City of Champions

Boston likes to call itself the "City of Champions" after all of its recent sports victories (Red Sox '04 and '07, Patriots almost winning big this January, and of course the amazing comeback by the Celtics!!) I must say I take pride in being a true Bostonian now--this is THE city to be for sports these days. Ben and I stayed up too late with friends many a night watching the Celtics stomp the Lakers, and in the end it was all worth it!

I have also recently been informed by my new "Townie" neighbors that Ben and I have officially become "Bostonians." I thought that was a given after living somewhere for a few years and putting up with the rude people and the long winters, but NO--until you live IN Boston, you are not a Bostonian, or so it goes. So, Ben and I are officially Boston residents. We moved from Davis Square in Somerville to the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston a few weeks ago, and I must say it is as if we have moved to a new state. Our old neighborhood was full of students and Italians, our new digs are surrounded entirely by professionals and Irish. There is even an Irish gift shop at the end of our street and authentic pubs on every corner. We are loving being on this side of the river, and our new house is amazing--I will post photos as soon as Ben is done painting every last square inch of wallspace.

Summer School

Being in school in the summer is so annoying!! I don't know why I signed up for the summer school/fall work/winter school/spring work rotation. I am really wishing that I could start getting some real-world legal experience! But, the good news is that I got a job for the fall working for a federal judge at the beautiful Joseph A. Moakley courthouse on the Boston harbor waterfront:

I have never been so excited about a job in my life--I will be able to (finally!) wear my nice heels and suits every day, and will be spending the majority of my day in court or working on researching legal issues for the judge's upcoming trials and decisions. The judge I am working for likes to use the "trial by fire" approach (no pun intended ;-)) with his clerks; so, I have a feeling I will be learning a lot during my co-op. One other good thing about going to school in the summer is that 2L year is SO much more laid back than 1L year. The classes aren't any easier necessarily, but I feel like I actually know what I am doing now, and that is a wonderful feeling. I am currently taking Evidence, Trusts and Estates, Environmental Law, and Professional Responsibility (Ethics). Yay for being done with my 1L year! It's all downhill from here!!