Counting down to the beach…and the Kiwis’ visit:-)

OK, I made it to spring break.  SIGH.  It snowed–thank you–it was beautiful and magical.  I caught David’s cold–BLECH!  My nose is running AND sweating.  Lovely.

Oh, well.  Much other stuff to think of:

Right now, I’m counting down to The Beach. The H’s and the Smith-Gann-Smiths are going to visit Myrtle Beach this summer.  I am so happy that we finally pinned down the particulars and have made our reservations.  We did this a few years ago–went during spring break to Gulf Shores–and we had a blast.  Now that all the girls are older –I mean, M wasn’t even BORN last time   — I really think it will be great.  I’m scoping out a new bathing suit and a big fluffy towel for David.

Later in the summer D and M from New Zealand are going to visit.  I’m pretty excited about that too.  It’s been ages since we’ve seen each other.  M is thinking of coming to stay with us in a year or so and do her senior year of high school in the States.  She’s both an American and a New Zealander–having her Kiwi parents and being born in Athens, GA!

Speaking of, I’m at the teaching fellowship in Athens today through Friday.  I kind of hate to spend my spring break doing work-related stuff, but I also did not want to miss any of the symposia.  I think I really need something to boost my teaching powers since only one student passed the midterm I gave in Menswear. 

Off to read now…we are discussing the book SCHOLARSHIP RECONSIDERED at dinner tonight, and I’ve not finished it yet…a bad teacher and a bad student, I guess.