We attended a Semi Formal at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in downtown Chicago last night. It was very elegant, and really the first opportunity we’d had to get together without any school sanctioned activities planned. It did have it’s difficulties as we struggle to remember the 500 plus names of our classmates, we were suddenly barraged with another 200-300 more people in the form of “partners”, an all-inclusive term for spouses, significant others, etc. It was also interesting to see people in dressy clothes. We clean up pretty well.
I had to wear a long dress as I’d scratched my leg up at LOE. They had the exhibits open, so you could check out the whales and dolphins, and then there was dancing and a buffet. It was fun. There was much discussion about our classes and bidding, as we just learned which of our choices we’d actually got.
I actually slept in my own bed last night for the first time in a week. I have four bags of luggage sitting at the front door screaming, “Do the laundry!” I can’t believe that it’s been all of two weeks and I’m already so busy. This week, we’ve got a couple more LEAD events, as well as a Diversity seminar. I also have to get books and complete assignments for the first day of class. It’s only going to get more interesting!