Saturday Fun in Pittsburgh in Pictures

did the 15 minutes of fame!

The presentation is DONE!! I was presentation number 8 of 12 of the new doctoral candidates. It was a pretty cool experience and and I'm glad it's finished. . . . A classmate actually video taped all our presentations and so I'm looking at how I did. .

School's Almost Done!

Posters, Friday presentations to peers and faculty, Saturday free day and Graduation Sunday!! WOOHOO!! As one of my advising instructors says "Feel the Glow" Well. . . .I'm getting there.

wordless wednesday

Just a few short days

and it'll be over. Let's see. . .the list before leaving for Pennsylvania

manuscript bound (2 copies) and ready to go = check
poster, ordered and received = check
powerpoint for presentation = check
handouts for instructors and peers = almost check, need to make copies
electronic format for capstone project = check
suitcases out with beginning signs of packing = check
graduation costume packed = check
outfits picked out for presentations = check
girls hair done for the weekend = check

okay, what am I forgetting? I'll never know until I'm on the airplane and remember, oh yea, I forgot ________________!!! Geez, oh well. . . and then will think I can do without it for just a few days. . .

need to get cheese curds for my cohort, yes cheese curds!
When we met in July, no one knew what a cheese curd was so we all decided to gift each other with something known for in our state, so Wisconsin = cheese (cheese curds). Now, what kind to get? Decisions, decisions. I'll be so elated Sunday night when we are on our way home and life can resume to something more normal.

Motorcycles for India

I know, you think motorcycles for India?? What does that mean? Well. . . because I have to post, I'm leaving you with a teaser. I'll explain tomorrow.

st. nicholas

Did visit this year! We really don't do the "Santa" thing here at our house, but we do talk about St. Nicholas and the great things he did. So this year, the girls got bubble gum and socks to keep their little toesesesesssss warm! It was pretty funny, Kidist woke up first and found her goodies, and very quickly said, "I've been a good girl this year, St. Nick brought us something!" It's still pretty cool to watch the girls get excited over the little things. . . Makes me smile!