The end of June approaches

Apologies for not having many blog post lately-it's been a busy month of writing and working here in Gainesville! Already the end of Summer A semester is on the way, can't believe it's already almost July :)

Last week I was able to take a break for a bit and celebrate the birthday of my lab mate's sister Jamie. We had a 'classy' dress-up get-together on Wednesday and then went downtown this Saturday. Downtown Gainesville is always a fun experience and we were able to check out some new places along with some of our old haunts. It was a fun chance to get out of the house for the night after being cooped up with work!

Classy night!

Repeating Jamie's 21'st b-day

Time for another couple of weeks of more writing and finishing up lab work before heading off for more travels. Stay tuned for more updates...with more exciting news to come than just sitting at home writing hopefully ;)

Summertime fun times!

Amidst a busy couple of weeks with lab work, dissertation writing, and post-doc fellowship applications, Austin and I have enjoyed being back in Gainesville for the last half of the summer A semester. A city all to ourselves due to the lack of undergrads, early summer sunbathing, and hanging out with lab mates have been a real treat for us as a respite from the rigors of trying to finish up grad school ;)

We will certainly enjoy these days of summer and are looking forward to more GNV adventures in the near future!

(LtoR) Joe, Austin, Candice, Jamie, Matt, me and Cody out for Joe's birthday!

Yay for CEHT people and ciders :P

A successful group photo

Crab boil!

96 live blue crabs about to take a hot bath...

The finished product!