Good things

As my time winds down at work for the year (academic year, that is), I've been extremely busy with major projects and meetings and, most recently, library field trips. Two were scheduled this week - one 14-hour day that was a tour of Northern Indiana academic libraries, and one all-day meeting in Indy. Next week, my boss and I have another all day meeting that relates to the 14-hour day tour.

In addition to that, I spent the entirety of last week working on a project for freshmen that will be implemented in the Fall. I had to learn two new pieces of software that deal with sound and video recording and editing, things I know nothing about. But it was fun to learn new equipment and to see the end products. Yesterday, I found out they'd accidentally reset the computer on which I did all of my work and they lost it all. I had saved a couple of unfinished products elsewhere, so have to rebuild from them. Ultimately frustrating!

Despite all that drama, I've been very blessed recently to get to spend lots of time with people I love. Memorial Day weekend probably couldn't have been better or more relaxing. Movies, food, tons of old and new people, multiple naps a day...it was awesome. It ended with a cookout at Sara's with her duplex-neighbors, who Leslie would love to go on adventures with. They tell the best stories. Last night was movie night with a new friend in Upland, someone who could very well make the rest of my time here bearable.

Game night is tomorrow at Leslie D's, and I can't wait to break out dominoes, perhaps Settlers, and Scattergories. Later this weekend I get to see my family.

See what I mean about good things? My cup overflows.