Bye!

So am back in the 'ole Midwest, still a little sleepy from coming in late last night, reeling slightly from the excitement of a "by-the-skin-of-my-teeth" 15-minute transfer in Denver, and missing all our friends in the Bay Area already... That was probably the highlight of the trip- as much as the presentation went well, the city was beautiful, and the shopping was painfully good (I now have a new favorite store, no thanks to Miss Sarah Tucker- Anthropologie), the thing which I appreciated most was just being able to see everyone again, hanging out at Dave & Jen's like we used to, bonding over food, drinking bubble-tea, and enjoying Maggie's (and now Dylan's) adorable antics.

It was wonderful to see how well everyone is doing, but more importantly, that they're enjoying what they're doing, and it really does seem that California is fulfilling so many people's vision of the good life. We wish you guys were closer so we can hang out more often, but seeing how happy everyone is is even better :) You guys just have to come visit often coz these two grad students sure don't have enough money to fly out West every year... :( Take care all you Bay Area people and we love you tons!

(more photos on Flickr...)