Week 5, From the Cubicle

24 October 2007

So, for the first time in quite a while now, I have been in the office for more than a week straight. While I am not off traveling the country, seeing new places and meeting new people, it is a welcomed relief to be able to catch up on work and have had a weekend not spent rushing around packing for my next adventure.

I will say, however, it has been odd around the middle of Vermont for the time that I’ve been back in state, though. Having been here for four years now, the first snowfall has typically been on or about the twentieth of October. We usually don’t get a ton of snow, but just a dusting. Last year I remember celebrating Trustees’ Weekend and then having a snow flurry- right on time. The year before, it had poured for weeks and then all of a sudden, we got a coating of the heavy snow, which broke tree branches and turned the Upper Parade Ground into a semi-disaster zone. However, this past weekend, it was unseasonably warm and could have passed as a weekend in early September, not mid to late October.

Speaking of mid to late October, it seems as though the year is flying by. Summer seemed like it was just yesterday; the leaves on the trees were bright green and the smell of fresh cut grass permeated the air. Now, however, the yellow and orange leaves scatter the ground and the roadway, making way for the snow to fall. While some may complain about the imminent snowfall (someday), I look forward to it. New England is a wonderful place to live, simply because we are fortunate enough to experience all of the types of weather; from ninety and sunny in the summer to negative-thirty and three-feet of snow.

Looking forward to this weekend, it’ll be time to hit the road again. Back to Texas for another week of recruiting at high schools and college fairs in and around the Houston area. It won’t be quite the same without the sound of the San Antonio country-radio station blaring the melodious tunes of George Strait over the airwaves at least once an hour. This weekend, however, the concert tickets will be on sale for his stop at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and I will anxiously waiting in “line” to purchase my own. And in just 20 days, the new album, containing twenty-two hits, will go on sale and I’ll be there waiting in line for that as well.

Until then, I remain.

Tim

Comments

[Justine McGann]

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