Poor Jules went to Urgent Care and then the Emergency Room for rhabdomyolysis. She has severe pain in her upper thigh and can barely walk. They treated her with IV fluids and sent her home with muscle relaxers. :( It is so hard to have her so far away...trusting other people to care for her. Thankfully, she has good friends. Praying this will resolve quickly and not affect her fieldwork in Canada next month.
Julia presented at the Ice Core Open Science Meeting, held at Scripps Seaside Forum at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in LaJolla, California. Her presentation was titled, "Improved Understanding of Decadal Surface Mass Balance, Recent Climate Variability, and Future Ice Core Sites along Coastal West Antarctica using NASA Operation IceBridge Airborne Snow Radar." Although San Diego was not sunny, she thoroughly enjoyed the new knowledge, networking, and beachy air. Below are pictures of her holding a piece of ice core, thumbs up with her new friend Emma, and giving her presentation.
On the home front...the upstairs gut and renovation continue...three weeks so far (that was supposed to start in April). We are about 6 days away from being able to sleep back upstairs (holiday weekend, deep cleaning, and furniture installed). Elizabeth comes to stay with us this Sunday--misery loves company. She said she doesn't mind that we are still under construction. Hopefully, it will only be a few inconvenient days for her.
Julia had another visitor this weekend in St. Paul--Emmie! It looks like they had a lot of fun together climbing to incredible heights and catching up on some one-on-one cousin time.
Back in DC, we celebrated Ethan's 20th birthday and met his girlfriend, Bri. She is adorable. It was nice to get to know her a little bit and hear the latest on Ethan's college experiences. The filet (grilled by Steven!) was delicious.
Julia had a busy weekend with friends at a BBQ and exploring Stillwater, the oldest city in Minnesota.
Laura came down from NYC to celebrate our mother for the weekend. The weather was not great (skipped the Georgetown garden tour), but we still enjoyed quality time indoors together. Lisa made yummy grilled pork chops Friday night. Perhaps the highlight of mom's weekend (??) was her lunch with Doug Emhoff, Sam, and Ella at Le Diplomate on Saturday. After lunch, we got mom a new pickleball paddle so she could up her already impressive game with the ladies (check out the picture!). We also enjoyed a nice brunch on Sunday before Laura headed back.
Mom went to California with Aunt Ruthie for Aunt Miriam's memorial service. She was able to see Alex and his family as well. Julia had the lovely Caitlyn come visit for the week in St. Paul. Among working at cafes and other fun activities, they went up to Duluth and Julia had her first band gig! The name of their band is, Large Boulder the Size of a Small Boulder. The name comes from an infamous tweet; check out the full story on CNET. Here in DC, we have the stroller out and in use (finally great weather). Quiet loves going for long walks preferably alone; Booberry likes it best inside, sitting in the sun by the door.
