My blog. Personal thoughts, anecdotes, and musings.
Aimee had her baby this morning. The baby is healthy and well and weighs 6lbs 1 oz. Thanks to Anita for the update! The little one doesn’t have a name yet but when she gets one, I’ll update the post. Congratulations Aimee Sue! Your journey is just beginning! Update: The baby’s name is Zoe Jean!
Adam, Mike and I are participating in Rails Day 2006, a 24 hour coding marathon where the object is to develop an application in a single day, from start to finish. There are lots of great prizes to win and lots to learn. All of the submitted code will be opened to the public so even if you don’t participate there’s still something to gain. Our team name is “Those Guys that Write Code“.
What a great day. It was a lot of fun to spend the day with friends and family. We did some grilling and I played crouquet with Ana (she did really well!) The weather was really nice but as soon as we all sat down to eat, everyone started to get pretty warm. People slowly moved into the house to cool off. It was nice to see everyone. I did miss Mom a lot though.
May is a difficult month. Mothers’ day and Mom’s birthday are both this month. I felt pretty crappy all day on Mothers’ day. Carissa’s birthday was the 16th and we had a small cookout to celebrate. Mom’s birthday came and went; it was easier than I thought. I think that Christmas will be harder.
I just made the Ruby on Rails weblog’s main page. Here’s a permalink to the posting.
I’m going to take some time off from work (both University and otherwise) and relax for the next few days. I plan to do as little work as possible and instead spend my time playing video games, doing some music stuff, playing with Ana, and just wasting time. I haven’t done that in a while. I’ve managed to make it through to the end of Lent with only two accidental incidents with chocolate!
Dad and I went out to the Battlefield Band concert last night. He’d been wanting to see them for quite a while and I figured I would go. It was a chance for us to get some quality time in, and I figured that I would enjoy the show even though I’d never heard of them. I was right. It was a great show. They were very tight and extremely talented.
Training was rough. I sat through three days of pretty intense stuff and I’ll be lucky if I can even remember a quarter of it. We did learn some really interesting things and I hope that there’s a way for us to use some of that at work. One thing I know for sure…. I am so glad to be home. Staying by myself in a hotel room away from my family is not something I enjoyed at all.
I’m back in Madison again. This hotel sucks. It has nice rooms and its very well-kept, but it doesn’t have anything nearby. No close restaurants, no stores, nothing. When you don’t have a car, it’s a bit rough. Im here for Oracle security training. I am excited to learn something new but I would much rather be home with my family. At least I can get some quiet time to get some projects done.
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