Out and About

Alrighty, things are in swing here in Columbus and we have some photos to prove that we don't stay home with the cats all day. Ally looking in awe at the OSU library, myself enjoying a two dollar milkshake, oh and frat row which we don't live far from. We actually got out this weekend, saw some of the nightlife of Columbus and got a little tipsy. (fyi mono plus alcohol, maybe not the best combo). Anywho, if any of ya'll come out to Columbus we recommend Jenni's Homemade Ice Cream, (seriously, seriously good), Club Diversty (for way strong martinis, pleasant older gentlemen, free popcorn and live jazz), and perhaps Lemongrass, which we haven't been to yet but we've heard the monsoon shrimp is banging. Still looking for work, going on interviews, trolling the internet and biking around town. Accidentally biked into the crimson wave that is OSU right before a game this Saturday. I wasn't wearing red. It was scary.

Some general observations...

Hi folks! Mono update: Ally stayed home from her first day of teacher training today because she couldn't fathom expending the energy to get to campus. This is a good thing! She needs to rest before her actual classes. Her fevers haven't been as extreme but she still needs to sleep about 18 hours a day.
Other observations...
Columbus is a sports town, I believe we mentioned this. Those of you that are living or have lived in Red Sox Nation have an idea of what that is like. This last weekend was the big game between OSU and USC. Ally and I happened to go out to get ice cream the afternoon before the game. Everyone, and I really mean everyone, was wearing buckeye apparel. Old people, young people, dogs, toddlers, everyone. Except me of course, I was wearing my pink monster t-shirt. We felt lucky that Ally had put on her red head scarf before heading out. Having procured our ice cream, we basically made a bad choice and walked back home through the greek houses. I have never seen so much beer pong happening (on people's front lawns) at 3 in the afternoon. Anywho, lots of people had their barbecues going and flags waving, basically it felt like a holiday. I am actually looking forward to going to a game sometime (when Ally can stay awake) for the experience of being with that kind of crowd and maybe even to see some good football. I'm (slightly - to be honest I don't give a hoot about football) sad to report that OSU lost to USC that evening. Don't worry friends, they'll bounce back.