Oh man!

Hello all,

So, it has been a busy month, to say the least.  First off, I need to report that I passed generals - hooray!  My group was very nice and suportive and gave me a 2L of rootbeer, a cool green laser pointer, and a tasty cake (rather than champagne) as a congradulations present. This means that now I am an official PhD candidate and that I can continue my stay here in Princeton.  It also meant that we could celebrate Laura's birthday and our anniversary finally - we had put them off until the horror that is generals passed.  I also get a small pay raise, so that is just sunshine and rainbows too! 

I have also failed to mention that I have finally had some success in the lab!  I hinted at it last time, but I got caught up in preparing for generals that I never expounded.  But, I am very glad that the chemistry has started to work - it makes my life much more interesting and made generals that much easier.  It is much easier to talk about preliminary results than no results at all, let me tell you.

We also had a great time over New Years visitng my family down in New Mexico.  I love them so much, and it was great to be there when my sister returned home from her mission.  I was also very glad to be able to see my childhood puppy one last time.  We had a great time playing Wii together and talking about life and the good ol'days.  I wish they all lived closer.

Laura also has good news - she received a promotion at work and was moved to a much better office and a different group.  I'll let her fill you in on the details if she so chooses.

iPad, eh?

Anyway, a small fast update is better than no updates at all.

Dan