April was a busy month for me. The semester has been reaching a crescendo, and I had a lot of traveling to do for work. Most recently, I got back from Austin, TX, where the ASCE Structures Congress was held this year. It was a busy conference, and it turns out that I drove instead of flying. Yes, I am a swine-flu pansy-ass. What can I say? I sleep better at night.
It was great to get home after the long drive and see Aaron and Ceci. They were waiting on the front porch when I pulled in... little Ceci was in her boucer, and she seemed pretty happy to see me. :-) She could have puked, though, and I would have claimed that it was because she was happy to see me.
I have to say, the majority of I-35 between Lawrence, KS and Austin, TX is pretty damn boring. There were a few bright spots. The Flint Hills in Kansas are gorgeous. Every time I see them I think of how lovely they are, and how they are the antithesis of what people think of when they think 'Kansas'. Just beautiful, green, and rolling hills as far as the eye can see, with no houses, no barns, no trees. Just rolling plains. There was also a pretty area in southern Oklahoma, called Turner Falls. But the rest of the drive was preeeeeetty boring. It has been raining nonstop in TX, and we passed through some badly flooded areas. Cars underwater and whatnot.
Well, the students are giving their final presentations in Steel this week, and then the semester is over. Summertime is almost here.
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Yahhh for Summer! Oh, and by the way, you suck for not having to work during it. ~Dave
and another by the way, that wagon is swizzeet!!!
Well, I wouldn't say I don't have to work over summer - I wish!!! No more classes - but now it's the piles of half-written papers and proposals that have been accumulating for the past 6 months... and the new course I need to prepare for fall... I have to admit though, I love getting time to do this part of my job. I love the writing and the course prepwork. :-)
I'll tell Aaron you like the wagon! He'll be happy to hear that. He spent a ton of time dreaming that thing up and then making it. I think it turned out gorgeous, too. :-)
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