Saturday, April 7, 2007

Spring Break

My spring break was spent sliding along the slippery east coast (it was rainy for about half of my trip) and visiting friends and family. It was SO nice to see everyone; by the end of the trip, I realized that I had stayed in a different town every night. Philadelphia, Medford, New York, Princeton, New Haven ... the list goes on.
One of the highlights of my trip, however, was seeing Isaac! He is the cutest baby ever! Ann looks incredible, too. I must say, Bethany and I have done a good job dressing her in top-notch hand-me-downs. (; But besides that, she is the perfect mother. Already Isaac is more cultured than most - Ann only speaks with him in French!
I also got to see Dad, which was really fortuitous because he just happened to be in Philly the weekend I came in. At the last minute, we decided to meet Chris at Princeton and so we spent a few hours walking around campus and catching up. Dad bought Chris and I the ugliest umbrellas ever - boldly sporting Princeton's orange and black stripes. I can't wait for it to rain at Berkeley!
The next day, Dad and I went to visit one of his friends that lives in Philly - you should have heard how many good things he had to say about Dad! Did you know that Dad won a really prestiguous national award for a surgical video he did? He's considered one of the two best obstetrical surgeons in the nation ...
Anyway, I also spent a day shopping and restaurant-hopping with Anna and Aaron. We had so much fun! Aaron is hilarious - and Anna is the most laid-back girl ever. Aunt Barb's house is right next to Tufts - in a beautiful neighborhood and only a bike ride away from Harvard square. They did such a great job remodeling it; its beautiful!
The trip, however, was entirely too short. I can't complain, though, because my friends are flying me back to PA this August before I go abroad. That way, I will have plenty of time to road trip and visit. We are going to be staying in Canada for a few days and stopping along the way at Niagra falls and Cape Cod.

3 comments:

Patrick and Leigh said...

Karen, It's nice to see a recent post!! Thanks for detailing your trip to the north east. I'm glad that you got to see & do so much. I love having kids-but I'm definitely not as mobile as I used to be. It's good to be able "live" vicariously through you.

love,

leigh

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Ann said...

Wow! I didn't know that about Dad, either! I'm surprised he hasn't told us...1,000 times! It was great to see you again, Karen! You look great, and I love how you're sucking the marrow out of life! I hope you may always be so motivated! Love you!