I’m less than one week away from my first weekend in Gainesville for my MBA program. I’ve been diligently going through my accounting book that I need completed by the start date and tying up all the loose ends that need to be taken care of (i.e. paying a lot of money). One final thing I’ve been procrastinating on is getting something to carry all my class stuff around in. I have no clue what the kids are wearing today. Are shoulder bags in still style? Are backpacks the rage? What about messenger bags?
Last night, Kevin and I hit up the mall to figure out what would make sense for me to carry all my books and my laptop around campus in. Finally, we landed on Lululemon’s Take Me With You Tote in black and mint. It’s actually a gym bag with laptop and tablet compartments. It can carry up to 50 pounds and has two strap types.
It’s huge…almost too big, but I think it will be perfect for throwing everything I need into it. It comes with an inner bag for dirty gym clothes or shoes, plenty of compartments and I love the color I settled on. I’m excited to wear it around campus!
Burger 21
While on our mall journey, we ventured to Burger 21, one of Orlando’s newest quick-service burger joints. They have a huge menu of different types of burgers and toppings combinations, and they have a dipping sauce bar, featuring many unique condiments. Some of their unique sauces included toasted marshmallow, apple cider, ragin’ Cajun and Thai ketchup. They also have a black bean burger, chicken burgers and seafood burgers.
I ordered The ‘Shroom, a burger topped with crimini mushrooms, fontina cheese and veggies on a brioche bun.
To accompany, I ordered sweet potato fries. The burger was perfectly cooked and tasted like high-quality beef. I loved the sweet buttery bread and all the flavorful mushrooms. My favorite types of fries are shoestring cut, so it was so nice to get sweet potato fries in that format. I actually preferred them without all the exotic sauces. The sauces were very unique, but a little too out there for me. I preferred the flavor of the sweet potato fries on their own. Overall, I was really pleased with my meal.
Kevin ordered chicken fingers and normal fries. His fries were really delicious too.
I was eying some of the ice cream and milk shakes others ordered. I was too full for dessert, but they looked really elaborate and tasty. I would definitely return to Burger 21 for a good burger and exceptional fries.
What did you use for your books when you were in school? In high school, I was a big fan of the messenger bag, and then in college, like every other girl in the south, I had my Vera Bradley tote.
Good luck at school! You are going to rock it, especially with that adorable bag. Love it!
I’ve been touring University of Tampa with my sister and omg undergrad students are BABIES. They are SO young. I’m sure if you manage to wear something more than sweatshirts and spandex you’ll be fine.
Soooo happy to hear you liked Burger 21! They are opening up one by my work (near UCF) and I CANNOT WAIT.
I don’t even remember what kind of bag I had in college. God, I’m old. Good luck with your first MBA weekend!
Best of luck at UF! I graduated from the weekend program back in December 2007 – it really is a great course of study although the weekends away get difficult at times. I actually ended up with one of those roll-y laptop bags to carry all my stuff around in – and still often needed a tote for other stuff. Walking from the hotel to the classrooms, my backpack would get a bit too heavy…
Thanks for your comment! I’m excited to get the program started, but I’m definitely nervous about all the work and all the weekends. I heard it goes by quickly…I’m hoping that’s the case for me too!
Good luck with school!!
I love the bag. It’s super cute.
That burger and those fries look amazing! Now I am craving one!