Weekend Recap

Lots of nostalgia going on for me this weekend. Saturday was "picnic day" at my alma mater. Picnic day is basically a day of festivities the entire college campus and town partakes in. There are parades, fashion shows, a polo match, drink specials at every bar, and many other similar events and demonstrations going on all around the HUGE campus. Starting early in the morning, college students and alumni can be found enjoying mimosas and bloody marys {or beer in the case of frat boys -- Davis has a HUGE Greek community, I myself was a tri delta} and beer pong/flip cup tables can be found on every front lawn. You don't attempt to drive around the town of Davis, California on picnic day. And if you are an alum planning to return-- it is necessary to book a hotel room MONTHS in advance. I can't even describe how amazing picnic day is. It is truly something the entire town participates in. That is what I loved most about Davis, it was a great college town. Truly better than the college town I currently live in, which houses Bowdoin College {though I certainly do like it here!} Also, Davis, California is very warm this time of year and everyone is in cute sun dresses and sunglasses for picnic day.

SIGH

While picnic day was going on, I on the east coast was reminiscing but also trying to catch up on some work. And get some stuff done around the house. Here are some highlights:

Deep cleaned our bathroom and invested in some new soft bath mats. LOVE THEM!! it is funny how such a small change can make me so happy : )

New shower caddy to make things a little more organized {i.e. prevent bottles from falling all over the place while showering}

New nail polish -- OPI Panda-monium pink. I love it because it is kind of a lavender pink. Judging from this photo it looks like I could use another coat though! Purchasing this nail polish was how I "rewarded" myself for mostly completing my two bar applications. Had a little marathon session Friday night filling them out. Luckily I completed the paperwork necessary to obtain a security clearance when I worked at the DOJ last spring {externship}. So a lot of the work needed to fill out these applications had already been done and I just needed to re copy it onto my bar applications -- i.e. every residence/job/etc. held since 18 yrs old, or from college or five years ago, whichever is longer. Lucky for me I came to law school right after college so I did not have to account for that much time. AND also, luckily I don't have so much as a speeding ticket to report in my application. So everything was pretty straight forward. Just a few things to finish and these guys are ready to get sent out! I feel SO much better that these are almost done.

Rescued this guy from the curb in my neighborhood last night while taking Chase for a walk. Not quite sure what I will do with it. It might be fun to paint it, but I haven't decided yet.

These made the perfect rainy Sunday snack. I took some phyllo pasty shells and added brie and raspberry jam. The melty goodness was the perfect snack for late afternoon studying.

These beauties finally arrived. There are two major commercial legal research companies -- Lexis Nexis and Westlaw -- that essentially provide search engines for researching cases, laws, and anything else lawyers need to be able to access as part of their day to day job. The cost of these services for firms is expensive and many smaller firms do not make use of them. Mine uses Lexis. But for law students, the service is free and as an incentive to get students to use them, the companies offer points for attending research seminars, looking up cases, training, etc. Points can be redeemed for a variety of items and after saving up points for the past three years I settled on these ray ban aviators. I am planning on redeeming the remainder of my points for what will likely be a year's supply of starbucks gift cards : )


I hope you all had wonderful weekends!!