Well That Went Well

Hey hey y'all! I survived my first semester as a graduate student - well mostly. Two finals and this PlantPath Girl is one semester closer to graduation! So yeah, there's that. What else? QuickTox is the best invention ever because I can run like 100 samples in a day! I only have 60 more plots to QuickTox and then comes the fun part: analyzing data.

Take a seat. Relax your feet. Just watch the Sun. A job well done.

So y'all know that I went to Gaffney, South Carolina with my dear friend Megan Sexton for Thanksgiving. Her family is just the sweetest. Her daddy is a good cook too :)  Have no fear, there was plenty of vegetarian options available for me. Her momma took great care of me, I loved playing with all the pooches, and even read the first Hunger Games book! We did some Christmas shopping with her momma and decorated their home. Then we went to her sister Lauren's house and watched the terrible Badger game and the Clemson vs Carolina game (big rivalry) with Lauren and her husband. We had dinner at Red Bowl - loved the veggie and fried rice so much I devoured the whole thing. Megan's dog, Drake, was even a sweet little guy and slept on my lap for part of the way home. So precious!

Breathe in. Breathe out. Beauty in. Badness out.

Oh by the way, I saw the world's biggest butt. Have a picture.

Just kidding! It's a peach watertower in Gaffney, SC.

Let's see...nothing else really cracking over here. Just waiting to get lunch at Jasmin and then probably finish reading the Hunger Games trilogy. Besides that I've just been climbing away. My flight home is in 9 days and Anna will be here in 24 more days. Excitement all around!!

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." -Thich Nhat Hanh