{"id":18,"date":"2022-10-31T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juliannastratton.me.holycross.edu\/?p=18"},"modified":"2022-10-31T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:30:50","slug":"dogs-spiders-and-monkeys-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/2022\/10\/31\/dogs-spiders-and-monkeys-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs, Spiders, and Monkeys &#8211; Oh my!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.edu\/family-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Weekend <\/a> and Halloweekend (Halloween Weekend) &#8212; an exciting and busy combination! Some highlights from the long weekend included:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5.jpg 1832w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/68885177832__7666871E-2503-489E-A553-F0DE04BDE0B5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the incredible view from my parent&#8217;s airbnb!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807.jpg 1719w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_8807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">my parents and I on our mini tour!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>-Relaxing with my parents in their Airbnb, where they had the most amazing view of the New England color change, and, more importantly, of their host&#8217;s three golden retrievers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Giving my parents a personal tour of campus, featuring my favorite study spots (one of which is directly in front of a mural of a spider) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.edu\/celebrating-science\/about-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Complex<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.edu\/support-and-resources\/holy-cross-libraries\/about-libraries\/dinand-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dinand Library,<\/a> the best shortcuts up and down the hill, and of course, my favorite foods at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holycross.edu\/campus-life\/dining\/locations-menus-hours\/kimball-main-dining-room\">Kimball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492.jpg 2267w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0492-2048x1164.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">one of the views in the park!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Exploring <a href=\"https:\/\/news.holycross.edu\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/exploring-nature-a-stones-throw-from-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackstone Gateway Park<\/a> and admiring all the varieties of plants and animals that call it their home!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0526-e1667429079983.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0526-e1667429079983.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/11\/IMG_0526-e1667429079983-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">my friend and I went as Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Attending the <a href=\"http:\/\/holycross.edu\/academics\/programs\/music\/lessons-and-performance-program\/performance-ensembles\/college-orchestra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HC orchestra <\/a>Halloween Party, which featured a costume contest (which my friend and I won!) and an egg hunt through the <a href=\"https:\/\/priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prior Performing Arts Center (PPAC).\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s back to work, with a physics exam and a music theory midterm this week! (and the countdown begins until thanksgiving&#8230;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend was\u00a0Family Weekend and Halloweekend (Halloween Weekend) &#8212; an exciting and busy combination! Some highlights from the long weekend included: -Relaxing with my parents in their Airbnb, where they had the most amazing view of the New England color change, and, more importantly, of their host&#8217;s three golden retrievers! &nbsp; -Giving my parents &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/2022\/10\/31\/dogs-spiders-and-monkeys-oh-my\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dogs, Spiders, and Monkeys &#8211; Oh my!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11,14,17,23,27],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-fall","tag-halloween","tag-life-in-new-england","tag-spots-on-campus","tag-weekend-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}