This week is Spring Break on campus, and I am super excited. I am still working, but it’s nice to not have students on campus (says the woman entering student affairs). While there are no tropical destinations in my future (and this week’s forecast includes three days of snow), I’m looking forward to normal working…
Lisa
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A farewell to Downton Abbey
Better late than never, right? Last week, we said good-bye to the Crawleys, and the doors of Downton Abbey closed for the last time. I have to say I was devastated. I jumped on the Downton bandwagon a bit late, but I fell in love instantly. The scripts, the costumes, the sumptuous extravagance of a…
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I can sleep when I graduate
Things have been very tiring around these parts lately. Between the evil that is Daylight Savings Time and a spring allergy sucker punch, I’m dragging. Spring break is only 26 hours of work and one day of class away. Hallelujah. I was talking to another woman in my cohort about how much we have to…
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The International Exhibit of Sherlock Holmes
While we were at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, we bought tickets to explore the International Exhibit of Sherlock Holmes. It’s is a traveling exhibition and was in Denver for about a month. I am a big Sherlock fan and was excited to check it out. The exhibit was not what I was…
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Way back on MLK Day, we headed up to Denver. The night before, we were watching the AFC Championship, and the broadcast showed some footage from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (aka dinosaurs). Mac thought it looked fun, and so did the majority of the Denver metro area. While we were there, the…
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Post-Valentine’s Day thoughts
I took an epic nap when I got home from class on Saturday which resulted in 1) major insomnia and 2) catching up on blog reading. Most bloggers posted something about Valentine’s Day, so I clicked through to see what everyone did. Valentine’s Day is normally over a four-day weekend in Army land because of…