Sunday, October 12, 2008

Porsche Driving Adventures


So Matt finally got me into the car to drive in a racing/drivers ed event! I only did one 360 so I must not have been pushing the car far enough!! :) The pictures that I took of MAtt were much more impressive but I have yet to upload the camera. More pics of Matt to come.....

Monday, September 22, 2008

Jacks Canyon


For when you have to get away......go camping :)













Good friends are awesome!

Friday, August 15, 2008

Look here I am again

Let's hear it for science!! I am back at the blog as I wait for time to pass. But now the question is....what is it that I really have to say? Do you all really want to hear about my life as a graduate student? My good friend once said that research wasn't his cup of tea because he spent 2 days completing some mindless and tedious task in preparation for the main experiment, only to have the experiment really go to 'hell in a hand basket'. What did he do the next day??? Start the preparation all over again. Yes, my research is a very similar process. AND I think my mice are plotting to take over the world.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Where have I been!!!????

Oh my Gosh....where have I been?? Geez....

Well....mostly in the lab...I am a graduate student after all. In fact, now I am passing the time during a 30 minute incubation. I think I may have found something useful to do during the endless amount of time that I have just sitting and waiting. It is like watching water boil!


I have gone to a few conferences:



(Yes, that is the same suit)

My friends, Matt, and I went to Hueco Tanks to Boulder:







And Matt and I just got back from a Cruise! I don't have those pictures yet....but it was FUN!!

So, Matt is still called up for his Predator job and the AirTran thing is on hold until that Arizona National Guard lets him go. That is fine with him and I because he is home more and the job is good and stable.

I have about 3 semesters left to go and boy will it go by fast. I just hope data collection goes smoothly so that I can graduate as planned!!

I make no promises for about when I get back on here....but maybe it won't be so long next time!! :)

That's all folks

A quick Up-to-Date...

For some, it has been a while......so here is where we are at in our lives. I (Helena) am now a nurse, have been for about 4 years, but now I am in graduate school for my PhD (2nd year) at the University of Arizona College of Nursing. Some would say that I am a perpetual student....not so. I just found my true passion, nursing and then research, later in life after I had already finished one BS in Animal Science at Davis. Matt is just finishing up almost 10 years in the Air Force as an A-10 Pilot. His last flight will be on Feb. 1st and he will be a civilian in March. He is now Major Matt Morrison (As of the first of the year)....which has a ring to it. No job secured yet in the civilian world but stay tuned to the blog for more info on that! Check out our pictures for a look at what we do for fun, and travel.....