Fall Vacation

It has been 2 months since I left Boston and started what I'm now affectionately calling "the summer vacation I never had in college" and I haven't written a single post about it. For that I'm sorry, as it has actually been a surprisingly busy 2 months. A recap is in order, then I solemnly swear that I will update on a semi regular basis for my regular readers, Mom and Grandma.

So as I mentioned I never had a summer vacation in college, between study abroad and coops I might have a month off here or there, but after 2006 I never had the leisurely break that most college students are used to. I've done my fair share of sleeping in and lazy days watching daytime TV, but I've also been having fun!

Manhattan Beach, CA
Los Angeles

Free time plus some leftover coop savings equal travel time! I went to Los Angeles in September to visit my good friend Veronica who is working out there until December. I'll have a post dedicated to LA soon, but for now there are more pictures here.

Notre Dame Basilica, Montréal, QC
Montréal
My next trip was courtesy of Joe, as he had a week off from Law School and wanted to get out of the house. Montréal is only a 6 hour drive from NY but feels like you went much farther in terms of the culture. I'll do a full post and pictures from Montreal soon!


Upcoming: Cross Country Road Trip!
The upside of unemployment is that I am the go-to girl for last minute travels, so when Veronica called and asked if I wanted to drive with her from California to New York in December at the end of her time in LA, of course I said yes! The above picture is our route, I am so excited for the adventure and for us to reunite with our favorite Southern Belle, Whitney, in South Carolina! If you have any suggestions as to where we should stop let us know!

I've seen the Roger Waters: The Wall concert (amazing, post in the future), spent plenty of time in NYC and Boston, developed an affinity for daytime television and finished my Christmas shopping very early! I've had time to catch up with my wonderful friends from my childhood and high school who are still in CT who I sadly did not get to see as much when I was living in Boston full time. I spend half of my life in Starbucks as I have dial up internet at my parent's house (yes, it still exists!) and to be quite honest, I haven't been looking very hard for a job at all. That all changes now, as my money is starting to run low and I think it is time for my fall vacation to come to an end, but so far unemployment has been a blast :)