Finals Countdown and Emptying the Fridge

Julia is making it...one final and one meal at a time. Over the weekend, one of her atmospheric science pals had a party at his parent's house. Good food and fun--a nice break between the five finals. Besides emptying out the last bits of the refrigerator, Julia maintained sustenance from Bibibop, Chop Shop, Dairy Queen, and other fine dining establishments. Here in the 'hood, we missed the Georgetown House Tour (must do next year!). Most rewarding was the massive donation we made to the Lupus Foundation. They made it super easy and took everything, all before 8 am. Our last visit to Moby Dick's without Julia was yummo...Super Combo--get the double lamb kabobs people!

March for Science and University of Nottingham

Julia attended the March for Science in Columbus--great pics! The funniest picture of Julia is the one with the temperature: She looks real happy, huh? She is done with all of her classes...just has to make it through the final exams. Only one more radio show, Alt Expose with Ruth & Rose (you can check out a recording of the most recent show on their site)! She attended her last USG event (which included free food, of course)! No more days in the research lab.

Steven and I visited the home of British Deputy Head of Mission to the U.S., Patrick Davies, for incoming students and alumni of the University of Nottingham. Gorgeous home; and although networking is out of our immediate comfort zone, we were both really glad we went. So excited for Steven to embark on his next legal degree in the UK.

We went to CAVA (successfully, with no allergic reaction)!

Easter Favorites in Columbus

We had a wonderful weekend with Julia in Columbus. Her apartment is so neat and tidy! She stayed with us at the hotel and it seemed like a mini-Simpson getaway. Too short, but very sweet to spend time chillaxing. We had some delicious eats at the Northstar Cafe, North Market, Barcelona, Philco, and Jeni's. We walked on campus and saw her main atmospheric science building, Derby Hall. Unfortunately, the door was locked; we really wanted to see the lab that she works in. Sarah joined us for dinner and dessert Saturday night; she is such a sweet friend and roommate. Steven was a trooper, despite battling a horrible cold (hopefully you're still healthy, Julia!). While my intent was to shop and buy all sorts of goodies for Jules, we actually came home with stuff for ourselves...OSU gear, buckeye treats, bike poster, cat dish, and some thrift finds. At least we fed her over the weekend, LOL. I even took her "Easter basket" back home, since she only has 2 1/2 weeks left in Columbus and couldn't possibly get through all of the food. Instead, we transferred some cold, hard cash into her account. Counting the days until she comes home, May 4!