Julia and Jerry headed to New York City last weekend--Jerry's first time in the Big Apple. They stayed at Laura & Clarkson's and squeezed in as many sites and friends as possible over three days.
We were invited to a pre-Hanukkah dinner. I made a pre-Christmas turkey in our new oven. Also pictured is mom with her bells choir. 'Tis the season!
This past week, Julia had a lot going on at the AGU Conference (Advancing Earth and Space Science). She had two poster session presentations and one competition pitch. Most exciting--she won 2nd place in the Flash Freeze competition! She won real money to fund her idea, a handheld cryozine. It brings art and science together in a pocket-sized takeaway (it folds up into a little magazine or can also be accessed digitally). Her University of Minnesota friend (and bandmate) Jerry spent a few days with us. Julia gave him the grand tour of as many highlights of DC (and her life) as they could fit in. Of course, we had to get Rocklands and take him to the US Capitol tree.
Julia took a long walk to the monuments. It is so nice to have her home and the cats love it too. Another bonus is that we get to FaceTime with Benjamin. His training is going well, and we can't wait to see him for Christmas.
Julia went to Denver to work on evaluating their ice core samples. She was able to spend some time with Ethan, Bri, Elizabeth, and Chelsea. Then back to St. Paul for a couple of days; her close friends got engaged! Now, she heads to Washington, DC tonight.
