Long Time No See!

Wow, sort of lost interest in blogging. Its busy when you have a kid. Also, I talk to people throughout the day, so most of the time I have no need to write it down again on a computer for less than the average had full of people who, with nothing better to do, actually read it.

Nathan, Amy, and I went to Maryland Day along with a coworker, Murano (an alumni who graciously showed us around campus). We had a ball. For those who don't know, Maryland Day is a festival held at The University of Maryland once a year. There is basically a ton of activities all around the campus. This campus, like Penn State is huge. That is probably one of the main reasons I had a good time. It was my first time to UMD, and by going to this festival, there were tons of people.

MD besides having lots of children's activities, has many neat experiments and talks to see for prespective students and adults. There may have even been a practice football game, akin to the Blue/White game at PSU.

We first got there around 10am. There were not many people there yet. The lines were short to get UMD icecream and other things. By the time we left there were alot of people. I can't blame them, it was a beautiful day. The lot was empty at the comcast center at arrival, and packed at when we left. For those who don't know MD trivia, like me, about the only true famous person to attnend school there, besides Connie Chung, was Jim Henson. There are many signs of his presence around campus. One of the cooliest things to do, was to sit my his statue where he is playing with Kermit, and have your picture taken. A student takes your picture, and in an hour they have it developed. You pick it up for free.

In a couple of years, Nathan will be the perfect age to participate in some of the events. Regardless, he still had a bunch of things to participate in. Murano took a bunch of pictures, so maybe I will post some later.

I would have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with the campus. It is clean and appears safe, even though it is not in the most desireable area in Maryland.

I bid you good night.