First Communion and more

The picture is from TL's First Communion which she took yesterday. She and her father worked very hard to catch up and I'm very proud of her!

As for our adventures... Easter weekend in SC was fun and warm! We spent Saturday on Lake Seneca with friends jet skiing and enjoying the outdoors--the water was cold as everyone but me found out. Easter Sunday was filled with egg hunts (at church and at home), lunch out and a movie. We spent the evening playing "HORSE" and being crazy.

Last week started out busy and ended quiet. I had a conference in DC and I'm very proud of our post doc and her work which we presented. She won a Scholar's Award. I also participated in a mock grant study section and managed to aggravate all the clinical fellows that were participating. The experiments were crap but I did realize that I need to be a little nicer so a learning experience all around. TL ended the week with strep throat so I had an unexpected couple of days off last week (the one positive about strep is they get on antibiotics and feel better within a day or so). She spent the weekend at her dad's so it was quiet for me but, I bought a new lawn mower which I put together and used! Another thing I accomplished by myself, now I just need a weed wacker and my yard will look all nice and trim.

Our week ahead so far looks uneventful, TL has a softball game this Saturday and we have some yard work to finish. Hope everyone is enjoying the same beautiful weather we are and has a great week.

I'm Back

So, after a long hiatus I'm finally back... It's been a few interesting months and I lost my blogging gene for a little while due to some upheaval again in my life (no, nothing serious I promise). In brief, right after Thanksgiving my Lab Chief called me into her office to announce that she had decided to leave and take a position at Children's in DC. So, for Christmas I was faced with several choices of whether to stay, go to Children's or truly go (like south go). Although my future still isn't decided I will be staying at my Institution but until I get my lab closed and my fledgelings on to their new homes (jobs) where and what I'll be doing is up in the air. I'll keep everyone posted--I have three job offers and another proposal coming down the pipe but I need to finish what I started here first.

On to our adventures! As the national news told everyone December and February were very snowy! I have learned how to keep ahead of the snow, met most of my neighbors and shovelled myself out of tons and tons of snow. Chalk up one more thing that I've accomplished in the past year and a half. Even I got a little tired of the snow towards the end but I did enjoy a few days off in February. TL got stranded at a friend's house for a few days (she and her friend's parents didn't complain) and even she said it wasn't any fun to play in the snow when it come up to the middle of your thighs.

As the weather has warmed up we're off and out doing again. This past weekend we went to Volt for lunch (it's owned by the runner up to Top Chef Las Vegas). The food was great, the service was good (they were very very good with TL) and it was an experience. TL took pictures and just sent me one to let me know she was hungry again. Sunday we walked around downtown Bethesda and sampled cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes (good, but very rich). TL is off for spring break this week and my mother is here to help me with her while she's home. We're heading to visit AM later this week and enjoy some warmer weather.

So, that's it in a nutshell. I think the warm weather has thawed out my fingers and brain so hopefully I will start keeping everyone updated on what's going on!

Happy Easter and safe travels for Spring Break!