Day 305 - More NYC

#4 Go to “Top 10 Tourist Attractions in NYC” (was 3, now 4 of 10) - A very special thanks to Kelly for helping me cross off a lot of this one. As I mentioned, I have seen some of the most amazing sites throughout the world, but it is amazing how often we take for granted the things that are right in our back yard. Kelly also has a list, and one of the things she has always wanted to do is go ice skating at Rockefeller Center. Being from NY, I grew up walking by there admiring the tree, but thinking "Why would anyone EVER wait in that line in the cold for hrs for 5 min of crappy ice skating??" Well, I have to say I put my foot in my mouth...the weather was beautiful, we were only in line for about a half hr (including skate rentals) and then were on the ice for over an hr. Add christmas music and the world's best girlfriend, and it was truly a night I will never forget.

Day 301 - HAPPY HOUR!

#65 - Organize a Happy Hour that EVERYONE from the undergraduate admission staff attends - DONE! This one I knew was going to be tough. Even with a week of planning and a nice long email (with a huge guilt trip) explaining the list, and how hanging out with all of them made it in the top 101 of the most important things to me over the next 3 years, I was not able to get everyone. But hey, it's my list, so if I want to evoke the "It's the thought that counts" rule than it is my blog-given right to do so! Also, in my defense, though we may have lacked one or two co-workers, we were able to get out co-workers husbands, wives, sons, daughters, sisters, boyfriends, girlfriends, and even a student-worker alumni to come back and join us. So for that, I am crossing this one off!

On top of a cross off my list, we also used the time to celebrate us completing the first major deadline (Early Action for you admission people out there) and getting about 6,000 decision letters out in the mail that day. It was A LOT of work, but the entire office pulled together as a team, working many LONG hours, and kicked off another outstanding application review season to a good start : )

List 'O Meter:
Melissa - 4, #3 - 3, Katie - 2, Keith - 2, Kelly - 2, Brewery Bartenders - 1, Little Brian - 1, Rachel - 1