1. as many are aware, i got back on sunday from a trip to missouri and it was absolutely wonderful. i actually think it's worthy of a list-within-list type situation, just to hit the highlights :)
a) it was missouri's recruitment weekend and the social area (which matt is a part of) was in full effect. i got to meet a lot of the faculty members who i heard about, but never got to interact with when i was at MU. i think some of them thought i was there to interview for a spot as a student, which humored me much more than it made me uncomfortable. a lot of times they would ask me, "so who do you hope to work with?" and i would be like, "oh, i already go to graduate school - at penn state" and you could watch their faces twist all up as they wondered what the heck i was doing there, anyway.
b) matt and i remembered to take some pictures when we were at the basketball game!!! we did not remember to download them to either of our computers. (baby steps, people, baby steps.)
c) kara jo mailed us some scotcharoos since she was unable to be in attendance for this visit. it was awesome. they got there during my first full day in town, so we had sweet treats to live off of. (as if we're not sweet enough, right? ;)
d) i finally got to hear live music again. that was a much needed event.
e) since i don't technically have any of the pictures we took this weekend, i'm posting this old school one of us. i think this is one of the first trips that we all went on together to st patrick's day in kansas. that's josh on the far left, amelia behind him, me (when i still had blonde hair), matt, becca, amanda (she's not in missouri anymore), and christine. who knew all that would blossom in the years to come?
2. there is an application floating around for a community garden that students can rent out and learn how to grow food organically. it so far seems like it might be a good idea and might possibly save us some money. produce is expensive, after all. and why not grow some sweet corn if you can, right? i'm sure if that works out, there will be some interesting stories as a result.
3. neverhaveiever been so thankful to have a gift card than when i went to buy groceries this week. i was down to buying even the bare necessities (i.e., pepper and flour). thanks mom :)
4. there was some question as to if my comprehensive exams would involve me writing for a full day (i.e., 1 day for 8 hours) or for two half days (i.e., two consecutive 4-hour days). neither kristin nor i had strong preferences, so we decided to leave it up to my committee. apparently i will be writing for two weeks. i'm generally pretty good at math, but i'm not really sure how that worked out. . .
5. we are going to see madeline albright speak tomorrow night. bob knight is going to be a tough act to follow, but i think she's got a shot. should i ask her what i can do so that i don't have to pay off my student loans?
6. i often tell people that we study the develoment of emotions, but particularly (for me) fear and anxiety in kids. i thought this was a cute video that i should use in a talk sometime. poor thing.
7. happy belated birthday to lacey!! apparently part of the festivities were to take her texas friends sledding while they were here over the weekend. how much do i wish i would've seen that? :) oooh, and one of her birthday gifts was these cool shoes that i love not only because they're adorable, but because for every pair you buy, a pair gets donated to charity (which kind of makes them normal-priced).
okay, i think that's it for me for now. seven's a lucky number anyway, right?
one more old school picture - just for good measure. though i never did figure out why i don't appear to have a neck in it.
love to all. and to all a good night.
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