Another Busy Weekend

I have been fairly busy of late. Happily, almost all the activities that I've been running around to have been recreational and of my choosing.

On Friday, Tomer and I met up at Stanford Hillel for evening services. Apparently it was parents weekend at Stanford, so Hillel was packed with undergrads and their parents. Thus, Tomer and I were put in an odd spot when some of those parents inevitably asked, "Are you students here?"

"Ummm, no. We both went to Berkeley."

They didn't much talk to us after that (although our choice of university probably wasn't the chief reason). After a pleasant dinner at Hillel, Tomer and I went to Maya's going away party. Yes, Maya is departing on a major trip yet again--this time to South America. A couple hours later, we headed off to another party (hosted by a friend of Tomer).

Saturday, Alice and I drove down to Santa Cruz to visit Andrea. After Andrea led us on a tour of the beautiful UCSC campus, we ate lunch at Aldo's on the pier at the Santa Cruz Harbor. Sometime thereafter, Andrea's roomate from her Berkeley days joined us. Later, Andrea prepared a lovely dinner. Here are a few pictures of the day:


Walking around UCSC.


The natural beauty of the campus.


The Walton Lighthouse.


Santa Cruz Harbor.


Good Friends.

Sunday evening Bob, Rich, and I drove up north for cheese stix and dessert at Max's Diner in San Ramon followed by Irish music at The Starry Plough in Berkeley. The open session of Irish music and song was exceedingly pleasant.

Another good weekend.