A pretty good day

Today I was offered admittance into the Ph.D program at Buffalo! I am very excited that one of the schools accepted me. As of now I have not been granted funding, but they told me that I was at the top of the queue which gives me a "considerable possibility" at receiving funding when everything is all said and done. Jennifer told me many great things about the program and also made it seem doable. I was not offered a trip, but I may want to think about taking one on my own. Knowing next to nothing about the city, it is exciting that it is within 5 hours from Pittsburgh, 8 to Boston, 2 to Toronto. Having a professional hockey team in town that regularly plays the Penguins is also nice, and the Bills play the Steelers every once in a while too.
This made up for the fact that Washington rejected me on Monday (Valentine's Day nonetheless, although I didn't read the email until the 15th).
In other events of the day, Alex, Andrea, and I walked Tumamoc Hill today. It was surprisingly brutal and very steep. This after we took our first class of yoga yesterday at Yoga Oasis downtown, which was also brutal. Oh what we do to get into shape. Alex and Andrea have also started to take the beginner tennis lessons I teach on Tuesday.
After the hike we were starving, so we ate at El Charro downtown. This was the first time I had eaten there, and I really liked the location. The atmosphere was just amazing. I also love the fact that I got the fifty/50 card from my work which gives me 50% off of my bill up to $100 at El Charro, Orange Leaf, Sir Vezas, Canoa Ranch Grill on the Green, Metropolitan Grill, Old Pueblo Grille, McMahon's Steakhouse, and Abrego Grill. It is fantastic.
The only true downside of the day is that I got a $25 fine for parking downtown in a lot. That did not make me happy, but it is okay in the end. We just so hungry.