Our adorable nephew turned 2 years old!  The pictures are great (the link is under "family" if you want to take a look).

He is too much fun - everything was Elmo, or as Colin likes to say, "Mahlmo."  A good time was had by all, and my sister made an awesome Elmo cake.  My brother-in-law also put together a pretty awesome play kitchen.  The best part was when Colin put his favorite doll into the oven and then into the microwave... after dropping it on its head.  I hope this isn't a preview of what will happen when his little brother or sister comes along.  Happy birthday, buddy!

I know my last post was a complaint about the new, earlier daylight savings policy.

I'm over it.

Why?

Because it means that on my SPRING BREAK, which starts TOMORROW, I will be able to enjoy sunlight until nearly 7pm!

Oh, and did I mention that the yearbook will be DONE TOMORROW!?!?  Literally, all I have to do is give the LAST PAGE a once over, and then it's done.  (That's 2 1/2 weeks sooner than last year for those of you who have been keeping track.  Yes - I rock!)

I managed to get through all of 3rd quarter without taking a single sick day, and I successfully pulled 90% of my juniors through The Great Gatsby before spring break.  (It's an awesome book, and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't already read it.)  The bonus?  They actually LIKED IT!  Well... most of them.

That evil grad school class I had in Jan/Feb is over, and a new, delightful one has begun!  I like grad school again!

Our little nephew is turning 2 in just a few days, and I can't wait to see him.  He's gotten so big this year!  I can hardly believe it. 

Sure, the Illini didn't make it past the first round, but there's always next year. 

So in short, my dear readers, life is good!  I hope all of you are enjoying the spring time as much as I am thus far.   

This was the first week so far this year that I've been able to drive to work with sunlight!  It makes such a difference compared with driving to work in the dark.  I just realized I didn't even finish my coffee this morning.  That is HUGE for me to be that awake in the morning!  I know it's the sunlight that makes the difference.

Now, thanks to the powers that be, I have to sink back into darkness for at least another month because they decided to make daylight savings time kick in 3 weeks earlier.  It's going to be so sad on Monday morning, driving to work under the stars.

And to add insult to injury, this morning the radio played The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" and Sheryl Crow's "I'm Gonna Soak Up the Sun." 

Grrrr... I suppose the trade off is that I might come home before dark for a change 2-3 days a week.  That will be nice.

While sitting here enjoying my Blue Moon and scarfing down Arbys, I tried thinking up ways to describe the flavor.  After about two seconds of trying to come up with original thoughts, I decided to let the internet tell me how it tastes.  Did you know there is something called a Beer Flavor Wheel?  Check it out.


I can at least say it doesn't taste Catty.