Big Haps

Big things happened here last week. BIG! Carl defended his thesis like a boss and earned his PhD in Physics. So now he gets to step away from his computer for more than 5 minutes at a time and do stuff!! I'm so unbelievably proud of him. 

Here are some pictures from the weekend. We celebrated Friday, although I have no evidence of that, and got out for a hike and some solar eclipse viewing. Freeeeeedooommm!!!

Name tags in C's old office

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View from the 9th floor of Gamow Tower

Mug

Local hike

rust fungus?

Sunday's planetary delights

DIY solar shades

Finally Friday

For a long time now (forever, maybe?) I've worked Friday nights. All of them. Every. One. Which stinks because Friday is a ceremonial end-of-the-week celebration day for most 9-5ers, and hey! I like to celebrate things too! So now that my schedule has changed to give me every other Friday off, I can once again entertain ideas about things like "happy hour" and "rooftop seating" and "drinking in the daytime."

Last Friday - my first - I got out there and did things. Here is the proof and I'll say sorry now for the gratuitous nature shots. Needless to say, this Friday I'll be back in the trenches...let's not talk about it.  

Boulder on a Friday

The Kitchen Community Hour

The Beat Book Shop "DIG?"

Into the Wind 

Boulder Book Store

Moon - Venus - Jupiter

PS, I love you

At the beginning of March, to celebrate the last days of Christina's singledom, we (sisters and friends) rendezvoused in the desert mecca of Palm Springs for a weekend of relaxation, poolside cocktails, yoga, food, and girl time.

We rented a midcentury house for the weekend and succeeded in keeping the shenanigans a secret from Miss Chris until the moment of her arrival. (Francis, ze fiance, actually photoshopped a fake hotel reservation and drove our pawn right to the house under the guise of a self-guided architecture tour. Brilliant!)

I was much too busy doing nothing to be doing something like taking pictures, so here's a barebones account of our time in PS.  Deal.

Allie, in from AZ, helping with preparations (plus Mom's orchid).

Approaching dusk in PS, and the stylish house across the street.

Phoebe, entryway.

 

Poolside, firepit

 

Pagoda and mountain view

 A trip to the renowned Parker Hotel

 Starting Sunday morning right

The crew

 Walking around downtown Palm Springs

Aaaand a necessary trip to In-n-Out on the way home.

A pretty fine weekend, indeed. Mention must be given to Mom, party planner extraordinaire, whose dessert spread and thoughtful gift bags dazzled our senses and made for a proper party.  'Twas a hit! We should do this more often...