Virginia Beach!

Amidst all the Step 1 and third year rotation prep, a lot of things have been happening in our family. I got really sick (which is going on 2 1/2 weeks now and is finally tapering off with the most helpful cocktail of drugs) Matthew has been studying his brains out, and best of all...

THE BEACH.

I don't know how many times during last winter when Carolyn and I were cooped up in the house during the snow storms and I would close my eyes and try to imagine the beach. I would imagine I was all warm, listening to the waves and drinking something cold with a little umbrella in it. Well last week I was able to go down to Virginia Beach and make all my dreams come true.

Finally. Something blog-worthy. :)

Jen Bell and I went down and stayed with Matthew's aunt and uncle, Donna and David Wright. What a fantastic family. They were incredibly generous and we had such a good time staying with them. Their house was so homey... I turned to Jen and asked how likely it would be for us to achieve something like that - a place that we could raise our families and look back with such fondness at the last thirty years in a home.

Doubtful. But hopefully the Wright's will let us come and soak up the spirit of their home.

We went to the beach, got a tour of the Tidewater Community College, and visited the planetarium! I know next to nothing about Astronomy, so I think I overloaded uncle David with questions about stars and galaxies and the structure of the universe. He never missed a beat in answering every question I could come up with - so I got curious...

What is his rating on www.ratemyprofessors.com ?

Outstanding.

Shocked?

Not at all.

A 4.8 out of 5. Almost outrageous.

One of the students summed it up perfectly in their comments:

He is hands down one of the smartest people I have met, he makes his class very easy to understand, very busy man, fun, and likeable, take his classes you will enjoy them.

It almost (almost) makes me wish I could takes physics again, especially considering the previous grade a received! Anyway, it was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to go again. Thank goodness we have two more years here!

Here are a few visual highlights... Mostly of Carolyn.