Hey, hey. Hows it goin? The weekend is over, but for once I’m a bit relieved. The event I’ve been putting together took place over the weekend and I’m happy to say that everything went pretty smoothly! The other co-chairs and I have been working for a few months to plan the programming for the partners of students who have been admitted to Fuqua. I really believe in the support that the partners organization provides and was excited to be…
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That was the theme of tonight’s beer and food pairing! Fuqua has both a beer and a culinary club and the two joined forces tonight for a fun event. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since Matt mentioned this at the last minute, but it was tons of fun! Five beers were paired with five foods…on a stick! A Mediterranean “salad” with Mother Earth Pale Ale. I’m not a huge fan of olives or onions, but I loooved the…
A rainy weekend made for extra relaxation and lots of couch time. Especially after I had an incredibly productive day on Friday, cleaning like crazy. Due to two weeks of spring break, I hadn’t seen Fuqua friends in quite some time, so we had a fun evening on Friday watching basketball, drinking beer, and eating pizza. Saturday, Matt and I celebrated new friends with a fantastic dinner! I met Anne when Kath was in town for a frosting feast and…
Hello. Friday marks the end of another term for Matt, and since that involves exams, the weekly Fuqua Friday was moved to Tuesday this week. Free food, beer, and entertainment! I enjoyed an excuse not to cook and filled up on chicken curry, spinach salad, some kind of bean salad, a frittata type square, and chips and salsa. I passed on booze tonight, because of my gut – many of my digestive issues seemed to have worsened this week and…
Brrrr. It’s been a chilly weekend here, so I did what I do best – stayed inside and ate good food! Matt was out of town Friday, so I took myself to Fuqua Friday for dinner and drinks. Only when I arrived, the usual buffet had been replaced by a million people wearing hair nets! Turns out, Fuqua students and staff were stuffing thousands of bags with rice and seasonings to send off to a Stop Hunger campaign. It was…
I took your advice and got a tree! I really didn’t want to have to buy a stand, so I searched for the biggest table-top tree I could find. I ended up bringing home this adorably fat tree – it looks more like a bush:) This is only the second time we’ve ever had a tree, so we don’t have many ornaments. But both of our moms donated a few to get our collection started. We decorated the tree quickly…
Last night = laid back, perfect Friday. We had planned on going to a restaurant, but when we saw the full southern buffet at Fuqua Friday and Fullsteam (!) beer, we knew we had found dinner. Dirty rice, maple collards with squash, sweet potatoes, sausage gumbo, and fried catfish. Southern food is awesome. Fullsteam had their Southern Lager (way stronger than a lager in my opinion) and Working Man’s Lunch. Both were excellent. I had three:) Dessert was some kind…
Hello, Hello. A rainy, cold Friday makes for a miserable day at work. A rainy, hot Saturday makes for a productive and cozy day at home!! Laundry, spinning, grocery shopping (who knew Harris Teeter was so expensive!?), cleaning – I’d say it was a success. Last night was also quite successful. I went to Fuqua Friday, and because it was Octoberfest night, I enjoyed a free pint of Palm (an all-time favorite beer). I had intended to try the other…
Whew. This weekend has been a whirlwind of rain, fun, beer, and junk food in a massive parking lot full of Duke graduate students hoping to score season basketball tickets: camp out. Apparently, graduate students are too good for tents, so they rent moving trucks and RV’s for camp out weekend. You see, the students have to camp out for 36 hours so they can report to random check-in’s that occur at all hours of the day. If you make…