Twitterpated

January is a really big month for birthdays. Last weekend, there were 4 separate birthday parties in one night, and this weekend, there were even more- including my own!

But why so many in January? What's going on in April that leads to so many winter babies? I was shocked to learn that most of my friends don't remember Bambi's sex ed lesson where he and Thumper learn the horrible truth about what happens when you become "Twitterpated." Owl dutifully explains that this confusing state of affairs happens each and every spring. And it can happen to anyone!! Oh, Owl, your words are so very wise, as all my January birthday buddies and I can confirm!

Needless to say, I turned 25 this weekend and it felt great. Meredith took me out to brunch at Coco Sala, and the food was so good that I wanted to cry. The s'mores French toast can hardly be called "breakfast," and it took every once of my willpower not to demolish our flatbread smothered in hash browns, cheese, bacon, and chicken sausage in five minutes. I highly recommend this place for brunch, I don't think it gets enough credit in DC's elite brunch scene, but it has yet to disappoint.

Saturday night we hosted close to 40 people for a birthday house party. Meredith themed it "Tori's favorite things" and decked out the place with dinosaurs, baseball paraphernalia and puppies. The star of the night was a buffalo chicken dip that made the whole house smell like heaven. Everyone seemed to have a great night, and I felt so lucky to be surrounded by so many friends!

In other news, life at my new job has been lovely. I have a funny and kind boss, and great coworkers. Trinity is a pretty special place and I've had the chance to meet and work with students, have lunch with professors, enjoy the amazing gym, and generally feel that my efforts to fundraise here are going towards an important cause. THIS ARTICLE is a really great profile of Trinity's history and work, and if you read it I think you'll see how well it connects to what I was doing here with Teach For America and how it dovetails nicely with my desire to live and work my faith.

More updates as they arrive. Peace and love!