October 29, 2009

Homecoming Weekend at Pitt

Last weekend was my first Pitt homecoming and my first visit to Heinz Field. It is a beautiful football field, but it is so big that it didn't feel much like a college game. We couldn't find any of our friends until after the game at a local restaurant. We were lucky that the rain held off and it didn't get cold until the end of the game. Pitt beat USF in a blowout. They are doing so great this season! Much, much better than when I was an undergrad student.

The weather on Sunday was even better - cool but sunny. Natalie and I had lunch at the "O" (we split a turkey sub and small fries and were stuffed!) and walked around campus. The campus now has a Pitt Panther statue that was donated by the class of 1999 (after we graduated), so we got some pictures of it. We also walked around Station Square and took some great pictures of the city from Mt. Washington. We caught the end of the very exciting Steelers game on the radio. What a great weekend for football in Pittsburgh!

October 23, 2009

Visit to Pitt - Twice in a Month

Fall semester has been challenging. This month in particular as I keep getting colds, probably from the changing temps. Last weekend I was in Pittsburgh for fasttrack weekend and this weekend I'll be there again. My friend Natalie is flying in from Denver for Pitt's homecoming and she is staying with me. We're going to meet up with other friends after the game Saturday (my first visit to Heinz Field) and attend an event on campus Sunday. I'm really looking forward it since I haven't seen anyone since college.

Fasttrack weekend was hectic as usual. I didn't see as many people from cohort 9 as I expected I would. Some of us were communicating through Facebook afterward that it would be fun to plan a get-together for next time (in March). I can't believe it is already time to register for spring classes! I need to figure out what classes I want to take and register next week. I think I'm going to take Health Consumer Resource and Services and Information Visualization.

Well back to cleaning the house to prepare for my guest and then off to the airport.