So Tuesday I had lunch with Carol, and yesterday, Thursday, my Mom was unexpectedly stranded at the St. Louis airport on her way back to CO from France. Huzzah for impromptu mom & daughter time! Her flight was cancelled so I had to pick her up to spend the night with me. Good chatting and visiting before sending her on her way this morning. ( Read more... )

Leaving for Iowa this evening! Gotta pack. As much as I'm looking forward to pool and family and friends, (and not necessarily in that order), after Katie's wedding, Kalamazoo, Colorado for Sam's Graduation, Kris's wedding, and then Mexico, I feel like I've just been traveling nonstop since the end of April. Exhausting! And I wonder why the end of ( Read more... )

Since it's summer, and it seems there's just one vacation/wedding/event after another to look forward to and enjoy, I'm having a hard time staying motivated to be productive. Mexico put me in a relaxed mood. (However, it also made me kind of ill. Think I caught a bug - my poor body's been feeling off for days ( Read more... )

Back from Mexico! I'm still exhausted... But the trip was great. It was nice to break up the routine and spend some time in a tropical paradise with Casey and his family. The wedding was lovely, and our own excursions were a blast. It was perfect weather too - only rained the very last day, as we were getting ready to leave ( Read more... )

I'm glad we're going to Mexico, and that pottery starts again on Monday. I need something to remind me that I do have a life, and not just a boring "apartment to cubicle to class to apartment to couch/netflix" routine. Academia doesn't leave a lot of room for adventure in the day to day I'm finding (you know, other than reading about dead people's ( Read more... )

It's Wednesday already? This week is flying by. French is going well though, so that's good. Tonight I'm going to bake cookies to send in a father's day care package for my dad. I hope they turn out yummy! What are y'all getting your fathers for Fathers Day? I am at a loss for what to send him besides cookies. Suggestions appreciated ( Read more... )