TX and OK

ahhhh... it is so great to visit with old friends! i have gotten to see and really talk with some old friends that are so near and dear to my heart. there are also many that i wish i could see, but without a car it's a little difficult.

so gabe gave us a tour of the new weather center. ah-maze-ing. that's what they mean when they say a "state of the art building". and luckily for me, and unluckily for them, both the seniors and grad students had a test monday, so they were all in the building studying on sunday. which worked well for my social schedule! fun times.

i also got to see a lot of people at rachel and chris's wedding on saturday. it was good times! and of course, the wedding was beautiful. it was really cool to see touches of rachel all thru the ceremony and reception.

out here at HGM, i've been able to catch up with some of my friends on staff, and get to meet some of this year's boot camp class. it has been way fun catching up on what everyone from our class is doing, since we all don't keep in touch with each other. and a lot of workers from all over the world are home right now, so it is cool to see them and get to know them better, too. but campus is crazy! not only is this the biggest class they've ever had (by about 15), with all the workers home, and classes being slack this (last) week, there are people everywhere, all the time. and so many are sick! it is hard to find a quiet place to hang out or have a private conversation. but it has been good.

i'll be flying home tomorrow... see you then!