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Happy Birthday to me. Brian made this cake!

School is in Session

Well, we have been back for several days now and everything is going well. Students are in the middle of caucusing about which texts they would like to read for Mary's class. Brian is busy setting up his tennis program for the year.

Trip to England

We are back from England where I was asked to speak at a conference at Herstmonceaux Castle. While we were all the way over there, we did some touring. In London, we went to -The Houses of Parliament (Big Ben) -Tower of London -Globe Theatre (rebuilt) -Sir Francis Drake's Ship (rebuilt) -National Gallery -Trafalgar Square -Marble Arch (French Style Arc d'Triumphe) -Notting Hill -Buckingham Place -Hyde Park -St. James' Place -Piccadilly Circus -St. Paul's Cathedral -Tate Modern Art Museum -Original Roman wall from about 43 AD -Westminster Abbey -Tower Bridge -London Bridge -Waterloo Bridge -Westminster Bridge We didn't get to Greenwich, and I wanted to go to Bath, but it was too far away. We also asked about the temple, but it was too hard to get to. Most of the trip felt like a sprint. We spent a day in London when we first arrived, then I went to the conference the first day of it while Brian went sightseeing with some friends, then the second day we went to Brig...

Head Above Water

My 10 credits in graduate school are taking their toll, especially since I have to hurry so I can go to England in two weeks. Brian is being kind about the books strewn all over the house and giving me study breaks where I can watch HGTV and CSI reruns.

Visiting Family

Brian's brother and his wife came to visit us and we had fun going hiking, eating BBQ, and seeing movies. For the 4th of July, we went to a cul de sac of fire with some friends. It was way cooler than having to fight traffic at the stadium!

Our Anniversary

We celebrated six years of mostly happy times on Saturday by going to Park City for the day. The sport of the year was apparently cycling, as I received new cycling apparel, a wireless cycling computer, and our bikes were taken in for a tune up. Last year I got a tennis racket and the year before I got free weights. I don't think Brian is trying to send me a message...