Happy Sunday!
This week has been really exciting for me. From trying new restaurants downtown to exploring the city that I’ll be living in starting next month, I haven’t had too much time to just sit back and relax. On a good note, my lack of internet access over the last few days has forced me to sit down and read more, including a book on Paul Durand-Ruel that my dad got for me after attending an exhibition in honor of the Impressionist art collector while he was in London (thanks dad!).
Have you ever fell in love with something and felt like you’d never find anything like it ever again? That’s how I felt after eating what I thought was the end-all of baked brie while in London two years ago. Brie on its own is delicious. Baking brie so that the cheese is all gooey and melts in your mouth is nothing less than heavenly. So I was somewhat in mourning over the fact that I’d never find another baked brie like it ever again… And boy, was I wrong!
6th & Vine is one of my new favorite finds in the Arts District of Winston-Salem. I’d heard rave reviews of the food and drinks but I didn’t try it for myself until earlier this past spring. The menu’s varied and the specials are always delicious sounding and I’m pretty sure that they source their ingredients locally.
Mostly due to the insistence of the Student Union, Wake Forest hosted a sendoff party for all of the seniors a few weeks before classes ended. Senior Sendoff was basically a celebration of everything that we have accomplished as students and leaders on campus, with the addition of free booze and free food. They bussed us over to the local minor league baseball stadium and had us stand out on the field so that we could take a class picture that actually ended up being pretty cool.
Post-grad life hasn’t been too much of a struggle so far. Mostly because I’ve just been catching up on TV and hanging out with my family, but next week I actually have “real person” plans to go apartment hunting and then I start working in early July. But for now I’m living in my little bubble on the couch happily watching Investigation Discovery and going out for runs every once in a while.
So I’m a bit behind (I promise to update about everything soon!!) but I’m back home and have bene enjoying the post-grad life. AKA I’ve sat on the couch for the past day and a half watching the Food Network with my cat sitting on my lap–so basically it’s been a lazy gal’s heaven.
I have, however, taken breaks from my lazy endeavors on the couch to spend time outside walking the dogs or just to enjoy the sun by the pool. Because I particularly enjoy bothering my friends and family by stopping every few seconds to take pictures that I like to pretend are very artsy, here are a few of my favorites from our last sunset walk down the block!
LDOC, otherwise known as the “Last Day of Classes,” has always been exciting because it’s meant that summer is just around the corner. Obviously it also means that exams are on the horizon but I’ve found that by actually attending classes and doing the readings that I’ve never been too nervous taking them. However this was an especially memorable for my friends and I since it’s our very last LDOC, so we decided to take pictures in honor of the occasion.