed to be released at the end of this week, which is Friday the 13th!!! What an omen! And those newly released grades promise to be very hungry due to their captivity and are sure to feast on my emotional well-being. Nevertheless, here they come.
We should also mention that last week we were technically in school, but today was the start of our full-semester courses. Last week both Danielle and I took a one-week course on Interviewing, Negotiating, and Counseling. So if anyone feels like being questioned, needs advice, or wants to haggle, we are now pros. Unfortunately Danielle felt that she got a little more out of the class than I did, but that is probably because I was already so good at all that stuff.
Besides the unseasonably warm temperatures, Philadelphia has welcomed us back with its characteristically bad drivers. You can see our previous posts for more specificity, but an example of what we are talking about presented itself to us yesterday outside of church:
As you can see, the churchgoers had to walk around the car, inexplicably parked in the middle of the sidewalk. In Philadelphia this would generally be justified by turning on the emergency flashers, but I suspect this driver was at church and did not want to wear out his or her battery by leaving the blinkers on for that long.
We have also taken the past week to explore a few new restaurants in the area (and Chipotle and another local pizza/sandwich shop that we love- Evan's). The new places were Tandoor India, which serves Indian food:), and Head Cook's Pizza and Bakery, which is a brand new hole-in-the-wall just a few blocks away. Tandoor had a decent buffet for a good price, and Head Cook's won us over with its perfect combination of cheesiness, sauciness, and thin-crustiness. What's more, the owner gave us free rice pudding. It probably makes top three, maybe two, for our favorite pizza places nearby.
Finally, this picture is a little late in coming, but we drove by a very pleasantly-lit home on December 30 while leaving the wedding of our friends Jimmy and Sarah Abreu (CONGRATULATIONS!!!). Here is the house, just thought we would share and extend the joy of Christmas into the new year:
Finally finally, we want to mention that Grandma Judy Smith passed away last Friday, January 6. We don't need to say much, but we thought we should give her a shout out and say that we love her very much!
Okay, well peace out!
-Rory (and Danielle, right beside me!!)
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