Spring to Summer

April means Fox Day at Rollins. To mark the occasion we traveled to historic Sanford for German beer and schnitzel at the Willow Tree Cafe and enjoyed the waterfront. Later in the month, my Mom and Aunt Sally visited to attend a special celebration for Rollins faculty authors. We also went to see the improv comedy show "Murder We Wrote" at the Annie Russell Theater.

May has been a blast. To celebrate the end of classes, I went to the Enzian Theater to see Airplane! as part of their cult classic film series. For the first time ever, I managed to successfully ride a wakeboard on Rich's boat. And our soccer team triumphed 2-0 in the President's Cup, a regal sounding title for the CFSL consolation tournament. Only the victors got to drink from the dismantled trophy cup.

Following graduation, I attended a number of local festivals, starting with the Great Orlando Beer Festival as well as the Orlando FRINGE Festival, where my friend Spencer performed his heartfelt and very funny one-man show "Red, White, and Ignorant." I also went to the Florida Film Festival, back in April.

For the memorial day weekend, I joined a large group of friends in St. Petersburg, FL. We spent most of the weekend out on the boat, where we saw a few dolphins. A good time was had by all.

In June, I took two short trips. First, I went camping in the mountains of North Carolina. Our trip included stops in Gainesville and Atlanta before we reached our main destination, the Nantahala national forest. We camped at Cheoah Point right on the Santeetlah Lake and hiked around the Joyce Kilmer memorial forest. Next we headed east across the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway en route to Spartanburg, SC, where I met up with an old friend, Lizabeth, before heading home from Greenville. Second, I traveled to Chicago for a Boniface family reunion.

Back in Orlando, I saw Modest Mouse perform at Hard Rock Live. Then, for the fourth of July weekend, I returned to St. Petersburg to watch the fireworks from Rich's boat. In late July, I met up with friends in Las Vegas for a short vacation at the MGM Grand. During our stay we took a short trip to Lake Mead and rented jet skis; after getting lost, we finally found the Hoover Dam. Returning to Orlando once more, I saw Jerry Seinfeld perform downtown.