HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE!!! Wow, a whopping 25! Here's a little tribute to our very own Camille Madsen Roundy
Welcome to the mid 20's! Happy 25th!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Anyone else enjoying the lack of classes and papers?
I really have no excuse for not having added to the blog lately...except that I'm still recovering from the last semester and have managed to avoid doing just about everything that I have on my To Do list. I got an email from Josh yesterday that says "So it's my job to continue to pressure you to submit your paper. In a very nice way of course :) What can I help with?" I had to laugh and admit to myself that teaching two sections of Intro to Biology in summer school at SLCC isn't enough for me to claim that I'm too busy to work on it anymore... it's just my lack of desire to do anything serious that is holding me back ;)
I have been taking time to live a little more lately, like a trip to Manti last weekend, a couple of family reunions coming up, a trip to Montana next weekend, and training for a triathlon in August. I even tried to go on a ride with Lauren up Immigration Canyon a couple of weeks ago but we got about 20 minutes into the trip and the crank of my bike (the arm that the pedal hooks to) fell off, so I had to ride back down with one leg. I wish we'd had a camera!!! It's been really nice to have time to read or do something I want to do instead of being in the lab 24-7 (though I did have some great times and great conversations there, too). I'm starting to worry that I'll have enjoyed my freedom so much that I won't be able to get back into the studying groove come September.
Yes, that means that I am planning on going back for more... and Ashley will be excited that the position I accepted is in Texas. Of course it's still hours and hours away from her and Brian, but it's in Texas. I'll be headed to El Paso (unless something else changes in the next two months and I change my mind)- it's basically like living in Mexico since the city is 80% hispanic, it's just more expensive since we're still in the US. The good thing is that since it's good weather all year long I can ride my bike or motorcycle every day and save a ton of money on gas. The city apparently hasn't had any public health advise on road construction to increase bicycle usage, though, so I'll have to look for a path through residential streets to get to campus every day.
And lastly, for those of you who worked on the LEP project in Mike's class, our poster was accepted for APHA so we're going to start getting things together for it in the next few weeks. Maybe do a googledoc for old times sake? All of your names are listed with APHA as authors, so you can add that one to your resumes. I think we're in a Sunday afternoon session...
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!
I have been taking time to live a little more lately, like a trip to Manti last weekend, a couple of family reunions coming up, a trip to Montana next weekend, and training for a triathlon in August. I even tried to go on a ride with Lauren up Immigration Canyon a couple of weeks ago but we got about 20 minutes into the trip and the crank of my bike (the arm that the pedal hooks to) fell off, so I had to ride back down with one leg. I wish we'd had a camera!!! It's been really nice to have time to read or do something I want to do instead of being in the lab 24-7 (though I did have some great times and great conversations there, too). I'm starting to worry that I'll have enjoyed my freedom so much that I won't be able to get back into the studying groove come September.
Yes, that means that I am planning on going back for more... and Ashley will be excited that the position I accepted is in Texas. Of course it's still hours and hours away from her and Brian, but it's in Texas. I'll be headed to El Paso (unless something else changes in the next two months and I change my mind)- it's basically like living in Mexico since the city is 80% hispanic, it's just more expensive since we're still in the US. The good thing is that since it's good weather all year long I can ride my bike or motorcycle every day and save a ton of money on gas. The city apparently hasn't had any public health advise on road construction to increase bicycle usage, though, so I'll have to look for a path through residential streets to get to campus every day.
And lastly, for those of you who worked on the LEP project in Mike's class, our poster was accepted for APHA so we're going to start getting things together for it in the next few weeks. Maybe do a googledoc for old times sake? All of your names are listed with APHA as authors, so you can add that one to your resumes. I think we're in a Sunday afternoon session...
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Good Morning Baltimore
Welcome to Baltimore! The Roundy's were kind enough to let me crash their apartment for a few nights. Camille and I stayed up way too late Thursday night after some airline delays, so while Aaron and I were fine, Camille had to get up early and go to work the next day. Fortunately, Camille's boss is in Georgia (the country--global tobacco control, you know) and so she was able to take Friday afternoon off and we ventured out to see the Harbor and other Baltimore sights. Camille and Aaron basically live downtown Baltimore so were a hop, skip, and jump away from the Harbor.
After walking around and thoroughly enjoying the humidity, we headed back to the apartment to regroup. With some water and an episode of Man v. Food, we were ready to venture out again on the town--this time to Pulaski Park for the Polish Festival! The Festival was full of polka, perogies, other polish food, and of course Poles. We had some Polish kabasa and potato pancakes (by the way, Polish food is strikingly similar to Ukrainian food, so I felt right at home) and spent our token time in the Polish Heritage tent to remember our Polish roots (which we don't have). Did you know that Marie Curry was a Pole and Joseph Conrad? Yup, they were. The things you learn at a Polish festival.
Go Polska!!
Thanks Camille and Aaron for being such great hosts and for a fun filled weekend! Have a blast in Jamaica!
Monday, June 7, 2010
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I got to see Brea at church yesterday! I'm so excited to hear that so many people are headed east. Reunion on the east coast anyone?
CJ
On saturday we broke down and finally got a pet. We were advised not to get one- people said the resale value of our home would plummet, that our lives would be ruined, and that generally pets are unpleasant. We listening for a few months, but finally decided enough is enough and got a cat. Her name is CJ (after the west wing press secretary), she is 5 months old, and we chose her because the people at the animal shelter said black cats get adopted last, and she is ADORABLE- yes this really is the most exciting thing going on in my life at the moment.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Moving cross country
I made it. Yesterday I loaded up 2 50 lb suitcases and as many bags Southwest would let me carry on. After 6 hours on the airplane, an emergency landing in Omaha, Nebraska, and 20 minutes waiting on the tarmac to pull up to the gate, I made it into Baltimore and Camille was there ready to greet me! I made the move! Not totally sure what the next few weeks hold, but for now I'm chillin' in Baltimore with Camille and Aaron and waiting The job is on hold for the moment, but I'll keep you posted! Welcome to the east coast.
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