And my college reunion was there that next weekend, but we didnt overlap.

NPR: Tift Merritt Will 'See You On The Moon'

My friends Marissa and "Big Chill" are getting married next weekend, and I figured I needed a nice sports coat to wear to the rehearsal, something that doesn't say Mountain Hardware on it or otherwise suggest exploring a cave after dinner.

CNN: Apparently This Matters: The Hug Me Jacket

Either way, blazer or sports coat, for at least one night next weekend, I'm going to wear my purchase with nice jeans, a crisp button-down shirt and maybe a bolo tie because I'm pathetically starved for attention and, well, LOOK AT ME!!!

CNN: Apparently This Matters: The Hug Me Jacket

Alex and I danced through the night and left the next day for the customary fun weekend to the Jersey Shore with my classmates.

CNN: A mixed-race romance, a family rift

It was while absorbing Glander's technique for preparing his dry-aged beef (sear it first, then cook it at 212 degrees F or less for maximum moistness) that I heard my only sad story of the weekend, the one about the husband of the woman next to me who'd given this all up to stay home for a Dallas Stars hockey play-off game.

FORBES: Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee