In March during my spring break, a group of close friends traveled together to Big Bend National Park. It was a magical week of hiking, group meals and goofs.
I won a teaching award in the School of Natural Sciences:
In May we got to travel with family to the UK and had a wonderful time exploring coastal towns, visiting family, eating (fish & chips! meat pies!) and family runs:
Eric and I had a week to travel together post-family trip to visit a friend in Ghent and spend a few days in Paris:
At the end of June my family rented a beach house together in Florida. It was a really special week of seashell hunting, sand castles, pool time and a record amount of snacks (seriously! sadly don't have photo evidence):
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and I continued making ceramics: