fun weekend...!

I had a great weekend, which was a welcome break from the craziness of the weeks around here.

I must admit that Friday night I was a homebody, giving up a night out at the pub in favor of catching up on some things like ordering business cards and completing a three-hour career leader assessment of the jobs I would be good at based on my personalities and interests. Apparently the two areas I have the highest interest in are managing relationships and people, and enterprise control... I'm not sure how well the two of those mesh, and was admittedly a bit surprised by the control element, but there it is.

Saturday started with a Management Consulting network meeting, then a rowing outing in the afternoon. After completing Oxford commitments, several classmates and I went into London for the evening. We invited the whole class, but only about 12 of us made it in the end. We started the evening in Notting Hill at a pub called Windsor Castle. We sat outside, but there were lots of heaters!!! Good beer, good Fish & Chips, and good company.














After Windsor Castle closed, we headed to a lounge called cocoon which was located near Piccadilly Circus. It was really nice inside and not crowded! After a few more rounds of drinks (and lots more laughter!), we caught the 245 am bus back to Oxford, and made it to bed around 430... A very fun evening.

Sunday afternoon I spent two hours on the river substituting for other rowers who couldn't make their outings (was a bit tired after that!), then did some reading for class, and ended the day at a barbecue given by about 30 classmates who all live in the same complex. The turnout was great, and it was a good time, but we all headed home by 8pm to do more reading for classes... Week 3 begins.