Back in the Mitten

This week I am back in Ann Arbor. I flew in Friday and went to the Michigan-OSU game yesterday. Needless to say it wasn't the best day of football I've had in the Big House as we got pretty slaughtered. It started out okay, but after a roughing the kicker penalty early on the team kind of lost their spunk. Oh well. Stanford and Cal sure made thing interesting with close games that went right up until the very last play, when each went for the game winning field goal down by one point. Luckily both kickers made their respective field goals and each won by 2 points on Senior Day at Stanford and in Berkeley. Good time. Today and tomorrow are days with really nothing to do, Tuesday is my first transitional year interview in Detroit, and Wednesday kicks off Tag Days, the annual charity drive for the student group for which I'm on the exec board. Fun times.

Last game in the Big House as a student

SoCal Trip #1

I had my first California interview today in Southern CA and it went really well. The program really surprised me in a positive way and I had a really nice time. It seems like a great environment and the people seem to be people I would be very happy working with. It will be interesting to see how this match list ends up in February!

Traveling with Lemon and Blue

Yesterday was the big day I've been preparing for... my flight across the country with my pet rats! I had everything in place and had called Delta Cargo about 5 times to ensure everything that needed doing was done. Luckily everything went really smoothly! I dropped them off at the cargo facility at DTW, went to the terminal, took my flight, and then picked them up at cargo in San Francisco. They survived the flight and didn't seem to be overly stressed out, which was good. Grandma and Grandpa picked us up and we survived the traffic out of SF as well! Lemon and Blue seem to be happy in their new cage in my room in CA. Max doesn't notice them and Koa isn't sure what to think, but he's so focused on the fact that I'm home and he's getting love that he doesn't pay them much attention either. It's nice to be home in CA and I'm sure they will appreciate missing the cold winter in our dining room in Ann Arbor!

Getting Ready to Head Home

Today is all about preparation. I am doing a TON of laundry, cleaning, and packing to head to California tomorrow morning.  I took out months worth of recycling I swear (we accumulate so many boxes its ridiculous), and now we can walk into our utility close once again. It's amazing how fast everything adds up. Yesterday I also went to Joann's and got some fabric to make some cage liners for Lemon and Blue since they are coming with me to CA! I also needed a hot glue gun to fix their airplane carrier so the wire mesh I had taped on with gorilla tape would stop unsticking over the fiberglass mesh. I think everything is all squared away now, so yay! Just have to finish the laundry so I can pack. So much more to do, but luckily its only 2PM!

7-2

Today was the Michigan-Rutgers game, my second to last game as a student in the Big House. I got there a little late because I was cleaning, but the rest of the game was fun. We won by a lot, so the game itself was fairly boring, but always fun to hang out with friends in the Big House. We are now 7-2 and remain in 3rd place in our division of the Big Ten.

Also, Stanford crushed Colorado and remains the only undefeated team in conference in the Pac12. Go Card!

Unfortunately, I left a lot of my online class to do this weekend, so tomorrow that's what I'll be doing all day. Fun times!

Just Hangin' Out

The next week and a half are really uneventful for me so I'm just hanging out here. I spent today figuring out how to safely get Lemon and Blue on the airplane to California with me next week, and I think everything is almost worked out. Fun times. Otherwise just waiting to see if any other programs might extend me an interview and I'm preparing for those that I have scheduled. Tomorrow I have a meeting, which is the only thing I have left to do in the A2 area for the next month. Crazy!