I'm Coming Home

Wow. This past week has probably been one of the most exciting and memorable times in my life.

I got to be involved in the biggest bonfire west of the Mississippi in a time honored tradition known as "Freshman More Wood," where we stoke the flames of the fire as it starts to die out. I got the privilage of doing this with one of my best friends up at Cal, in front of a crowd 9000 strong. The next day, I got to fire the cannon shot to start off The Big Game, in which Cal triumphed over Stanfurd 37-16 to win back The Axe.

But probably the most important thing that happened to me this week, was on Sunday night, when my best friend Kayla gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, baby boy. His name is Jaron Benjamin Trees, and he was 8 lbs 12 oz. Both Mom and baby are doing well, and I couldn't be more proud to be a part of this child's life. I'm so excited to meet him, because I'm going to spoil him rotten!

Can you believe it? I'm an auntie!

Father Jason and baby Jaron 1 hr after birth

Big Game Week @ Cal!

So it's Big Game Week here at Cal, which means that things are absolutely CRAZY! The campus is pretty much bleeding blue and gold in preparation for the 111th Big Game against Stanfurd on Saturday. Last year we lost the axe to them after holding onto it for a good amount of time, so this weekend is going to be all about revenge. Activities for this week have included:

Cable Car Rally in San Francisco
Night Rally
Tree Chopping Rally (because not all trees deserve a hug)
Stanfurd v. Cal Sing-Off
The Biggest Bonfire west of the Mississippi (no joke, it's 3 stories)

Now combine all of this with mass amounts of publicity and what you end up with is one VERY exhausted Rally Committee. Some of the folks I'm working with haven't slept for 3 days. Now THAT'S dedication. Meanwhile, over at Stanfurd, the students are crying about how their school hasn't advertised the date of the Big Game well enough. Well I say, "Man up yo!" Figure it out for yourself if you're so smart! Or are your grades so inflated that you forgot how to use your brain?

May the Cardinal be damned!

Dunkel Zigeuner Lieb... Say Whaaaat?

Ok so I know it's been forever and a day since I posted anything on here, but I've been insanely busy with midterms and such. I'm not even going to try to update you all on everything I've been up to since October 16th, but honestly... it hasn't been that exciting.

I have a show tomorrow night performing Brahms Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) with the University Chorus, which should be a lot of fun... even though I'm bitter because it prevented me from going on roadtrip. Oh well, if I can get out of this dress rehearsal that I'm currently at before 10:00 I'll be grateful for that.

Peace.