Happy Memorial Day everyone!
I wasn't planning on going home this weekend, but in the end, it was a great choice. I stuck around KBS for the weekly bbq on Friday night, but there were only about a half dozen students around for the weekend. Tricia was planning on picking me up on Saturday night for a bonfire at Erin's house anyway, so I decided I'd like to go home for a couple nights (and do my laundry...).
It was great to be home! I finally got to just enjoy being home. The past few weekends that I've been home have been consumed with studying, graduation activities, and frantically trying to catch up on sleep while unpacking and repacking.
On Saturday night, Tricia and I spent the evening with high school friends having a bonfire and swimming. We talked for several hours...but hey, nothing wrong with that right? It was great to see everyone and just relax.
We slept in a little on Sunday morning and then Tricia and I headed out for a 7 mile run. It is so much nicer to run with someone than by yourself! We talked for most of the run :) Unfortunately, we both had some homework to do in the afternoon, but got some reading and a nap in before heading to a graduation open house.
We took advantage of the great (albeit a bit hot) weather this morning to run a few miles around Spring Lake at KCC and then played tennis for about an hour. We were both a tad rusty, but managed to do alright. It was lots of fun and great to just be outside. I'm looking forward to playing more this summer.
I helped put mulch down in the gardens today-it's the first time I've helped with yard work, housework, or otherwise in quite a while...but it was nice to finally have the time to do it.
We had a great lunch of grilled Bridgman hot dogs from our favorite butcher, coleslaw made by Patricia, corn on the cob, and watermelon-the perfect summer meal! I think Patricia put some pictures on her blog: http://timeturnerplease.blogspot.com or will be soon, so check it out!
I'm back at KBS now and we had a bbq dinner. About 10 new students came this weekend-they are REUs (Research Experience for Undergraduates) and will be conducting their own research this summer. They are generally from smaller colleges that don't have the same lab capabilities a larger research university like Michigan State has.
This week will be another busy one I'm sure-work Tuesday and Thursday, a trip to Saugatuck Dunes for class on Wednesday, and lab on Friday.
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