from the woodwork

they all came out last night.

it started as a celebration night. the candidacy exam fresh - yet done. it was cause for a night out on the town with no curfew and no worries.

e and i planned to meet up at zenos around 9. i got there first and there were no tables to be found however emily - another successful exam taker was celebrating her birthday! i hung out with them till e arrived and we managed to grab a table. he greeted me with a big hug - "i'm so happy for you". it felt good.

before i knew it - i realized a few cyclists were there. and then more people started coming in - anthro grads, eco grads, larch, cyclists... Our table soon became a slow rotation of all of my favorite people in state college. it started with nic, and then misha and her friend... they left in search of a larger table and in came mandy... then seth and dragana... as the night progressed, zenos was choc-full of fun people and i floated from table to table laughing and enjoying my new found freedom.

it was fun. it had been a while since i was able to actually enjoy a night out like that. and it was SO GOOD to see everyone out. i made my way home on the rockhopper around 2:30am. ready to drink lots of water and curl up in my warm comfy bed.

that, my friends, was a fun night. i hope there are more of those to come.