Spring makes Shepherdstown crazy

Yesterday was markedly the first beautiful day of the almost-spring season. These temperatures and things are always quite obvious even if you aren't outside. Something happens to Shepherdstown when warm weather finally graces us with its presence, and it's truly wonderful. The morning started with smoothies and a walk through town with Jessica and a grilled cheese sandwich at the Carriage House. In class, one of my favorite professors laughed at me which made my day, and I ran into Neena, Marie, and Neena's sister Lucy at the Lost Dog for the first almond espresso smoothie of the season. It was delicious. I brought John a donut for the excuse to drive around willy-nilly before the Vagina Monologues cast party at the Blue Moon. 

A very Shepherdstownian sort of afternoon, completely unproductive, unfortunately. 

I discovered the Blue Moon has a great beer selection, and enjoyed the time with the girls before a few of us headed over to the Meck for some post dinner drinks. I went next door to Tony's for a little bit to see the Golden Butter Band perform. They're a Shepherdstown staple and I had never seen them before, but every concert I've wanted to see this year has been sold out, so I figured I'd go to get some sort of live music in my life. They were good, but Tony's was packed with flailing hippies, which is all well and good, but we couldn't even get through the door down stairs. I lasted about three tunes before I was really feeling claustrophobic so I met John and we went to a party for one of his friend's birthdays, which included some of the people from the cast party. We pretty much dominated Pictionary and headed back here around 2:00.

Today, it's supposed to be just as beautiful and I really need to get some Praxis study time in, but I may sandwich some spring clothing shopping with two study sessions, maybe one outside. I live large, truly. 

Eastern mid-Atlantic? Enjoy these next few days before we head back into the tundra! Everyone else? Enjoy your weekend!