Sunday was my birthday and it was really good, because I did not spend it in the lab. And, yes, there was a possibility of that happening. The Wednesday before my birthday, I was going over the data I had spent the last 5 weeks collecting, only to discover that it was mostly trash, which meant I had two weeks to try to get data for my conference presentation. My goal was to complete four valves, which really means 8 different configurations and each configuration had 6 different experimental conditions to be tested. I had the additional constraint that, due to a home game, I would not be able to come in on Saturday if I was unable to finish before the weekend. I ended up in the lab until 10:30 pm Thursday collecting data. I came in by 8:30 am on Friday carrying breakfast to start readings. I spend the rest of the day in the lab getting data. I hit a snag around 7 pm when the battery that runs my pump died and I had to wait for Michael to finish Taekwondo before I could go to the store.
I have a rule: I don't like to eat more than one meal on campus a day in order to maintain my sanity. On Friday, I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner in the lab. And, yes, I was being a bad girl and eating in the lab, but I didn't want to be in the lab on my birthday. After spending the waking hours of two days in the lab, I was exhausted for the entire weekend. Elaine and Alex came over for dinner and games on Saturday to celebrate. On Sunday, I woke up and Michael gave me my birthday presents. The first was beautiful pair of earrings from his Mom and sister. The second was a small Luminglass which I have brought into my office to adorn my desk. The next present was given to me with the instructions not to shake or turn it upside down which made me start to wonder if he had given me an Etch-A-Sketch. However, it was one dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Apparently the one of the presents he had planned hadn't been put in the box before it was shipped from the warehouse.
I didn't find out until today what the final gift was. When I came home, there was a pillow shaped package at my door. I thought I knew what he got me, since one of the items on my ThinkGeek wishlist was a light up pillow. However, it turned out to be Spock's bathrobe, thus ending my search for a second bathrobe.
Thank you everyone!
I have a rule: I don't like to eat more than one meal on campus a day in order to maintain my sanity. On Friday, I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner in the lab. And, yes, I was being a bad girl and eating in the lab, but I didn't want to be in the lab on my birthday. After spending the waking hours of two days in the lab, I was exhausted for the entire weekend. Elaine and Alex came over for dinner and games on Saturday to celebrate. On Sunday, I woke up and Michael gave me my birthday presents. The first was beautiful pair of earrings from his Mom and sister. The second was a small Luminglass which I have brought into my office to adorn my desk. The next present was given to me with the instructions not to shake or turn it upside down which made me start to wonder if he had given me an Etch-A-Sketch. However, it was one dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Apparently the one of the presents he had planned hadn't been put in the box before it was shipped from the warehouse.
I didn't find out until today what the final gift was. When I came home, there was a pillow shaped package at my door. I thought I knew what he got me, since one of the items on my ThinkGeek wishlist was a light up pillow. However, it turned out to be Spock's bathrobe, thus ending my search for a second bathrobe.
Thank you everyone!
