Countdown To Brown!
In 11 days I’ll be at my 25th college reunion. And I can’t wait! 
Major Milestone, right? 25 years out of college. That’s a LONG time. And Yes, it does make me feel old, thanks for asking.
But I have very warm feelings for Brown University and the city in which it lives, so I have great plans for a great Memorial Day weekend. Providence is very pretty in springtime, and there are some fantastic restaurants in town that are still there after all this time!
I made reservations for the reunion months ago — I’m staying in a dorm room! And as soon as I was confirmed, I booked reservations at the 2 restaurants I absolutely HAD to eat at while there.
I arrive Friday, May 22nd, after a red-eye from here in LA, and that night I’ll be eating at Al Forno, which we lovingly referred to as “Al’s Porno” when we were at Brown. It’s an amazing restaurant and I cannot wait!
Then Saturday I have reservations at Rue De L’Espoir, which we also had a nickname for: “Rudeless Bar”. Spoken with love, always.
It must be said, that among my friends at Brown, almost nothing went without a nickname. We apparently couldn’t bring ourselves to call things by their right name. Or people, for that matter. My brother’s roommate was known for years as “Blonde Scott The Wrestler” to distinguish him from any other Scott we might know. Luckily for him, winning an Oscar changed his nickname to “Blonde Scott Who Won The Oscar.” Much better.
I will be live-blogging and Tweeting the whole weekend, so tune in to see what happens!