I recently realized it's been about a year since my first blog post and I was surprised since I also realized I haven't posted in a few months. I've really enjoyed having an outlet for my thoughts here and hope to keep it up. So, be expecting more posts from me in the near future!
To my credit, the last few months have probably been the busiest of my life so far. Since my last post in March:
- I have finalized the details for my academic position and am happy to report that I will be joining the faculty at Auburn University in the Department of Biological Sciences
-In May, I got married and went on a 10 day honeymoon to Hawaii! Okay, maybe Hawaii wasn't very busy, but I definitely needed and deserved the vacation!
-In May, my new husband and I also put an offer on our first home in Auburn, AL and on June 16th, we closed on that home.
-In late June, we packed up our stuff and shipped it nearly across the country from San Francisco to Alabama! Then, with cats in tow, we drove for 6 days straight to get to our new home. This was definitely a fun road trip, but also pretty fast paced with very little free time. Though we managed a few fun stops including the Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Caverns.
-In the first few weeks in our new home, both my husband and I celebrated our birthdays and bought our first ever living room set from an actual furniture store! It arrived yesterday.
-And here I am in my new office as a professor. Though I have the office now, my official title will come later on my start date in August. Meanwhile I have plenty to do as I wrap up my postdoc remotely and settle into the house, the town and the new office/lab.
-And coming up, I head to Switzerland in early August for a conference.
<sarcasm>I'm hoping the first semester as a professor will allow me time to decompress from all of these personal milestones and bury myself in my work. I hear they are good for that, right? </sarcasm>
