After finishing up finals, it was nice to be home in Maryland for a couple of weeks – spending time with family and good friends, visiting my old stomping grounds, and eating as much good Chinese food as possible (something I have struggled a bit to find here in Austin). Although the two weeks went fast, I was so excited to come back to Austin, where I had a lot of fun things planned – the most exciting of which was flying to Phoenix with some McCombs friends for the 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, where Texas was playing Ohio State. Continue reading →