this is actually more of a preparation week for me. at work, i’m going to map out the next few months of milestones and work since so many faculty invitations go out in the spring for fall events. also, since i’ll be out almost 3 weeks between my trip to cornell and the wedding, i need to plan for my absence.

but next week is the week of new things, since i’ll be in the snow for the first time, giving a talk and ending the week with snow boarding or skiing in tahoe. cross your fingers for no wedding injuries or bruises…

i love that we just came off of a long weekend. we played tons of puerto rico, saw friends and did a small bit of wedding planning. most of my monday was actually working on the 2,000 piece puzzle of van gogh’s starry night that has taken over my life. maybe i got 50 pieces this weekend? do the math and you can figure out how long it’ll be before i can eat on the dining room table again. my neck actually hurts from craning it over the table for hours on end. crazy, huh?