Matt and I had an alternative Senior Week. Neither of us really drink so we didn't want to pay outrageous prices to events that we probably wouldn't enjoy. I spent a couple days with the girls visiting Vanderbilt Park taking lots and lots of pictures. We also packed into the bed of Tina's truck and went to the drive-in. It was freezing outside, but we took every blanket we could find in the house in order to stay warm.
Matt, Jay, Nina and I took an afternoon and went to New York City. There we went to the Museum of Natural History, which is always fun, but we only had a couple of hours and there is just way to much history to view in such a short time. We then went to Jekyll and Hyde for dinner. It was entertaining, but the food was overpriced and wasn't very tasty or satisfying. It was still a nice trip though, next time we'll have to be a little more prepared. The next night was senior formal and Matt and I didn't want to pay $70 per person for sub-par food and an open bar that we wouldn't take advantage of, so we decided to go to Beekman Arms with Jay and Nina. The food there was amazing, everyone else ordered the steak and I had duck with a balsamic fig sauce. All in all, I think we made a good decision.
Saturday was my college graduation. It was raining all day Friday and the forecast for Saturday had a few people worried, but the skies opened up and the sun came out just for us. It was a nice ceremony, but entirely too long to hold my attention. The only thing that got me through the hour and a half of name calling was a discussion with some Math professors about Battlestar Galactica. After the ceremony, my family and Matt's family met at Amici's for dinner and presents. Our families seemed to get along very well and I'm glad that they finally had a chance to meet. Yesterday, my memere said "Matt's mom is so beautiful and nice. I wish I had a chance to talk to her a little more." It was so cute. So now I have 21 days away from Matt until we move into our new apartment on June 10th. Luckily I have family parties, packing and a trip to NH to visit Tina to look forward to.
