an extensive recap of the preceding three days

to begin, happy belated St. Patrick's Day- the annual celebration of my favorite color and an excuse for the general public to drink on a Monday before noon and not be judged too harshly. this particular year however, I became an auntie again! Abel Jay was born at 7:33 am 7lbs 8 oz <3

from there, my husband and I took advantage of our rare day off together and had lunch, shopped unsuccessfully for a new shower curtain (if he'd just accept that what I like is the best choice for the bathroom, we'd have a new curtain.....), and began "spring cleaning" that morphed into "let's remodel the kitchen!" We pried the paneling off the wall and spent some quality bonding time demolishing our home. 

after a field trip to Home Depot for paint and other supplies, we got to watch Frozen (because Disney Movie Club membership has perks like getting a movie the day before it comes out since it was pre-ordered in January) and have some family time with Dallas <3

Throw in a few other events, such as me submitting sculptures into my first college level art show, laundry, work, a doctor visit (this time for Rob), and we've arrived at the present. Thanks to medical issues and resulting doctor appointments, I missed the last two classes and so therefore had an intense apprehension of approaching James Watson and his Double Helix. I detest science in a manner that I cannot adequately express with academic language so we'll leave it at science is an unwelcome subject. I read the posted literature and watched the accompanying videos, and still did not feel confident. However when I began reading, he wasn't as terrible as I'd anticipated (luckily). The scientific terminology was exhausting, but manageable. I particularly enjoyed naming my two assigned chapters (chapters 5 and 11) but was not a fan of seeking out allusions. I fear that I may have taken too much "common knowledge" for granted- it's difficult to gauge whether or not someone else's understanding is equal to my own when it comes to wording, but what's done is done (thanks Macbeth). I named chapter 5 "The Journey to the Beginning" and chapter 11 "The Art of Disproving" (a clever nod to Elizabeth Bishop in my book) and found 3 allusions to each respective chapter. Here's to hoping my group members have similar titles and allusions!