Done with classes!

My 1L year is not yet finished, but with the close of my property book, my last class has ended. No more classes! Now I hit the rough road of finals, which is about two weeks in length, but feels like it's miles long. Constitutional Law, Mass Torts, Corporate Finance, and Property... wish me luck!

Happy First Anniversary!

To celebrate our first trip around the sun, Rosie and I went out last night for a nice Italian dinner and some killer gelato. She can't get enough of either of those (she's half-Italian, after all).



Then we headed out to the lovely Virginia countryside to a little bed and breakfast called South River Country Inn. The place is adorable, and everything was ready for us when we arrived - the flowers I had requested, along with a welcoming note from the owners, Judy and Cliff.






Morning brought us an amazing country view and Judy's famous breakfast, including homemade sausage! This is the kind of place you could sit out on the porch all day and drink lemonade. It was a lovely little excursion. We got back to Charlottesville in time to put the beef stroganoff in the slow cooker (Rosa's half-Hungarian, after all), for a great ending to a lovely weekend.


I think Rosa put it best when she said, "It's been a year and we're still Daryl."

Happy anniversary, Rosie!

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny came! He brought us Easter baskets with lots of yummy candy and even a couple toys. Greg & Michelle hid our baskets somewhere in our house, and we hid their baskets; luckily, we each found our own. After a delicious brunch with all our neighbors, we had a couple of egg hunts and a nice messy egg toss. Rosa and I sang in Church, as did my little choir. A fantastic Easter all around!

I'm too young to dye

We got together with Greg and Michelle this morning for some egg-cellent fun. Our fingers are still multi-colored.

Behold our creations!

Good day

Friday was nice to me.

I was selected to be a Peer Advisor next year, which means I'll be one of a few upperclassmen assigned to work with a group of 30 or so incoming students. There were a lot more applicants than usual this year, so it's quite an honor. I'll be back in the fall for new student orientation, and I'll help those new 1Ls get adjusted to life at UVA law. I'm looking forward to it!

We had a fun group of friends over for an evening of making sundaes (mmmmmm) and watching Brian Regan. What could be better?

special ed

Today I was selected to be the Special Projects Editor for my journal! It's quite an honor b/c I am now part of the managerial board, which is rare for a first-year law student. Although my duties will be various, the main thing I'm in charge of is organizing a large-scale symposium sponsored by our journal and the law school this coming spring. So I have to begin organizing soon, choosing a theme, creating a timeline, etc. Should be a good amount of work, but lots of fun!

joke of the day

brought to you by my lovely mother-in-law Rena Parma:

What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

123456

Tomorrow, two minutes and three seconds after 1:00, the time and date will be

01:02:03 04/05/06.

That won't ever happen again in our lifetime.

No foolin'

I wrote a "student spotlight" piece that came out in this month's Student Laywer magazine, published by the American Bar Association. Fun to get something in the mail every month, and suddenly my name is under one of the articles. The online version is here.

I made it onto a journal!

Monday, I was invited to join the editorial board of the law school's newest journal, the Virginia Law & Business Review. I was also invited to join the older Journal of Law & Politics, but I turned it down today and officially accepted the invitation to join the business journal for a few reasons:

• substantive law of the journal
• more chances for managerial positions
• potential work on an upcoming symposium
• great staff, superb authors

So the Law & Business Review has me hooked for next year! Wish me luck!

happy birthday to me

I'm 25. Overnight, I just became more responsible. I can finally rent a car, and my insurance goes down! Wahoo!

I had a fabulous day. Not only did my friends and sweet family call me and share their love for me, but my lovely wife decorated our apartment, made me an incredible dinner, and planned several fun games. A perfect birthday! Thanks everyone!

Vocal Point wins Semi-finals!!!

Last night, Vocal Point competed against seven other excellent ensembles in the Western Semi-finals of the International Championship of Collegiate Acappella, and they won! This confirms their repeated claim of being "one of the top six a cappella groups in the nation," and means they get to compete in the international finals April 29 in New York City!!! Congratulations, boys!

I love to see the temple

For the first time in a while, Rosa and I were both free during the same 8-hour period, so we decided to take advantage of that rarity and make a trip to visit the temple today. It was as gorgeous as I remembered, inside and out. Plus, we were fortunate enough to go with Greg and Michelle. It was fun to share the trip with them, including a nice dinner afterward. Talk about a great double date!

Fabulous day.

CD Review on CASA

http://www.casa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=425&Itemid=119

Spring Break!

A fabulous week in Utah. And a full one:

--after an all-nighter, finishing my Journal Tryout, a quick shower and packing
--whisking away to BWI airport
--hugging Mom and Dad
--staying in the Pajaro room
--remembering what it's like to have real TV
--visiting Noteworthy - always delicious
--hearing Catherine sing some of her new songs - unbelievable
--visiting Vocal Point - they're better than ever
--doing taxes with Dad
--meals at all our favorite places
--a nice visit to the law firm where I'll be working this summer
--helping Mark hang a mural in Josh's room
--seeing our close friends be sealed together in the Salt Lake temple
--meeting and eating with our friends' families
--a roller-coaster flight home
--a 3+ hour drive from Baltimore to Charlottesville - in bed at 4am

Whew!

On wealth

"President Spencer W. Kimball once spoke of a man who prided himself on his vast acreage and remarkable holdings—groves and vineyards, herds and fields, ponds and homes and possessions of every kind. He prided himself on these, but to the end of his life was unwilling to tithe on them or even acknowledge that they were gifts from God. President Kimball then spoke at the man's funeral, noting that this land baron was laid to rest in an oblong piece of soil measuring "the length of a tall man, the width of a heavy one." In answer to the age-old question, "How much did he leave?" be reassured the answer will always be, "All of it." So we would do well to lay up treasures in heaven, where not taxes but doctrines give meaning to words like estate, inheritance, testament, and will."

--Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Oct. 2001

Quote of the Day

From my two-year-old niece Sarah:
"My birthday is coming up soon, and I'm very proud of myself."

VP in Deseret News

"Vocal Point Rides Wave of Success"
by Carma Wadley

It's hot — and they're cool!

That might explain why Vocal Point is so successful. Its genre, a cappella music, is one of the most popular on the local music scene. And for 15 years, Vocal Point has been one of the best at it, now ranking as the most-requested... Read more

Big Weekend in NYC

I spent the weekend in New York, participating in the Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition. My team took 2nd place in the Eastern Region, and took home the award for "Best Oral Advocacy."

The competition took place in the New York Supreme Court, in the Soho district near Chinatown. Great location! I ate killer chicken parmigian in Little Italy and bought a fake Rolex. We stayed at a nice hotel, and the school paid for most of the trip. I had a blast. Lovely weekend.

On time

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
--Bertrand Russell