On the 25th of April, The Boy, our babysitter (thank goodness), and I attended the Midwest Intercollegiate regatta at Catoosa (TU’s home for Women’s Rowing). I brought a babysitter so The Boy could run around a bit and I could visit a lot. Turns out that is a great way to do it and I will do it that way again. TU won the title, and it was nice other than some crazy wind. Jan Zink knows how to throw a party, because there were rolls in the morning, mimosas and brunch around mid-afternoon, and a nice band playing in the tent.  Several ladies were there from when I rowed at TU, and it is always nice to catch up with them too.  The Boy passed out early on in the awards ceremony and slept right on through the loud eruption of cheers when it was announced that TU won. 

Brandi and Me

Unlike some graduate school programs where you have the option to not do a thesis (really, I ran out of time, so that was not an option), my program requires that you make a presentation and defend your internship, so I did that on Tuesday, April 28. Wow. Over two weeks ago. Anyway, my chair ended up being a real big jerk, but then I found out he was arguing with the other two people about giving me a B versus an A. Whatever. I seriously sat in the hall and thought I would not pass. Yes, he was that bad. Anyway, I passed and was awarded an A, but I need to make a few changes before I put my project on the shelf. No problem. Once we are a little more settled, I will wrap it up.

Tuesday evening, I went to the TU All-Sports Banquet. I love going to the banquet. The food was good, and we sponsor a table each year, so I was able to invite a couple of guests and then was surrounded by some of the amazing women of the Rowing team. Yes, I wore a dress.

Kate, Brandon, and Me at the All-Sports Banquet

On Friday, May 1, we tried to go to Riverfield Rocks, but The Boy was having some intestinal issues at dinner before the event, so I took him home. Oh well. Next year.

The next week was full of the daycare drama (parts 1 and 2), which culminated in driving … S-L-O-W-L-Y … to Oklahoma City to pick up Kevin. The team messed up his ticket, and while he could have arrived later in Tulsa… possibly even the next day… we decided that I would drive to OKC to pick him up. Fortunately, my neighbors took The Boy so I could drive in peace, which turned out to be vital, as the trip was extra long and slow due to some road construction. How slow? My two hour drive turned in to almost three hours. I saw a lot of this…

The Boat.

I think the boat with a trolling engine could have gone faster than we were moving. Oh well… I still ended up with “the prize.”

Sleepy after 30+ hours of travel

We arrived home while The Boy was still with the neighbors, so we were able to get all of Kevin’s things in the house before reuniting our little family.

Reunited

We were all a bit tired, but the long trips were definitely worth it.  Kevin arrived home just in time for me to battle a nice cold or something. I kept working all week, but today, I caved and stayed home. It’s amazing how some additional rest can be incredibly healing. That and some fresh orange juice. I love our juicer…and our Vita-Mix. Cold ice included smoothies are good for a sick throat.

Other than that, I have nothing. Well, I take that back. Happy Mother’s Day, Kevin bought me an imac. OK, I am going to be sharing, but basically this is my computer now. I love it already, and it arrived none too soon as Peppermint (my dell laptop) is sick too. Fortunately, my auto back-up worked and all of my “stuff” is now on the imac. I am still figuring out all the cool tools and finding programs to replace some of the window things I used, but overall, I am satisfied. Of course, it has been 12 hours… LOL!

(Reunited)

That’s right. Cue the cheesy music! I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

If you missed the beginning–

Milano– the trip over