happenings

Gosh, I've fallen off the blogging circuit lately. I've been a bad blog reader and writer.

For the most part I just blame an incredibly busy final semester for Shane, coupled with two family weddings out West, and a lot of craziness in between.

But hey, we've nearly there. This is Shane's last week of classes and then he has only ONE final exam left. Just ONE. And then he graduates. On May 15.

During the last month or so, here's what we've been up to:

- visiting the animals at Frying Pan Farm and the National Zoo

- running the Monument Ave 10k together down in Richmond on a GORGEOUS spring morning (our first race as a couple)

- watching/listening to LDS General Conference (and taking LOTS of notes -- wasn't it fabulous?)

- working, working and more working (the budget battle on the Hill has kept me busy and Shane's office is ALWAYS busy)

- enjoying the cherry blossoms and fabulous signs up spring all over town

- playing with some fabulous longtime friends we never get to see

- dining with cousins in town for spring break

- Shane acing a final mock trial performance (with a great assist from friend Will Wittwer)

- flying to Idaho for Kayla's big day (and forgetting the camera -- so we'll have to wait for pictures -- so sad!)

- celebrating Christian's 2nd birthday while in Idaho with yummy Cocoa Bean cupcakes (again, no camera! but, we're doing some more celebrating this week because he has yet to open any of our presents for him)

- gearing up for a California trip to spend Easter with family