How the other half lives
My second – and last – year at Pitt, my closest friends shared a suite in Brackenridge Hall. (They had invited me to join them, but despite multiple instances of bad judgment on my part, I still knew better than to take them up on such an offer. I’d have left school after the first semester instead of surviving to finish out the year.)
My father and I had many heated conversations that year about my academic underachievement, and in almost every discussion, he stormed, “If you spent more time at Hillman Library instead of Breckenridge, you might get better grades.”
And every time, I resisted the urge to correct him. It’s not “BrEckenridge”, it’s “BrAckenridge”.
(Detail-oriented, for sure. Too bad I didn’t apply such diligence to my studies.)
We went to Breckenridge a couple months ago, before the snow. And now we’re heading back – not just for the day, but for the weekend. Staying in a beautiful cabin, courtesy of Kyle’s employer. Mingling with the beautiful people, a la Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
And I’m not taking the laptop.
It will be a relaxing break, but I’ll be back on Monday to crow about the results of Her Bad Auction.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
NICE! Have a wonderful time.
December 15th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Lovely view! Good luck with the auction. Unfortunately due to my shrinking wallet, I have limited resources this year. Enjoy the time off!
December 15th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Woo Hoo! I love Breckenridge. Awesome skiing! I hope you have a wonderfully relaxing weekend…
December 15th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
Enjoy. I’m jealous to the max. (Just channeling the lingo of your college days there)
December 15th, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Enjoy the time away! Looks beautiful.
December 16th, 2006 at 3:54 am
the most beautiful words in the english language…
“no laptop”.
Enjoy.
Got here via Jennster!
CP.
December 16th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Enjoy your holiday!
December 16th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
woohoo. enjoy.
December 17th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
You’re so smart to not bring the laptop. Hope you’re having a fabulous time!!!!!
December 17th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Ok, now you’re just rubbing it in!!
Hope you have/had fun!!
December 18th, 2006 at 3:19 am
I love the beautiful scenery…
Have fun!
December 18th, 2006 at 8:53 am
Hope you guys had a blast! Also, I lived on Pitt campus for a semester on Dawson, near the corner of Boquet. I really miss Primanti Bros. late night.
December 18th, 2006 at 9:33 am
Oooh. Soooo niiiice. Hope you had a wonderful time!