Barrister's Ball 2006

I don't agree with where UVA puts the apostrophe in Barrister's Ball, but they do so very deliberately so I will follow along. It remains my position though that the ball is for all barristers so it should be the barristers' ball and that furthermore, this is the US so it should be the Attorneys' Prom or some such thing.

We had a preparty in Ivy Gardens. We took lots of prom style pictures of people with their dates, but I'm single for this party so I only care about the group picture.

Section B Pre-partiers


Jerry and Lauren- our section couple*

We all squeezed into a van-taxi so we wouldn't have to drive.

I have my ticket!

A tent outside the Live Arts Building

B+F girls = BFs

Roger, Aryn, and Jon

My favorites Audra and Sarah

Crowded but fun! (Can you spot Josh?)

Lauren, Julie, Selina

Evan and Kim

Robin and Steve

Dawn, Beth, and Connie

I'm the reason Darby has a belt on his neck... more on that later.

* Update- Got married years later! So did Sarah and Donald but they hadn't started dating yet.

Baby Nathan 2006!

Meghan and her husband Ben had this adorable baby boy Nathan.  It is worth noting his extreme cuteness.

 

Nathan born in 2006! What a little burrito.

With proud dad Nathan and mom Meghan

Congratulation Meghan and Ben, and happy birthday, Nathan!

Anna and Mike's Wedding 2006

Anna and Mike got married! I was so excited to go. Anna converted to Catholicism before she married Mike, so they had a traditional Catholic ceremony in Northern Virginia. Anna looked radiant and beautiful.  She worked with Cathy when she was dating Mike and sometimes the three of us would go to lunch during the workweek. She talked a lot about how she and Mike had dated a long time, and how rock-solid she was in her commitment to him.

Anna and Mike outside St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church

I loved their small intimate reception at a family-style restaurant.  I felt so honored to be among the small group of guests.  And because the wedding was so small, I got to spend a lot of time with the bride at her wedding.

Love! (You can see me and Cathy taking photos in the top left corner.)

Cathy, Anna, and me- having a really nice time together.

The gorgeous Lucas sisters: Allison, Kate, and Anna!


Mike's parents


Anna's parents


Talking with Anna before dinner


Beautiful Cake

Good times!!

New Years in DC 2005-->2006!

Janice invited us and anyone we wanted to bring to a fancy New Year's party with martinis and a chocolate fondue fountain. And after midnight I might have started a dance party. I don't know if other people were dancing actually. I just remember that I was dancing. Happiness.

Janice, Laurie, Jamie, and me

Jamie and Rich with the chocolate fondue fountain. Fancy!

Some law school peeps Roger and Akure


Janice and Laurie

Getting the champagne and toasting going

After the countdown! Sipping and mingling.

We also started 2006 right with a big unhealthy breakfast at Siné Irish Pub. Happy New Year!

Me, Laurie, Stephanie, Rich, Janice, Jamie

Christmas in NJ 2005

We left Thursday right after finals to go home. I spent Friday lazing around with my parents and we went to Rick and Yohanna's for Christmas Eve. Not doing too well with the pictures this year, and I didn't get any pictures there but I took a few before we left the house. Christmas itself was low key as usual.

Me, Dad, Mom

Tree all lit up without my camera flash

Dad and Mom

Snuggles!

First Snow 2005

Yesterday was the first snow here! It is so pretty here! And not really that cold.

Front of the law school

Inside Spies Garden

I've been studying for finals and applying for summer jobs. My entire grade is based on one exam in each class! 

 

Frosted trees outside my balcony

Thanksgiving 2005

I stayed in Charlottesville for Thanksgiving. I'm becoming more and more overwhelmed as we get closer to finals. That's why I decided not to make the trip up for Thanksgiving. For most of the weekend, I was buried in a Torts outline. I should currently be buried in a Criminal Law outline but I can't make heads or tails of the subject so I'm procrastinating instead.

I invited my parents to come down here, but they weren't too sure because I had to study and because they were already trying to avoid traveling to the Cape, so an even longer drive to Charlottesville didn't beckon them.

I didn't miss out on Thanksgiving dinner though- in fact, we had two! Sunday, the 20th, we had a section Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner at 6:30 at Jane's apartment. The section dues provided the turkey and everyone else brought sides and desserts. Brian actually cooked the turkey which is brave.

I didn't take any pictures- so here's a good one of Lauren, Jane, and Brian from before

Then on the actual day of Thanksgiving, Joe got the Harris Teeter Thanksgiving meal package and fed the few people from my section who stayed here: Aaron, Audra, Jerry, Josh G, Justin, Aaron, and Nathan. Jerry brought pie and the rest of us brought alcohol.

Again- no pictures from the actual day but here's Joe and Nathan

Cathy and Mike's Wedding 2005

Cathy and Mike got married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saint Clair, Pennsylvania. People say that Catholic wedding ceremonies are dull.  Well, Mike's childhood priest certainly livened up the day with stories about other married couples, questions about Mike and Cathy's travel history and plans, and observations about the wedding guests. I continue to ask Cathy for a copy of the wedding ceremony tape recording but she continues to politely decline.

Mike and Cathy during the ceremony

The Catholic church where they got married

The reception at the Pottsville Club in Pottsville, Pennsylvania was really fun, and one particularly fun thing was that the Cathy and Mike both danced one-on-one with a lot of the wedding guests.  It was a fun and personal way to spend more time with the bride and groom.  I took a turn dancing with Mike, but I think due to the presence of some beverage shots at the wedding, I might have accidentally cut a long line of female guests. Well, you snooze, you loose.

The wedding party dancing during the reception

I first met Cathy through my sorority sister Becky.  The two of them had gone on Semester at Sea together during college, and Cathy moved to DC after college in 2001. Cathy didn't know many people in DC, and Becky was living in Las Vegas at the time, so she asked if we could get to know Cathy. I'm so glad I did because Cathy became one of my closest friends.  I first met Mike a little while later at a party in January of 2002. Before they were even married, they'd been at my side for birthday parties, a graduation, and even break-ups. I was so pleased to be able to attend their wedding in Pennsylvania. Congratulations!

Mike, Cathy, me, and our friend Anna at Mike and Cathy's wedding

Becky and me (Becky moved to Charlottesville the next year!)

Secret reception sneakers!

Rolling Stones Concert 2005

I went to the Rolling Stones concert in Scott Stadium tonight. It was open to the general public and it seemed like all of Charlottesville was there. It was crazy. The Rolling Stones were my first concert in 1997, so I knew that their concerts are amazing. And this reminded me a lot of my first one with crazy engineering feats so that different parts of the audience could get a close up view. The Rolling Stones are always awesome.

Concert! My view was a little blocked but I could see more than this picture shows.

But also, there was a bomb threat! We cleared out the stadium, they established it was a fake threat (but did they really?) and then we went back in for the rest of the concert.

Bomb threat stadium emptying

And we're back!

Ticket