Baked Potatoes and Birthdays

My mom told me that she baked five, instead of four, potatoes for dinner the other night; it made me miss home and family. I am glad to be back amongst my friends here though. Hopefully the level of busyness will pick up a bit; it will help me remember that I do, in fact, want to be here.

Now onto cheerier things. Yesterday was Max's birthday! So, late Monday night Tyler, David, Dan and I decorated his desk, and the surrounding domain of air, with various colored streamers, blue tape, trace paper letters, and a bit of Cap'n Crunch cereal (a personal touch added by a hungry Dan). Just before this decorating spree, Tyler and David were working out at the rec (or as Karolina and Steph like to say, they were "gettin' big"). So naturally, Tyler was a bouncing ball of energy. David's signature blue tape became the lucky outlet for the hyped-up-and-giggly-six-foot-guy-reduced-to-the-actions-of-a-four-year-old Tyler. In the end Max's studio domain looked like someone had too much fun with black crepe paper and trace paper; fortunately no false impressions were given by the birthday decorations because we did have too much fun with black streamers and trace. Happy birthday Max!

...carolyn