by Leslie Sholly | Jun 2, 2018 | Deep Thoughts, Georgetown, Vacations
Though one cannot always remember exactly why one has been happy, there is no forgetting that one was. (from Good-bye to the Mezzogiorno by W.H. Auden) I am writing this in the blessed coolness of my hotel room as I recover from a long, hot, and humid but nevertheless...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 4, 2014 | Catholicism, Georgetown, Vacations
. . . is where I am, after the 500-mile drive from Georgetown earlier today. Everything was fine while we were gone, and I’ve already washed a load of laundry and cooked two pounds of bacon. But I’ll back up just a bit to this morning, when we arrived on...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 3, 2014 | Georgetown, Uncategorized, Vacations
So, no, we didn’t make it back to campus at 10 a.m. And John wasn’t ready to leave and I was chomping at the bit. So left him at the hotel and walked to Georgetown by myself. It’s about a mile to campus from the hotel in Rosslyn, Virginia where we...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 1, 2014 | Georgetown, Uncategorized, Vacations
If y’all don’t understand the title, it’s the first line of Georgetown’s fight song, which is the best fight song ever. Seriously, it is. One of my college housemates once went to some kind of Catholic Youth conference where everyone sang...
by Leslie Sholly | May 31, 2013 | Georgetown, Vacations
So this is where I am today! Twenty-five years ago (yes, that does constitute an actual lifetime!) John graduated from Georgetown University, and we are here for his Reunion. (He’s older than me. We just won’t discuss when my 25-year Reunion will be....