A month and a half?!
Wow, it's been a while. The last entry was on January 5 - I knew I'd been busy but wow!
I'm just wrapping up two very intense weeks of work and travel. Colette is safely in flight between Portland and Greenville, SC, where she's off to visit her oldest brother; I'm enjoying a relaxing day at home and contemplating whether it will be the gym, the grocery store, or both. (Probably both - I'm getting my second wind.)
Two weekends ago I headed off Sunday afternoon to visit with Bryan & Amy, whom I hadn't seen since last March! They're doing great and it was nice to catch up with them again. I was en route to Albany for a two-day meeting. The city itself wasn't bad, and it has some really incredible old buildings - a fascinating collection of architectural styles. The ride over through western Massachusetts was very scenic - the Berkshires are very beautiful and I'm hoping we'll get over there some time this summer for some hiking.
Last weekend we spent the weekend in Quebec City, where I had to give a Saturday morning presentation to about 20 members of our state legislature. There was a lot of off time and we were able to enjoy a couple of very sunny, but very cold, days at Carnaval.
Wednesday was a fabulous combination birthday (#35!) and first Valentine's Day. We were hit by our first major snowstorm and both the Baxter School and the state were closed, so we had an unexpected day off together! Colette made a great dinner and homemade birthday cake.
By the time I had that day off, it had been nine days since the last one! Right now, I'm looking forward to the long weekend, which I've lengthened by taking Tuesday and Wednesday off as well - it will be a nice break!
I'm just wrapping up two very intense weeks of work and travel. Colette is safely in flight between Portland and Greenville, SC, where she's off to visit her oldest brother; I'm enjoying a relaxing day at home and contemplating whether it will be the gym, the grocery store, or both. (Probably both - I'm getting my second wind.)
Two weekends ago I headed off Sunday afternoon to visit with Bryan & Amy, whom I hadn't seen since last March! They're doing great and it was nice to catch up with them again. I was en route to Albany for a two-day meeting. The city itself wasn't bad, and it has some really incredible old buildings - a fascinating collection of architectural styles. The ride over through western Massachusetts was very scenic - the Berkshires are very beautiful and I'm hoping we'll get over there some time this summer for some hiking.
Last weekend we spent the weekend in Quebec City, where I had to give a Saturday morning presentation to about 20 members of our state legislature. There was a lot of off time and we were able to enjoy a couple of very sunny, but very cold, days at Carnaval.
Wednesday was a fabulous combination birthday (#35!) and first Valentine's Day. We were hit by our first major snowstorm and both the Baxter School and the state were closed, so we had an unexpected day off together! Colette made a great dinner and homemade birthday cake.
By the time I had that day off, it had been nine days since the last one! Right now, I'm looking forward to the long weekend, which I've lengthened by taking Tuesday and Wednesday off as well - it will be a nice break!
posted by Wade at 3:21 PM
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