Wedding!!!

Well, the wedding is over and we are back from the honeymoon, and we are just as happy as ever. I don't think I have been through a day yet where I don't stop to think about how wonderful the wedding day was, and nice it was to see such lovely people there. We haven't gotten our official photographer pictures back yet, but with such talented friends and family, it's hard to tell. Here are some beautiful photos people took on October 15th. Thank you so much for sending your love, sharing the day with us, and creating this gorgeous mementos of one of the best days of my life.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It is such a funny thing, how easy it is to wake up in a good or bad mood. What decides that? I slept well, listened to good sing-along music in the car, and hardly had any traffic to deal with, but still at work, I was so grouchy today! I realized that I was being dramatic, and needed to take five minutes to calm down, so I went on a search to find a quiet place. Unfortunately, those are hard to come by in a lab, so without really considering what I was doing, I found myself literally hiding in the coat closet. It was a peaceful five minutes, standing under the emergency shower and leaning on the wall cushioned by dozens of paper lab coats. At least, it was until I was found by one of the sales reps. I had no reason to offer as to why I was in there, so I just walked passed him and back to my desk, leaving him looking confused in the doorframe. I wonder if someday he will be asked to describe me someday, and say: "That's Elizabeth. She hides in emergency shower/coat closet. We don't talk about it."

The Start of 2011

I've always been really bad at keeping a diary (and obviously, since my last post was in November, blogs too). But, in school, my academic life depended on a planner. The week I couldn't find my little DayRunner, I missed almost all my readings and was late on a paper. So, I've decided to blend the two. I am now officially recording my dreams, keeping my schedule, collecting quotes, recipes, facts and interesting superstitions. If you have any submissions, they would be very welcome. January and February are going well, and I have little diary entries or at least one thing written on almost every day, which is a huge accomplishment.

In other areas, I am still working at the lab, and I am still job searching for a position in which I have even the slightest bit of interest. I finished reading Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Bell Jar, and several books in the Princess Diaries Series. I have just started Animal Farm, which I am enjoying quite a bit, and next up is Gulliver's Travels. My newest goal is to be able to run a 5k this coming April, which is about 3.1 miles. I tried last night, and I ran a mile and a half, so halfway there! Also, I am 24 now, which doesn't feel so very different from 23.

Nettie and Jacob are now far away in San Diego, but their new place is so pretty and suits them perfectly. I am excited to visit! What I learned during the move was that the best moving skill I have is climbing over piles of boxes and furniture in a moving truck. I got to sit on top of the stuff and feel like a dragon sitting on piles of treasure.

Wedding stuff is moving along nicely. Something like 230 days until the wedding, so lots of time to finish planning everything. Next up is finding a photographer and a DJ that the venue approves of. With DJ names like Mixterious Force and Mystical Vibrations, how hard could it be?