Short but Sweet

That was my summer. Not that it’s totally over – I’m going to savor any more warm weather we may get – but it really did seem to go by quickly this year.

BN and I took a few camping trips earlier in the summer. That was nice, to get away. I’m happy to announce that BN completed his PhD in Math from the U of O! I am very proud of him for sticking with it through thick and thin, mostly thin, and I’m excited to see what’s next for us. We are moving out of Student Housing week after next, to a place north of downtown but still close enough for bike rides to the market, library, etc. BN will be job-hunting, and then it’s pretty wide open where we could end up.

My sister GC came to visit us. She was here during BN’s big thesis defense presentation, so she joined us in celebrating by swimming, camping, whitewater rafting, and blueberry picking. That was a ton of fun.

Then we went camping in Lassen with my parents and my 4 youngest siblings.

One of the major highlights was hiking to the Mount Lassen Summit in time to see the sunrise.

We also rock climbed…

… played games, made music, swam in the lake, hiked around, and generally had a wonderful time.