March 2010


What better way to market your college than to have your men’s basketball team end up in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, or Elite Eight. I remember when I was on National Student Exchange in 1997-1998 at Rhode Island College and I think it was Providence College or Rhode Island University made it into the Elite Eight. For the first time, those colleges were on the map! And my friends back at Sonoma State remembered that I was gone..and were like “is that where you are V”? Best advertising ever!

Matthias and I picks (random and researched):
Vic’s got Northern Iowa, Matthias has Michigan St.
V-got Tennesse, M-Ohio St.
V-Syracuse, M-Butler
V-Kansas St., M-Xavier
V-Cornell, M-Kentucky
V-West Virgina, M-Washington
V-Duke (wish is was Cal), M-Purdue
V-St Mary’s (Yay for the local team!), M-Baylor

Reading: Finished “Committed” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Highly recommend it! It was a great read. Now it’s either going back to Dan Brown or searching for baby topics on Google.
Watching: “World News with Diane Sawyer”. At first I wasn’t too sure about her, but now I think she rocks. The news is smooth, great stories, and her empathy reminds me of Peter Jennings.
Thankful: For our son Sam. I feel so blessed and learning so much too.
Looking forward to: baby yoga