Spring cleaning!

I'm still around I've just been very busy. I had to give a talk to my department this week and I feel like it went pretty well overall. I got an email from on professor saying "Good Job!" so that made me really happy.

I spent tons of time coding, organizing, and analyzing data to trying to get ready for my talk so I had very little time for anything else. Data collection is slow and tedious and being in the lab is frustrating in the day to day. I'm just trying to take it one day at a time, get what I need and keep moving forward.

I also finally re-submitted a paper this week so I hope they accept it this time. I really do not want to re-read it again! Does anyone else get so sick of their own project by the end they don't think anyone will want to read it? That is what I sort of feel like, but I'm just hoping they take it so I don't have to think about it anymore.

Last weekend I drove south to visit an old friend to attend her bridal shower. I had a lot of fun and it was nice to get out of town. I felt a little awkward as a storm kept me there an extra day, and her family was there so I felt like I was crashing family time. But they were all super sweet and welcoming. We played games and went out for Mexican food, so it was almost like going home to see my own family :)

This weekend E and I attacked our living room and kitchen. We finally went through piles of stacked up paper work, old bills etc and cleaned them out. I also organized some of our entertainment area and we cleaned thoroughly. It is really nice to have a neat and tidy space, I wonder how long it will last? I went to the lab for a few hours and then we made paella and had a couple of guys over to watch the NCAA tournament.