ramblings from the road -- day 9

NOTE: Although this post was written on Wednesday, the contents refer solely to the events of Tuesday.

The halfway point! Today was day 9 of my grand tour of the East Coast. I had three high school visits, and they were all pretty darn fruitful. We continue to build a presence in western and central New York.

This afternoon I worked out and got on the phone for a while. Then I went to my parents' house for a great dinner: Mom made grilled chicken with carrots, and a buttery pan bread (e.g. Yorkshire pudding) that is so good. After that, I visited with my friend Christine and her husband and saw their new house for the first time. Everybody is growing up!

Tomorrow I head to Connecticut for the national college fairs in the capital city of Hartford. Back tomorrow!

ramblings from the road -- day 7

It has been a great first week on the road this spring. I spent the weekend at my parents' house, and it is always nice to go home there and relax for a couple of days.

Had the chance to catch up yesterday with a couple of friends from high school, and today was just a relaxing day all around. Hit up the Tim Horton's for some breakfast goodness, and then burned it off with a cool 5K (pace: 8'16"/mile; duration: 25'46").

The Tigers had a good day today, both in golf and in baseball (although the latter was at the expense of my beloved Yankees, and will ultimately give me the chance to show off my cooking skills due to an ill-conceived wager).

I am now at my hotel for the week, and am looking forward to some great high school visits in the next two days. Then, on to Connecticut! Have a great week -- back tomorrow with more from the road.