« April 2008 | Main | June 2008 »

May 12, 2008

random update

I'm actually feeling pretty good today, despite still being sick. It's nice to be back in the office after mostly working from home last week, and as much as I really do enjoy the experience of grad school, I think I needed a break. The triple-threat of work, school and wedding was wearing me down a bit.

I would really like for spring to finally be here. It is in the high 50s, windy and overcast today. I should be wearing shorts and grilling every evening by this time. I blame global warming and the related shifts in weather patterns.

I think I also kinda missed coffee. I had a cup this a.m. before our phone conference and it really perked me up.

This week, I think we're going to try to make some headway on invitations, get back into the habit of cooking regular meals, and...I think that's it. That's enough.

Posted by Mark at 01:05 PM | Comments (0)

May 11, 2008

sick, run, engagement

Happy Mother's Day! Some short tidbits:

  • I am sick. Somehow, I have both an ear infection and conjunctivitis (pink eye). I know, what am I, five? The pink eye seems to have gone away but I still have fluid in my ears. I'm taking some antibiotics, but if it doesn't start getting better soon I'll head back to the doctor's again this week.
  • Despite being sick, we ran a 5K in Somerville this morning. Kara did great in her first ever competitive run, coming in with a time around 32 minutes, and I managed to do what I wanted to do, which was finish in under 35, at about 34:20 or so. Not quite my old Middleburg Cross Country times, but I'm satisfied for just having done the run.
  • Afterwards, we went out with friends and various mothers and grandmothers for brunch. Mum is staying with us for the weekend and she and Kara have been busy cleaning the house while I mostly sit around trying to not be sick.
  • School is done, with final projects and exams wrapped up last week. It occurred to me last week that I have been very harried this spring between work, school and wedding planning. It will be nice to only have two things on my plate.
  • We had our formal engagement photos taken last week. Kara will look beautiful and hopefully our photographer can use the "Hotness" filter in Photoshop to make me look good. I suggested a McConaughey setting of 2 and maybe tweaking the Pitt to .47.
  • MJP and Stephanie are engaged! He proposed on Saturday...I went out with him on Friday night for a last "single" night out. I'm extremely excited for the two of them...they are definitely a perfect match, a long time in the making.

    That's it for now...hopefully I will be less sick this week, and better able to focus on work and other stuff. My head feels like a wet paper towel right now.

    Posted by Mark at 09:00 PM | Comments (2)