Best wishes to my coworker Matt, whose last day at work is tomorrow.  He’ll be starting a faculty position in Michigan in the fall.  I made cupcakes to mark the occasion.  Note the sugared cherries from my Mub’s tree (I did the sugaring, she did the providing of cherries).

I feel like I haven’t had a vacation in a long time.  The last one I took was in February, which I realize isn’t that long a time for most people who only get 2 weeks vacation a year, but I get really antsy if I don’t get away more than that.  Also really awesome is a vacation where one stays home.  Travelling is very fun, but it’s also very tiring, and just having a few days at home can be wonderful.

To that end, I am taking the 3rd of July off, which will give me a 4-day weekend.  I’m excited.  Maybe we will go for a cavey hike at Maquoketa.

Also, have you seen the Nintendo DS Lite?  It’s really cool.  My coworker Greyson just got one for himself for a birthday present and he was showing it off.   That would be really great for plane trips.  Maybe Denny and I should get one for ourselves for a joint anniversary present.

Double also:  in the “you know you’re a big geek when…” category, I was feeling self-congratulatory about all the advance cooking I did over the weekend for the partay next week, and I actually verbalized the phrase “Planning ahead rules!”