This weekend was nice and relaxing (aside from all the grading I had to do). On Saturday I was able to go with my friend Emily to look at wedding dresses, which was even more fun when I wasn't the one trying them on. :-) Then Keegan and I went to Franklin Street to celebrate our friend Cindy's birthday! It was really nice to see people outside of the lab/school; I'm not generally invited to stuff/don't know about things until after they happen, which sometimes makes me feel left out/a loser. I don't want people to think I'm antisocial! I would come to parties if I knew about them! I guess I'm not really one of the "cool" grad students that is included in those sorts of things.
Sunday we got up and exchanged gifts with each other and Keegan gave me a beautiful flower arrangement -- such a loving husband! He also gave me the movies Love Happens, Julie and Julia, and Whip It. I gave him a book about the MI5, some fancy specialty trail mix, and the movies Enemy of the State, Rocky Balboa, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Then we went to Wilmington to visit with Keegan's aunt and uncle. We hadn't seen their house since they first bought it and it was completely empty. Now they have ripped up all the carpet and put in hardwood floors, painted, brought in furniture, and hung a few pictures. Their house was still full of boxes, but they're getting there! We were also able to pick some of their furniture for ourselves since they're getting ready to put a lot of it in storage. We're getting a really nice bookshelf, a trashcan, and a corner cabinet that we're going to use in our kitchen so we no longer need to use our downstairs bathroom as a pantry. I'm not sure when all of that stuff will make it here, but sometime in the near future so that his aunt and uncle can actually park in their garage!
We're also planning to go to the Azalea Festival in April; I've always wanted to go, but now we have somewhere to stay! I really like Keegan's aunt and uncle so it will be nice to spend time with them and also see some of the festival. We'll be in Hilton Head for Easter so April will be a busy month! First weekend in Hilton Head, second weekend in Wilmington, and forth weekend in Seattle! Whew!
Labwork is going well, finally getting going! Review paper is also still going, but TAing is taking up all of my time. About 25 hours per week, that is. I'm excited because one of the companies I contacted with questions just sent me some of their samples for free without my asking for them! Having a Duke email address/research position has its perks I guess -- I wonder if people would talk to me/answer my questions if I were from a no-name university?
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