<p>Go Hops!</p>
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<p>Sounds like a Bud supporter.</p>
<p>We live near a brewery and the aroma of hops often wafts though the area.</p>
<p>lol, what a whirlwind weekend. Will need to catch up on sleep at some point. No workout yesterday but a lot of walking, and the brunch was tasty!</p>
<p>Hoping I get to see my kiddo for a couple of days again soon.</p>
<p>Daughter (Rice '07 vocal performance) got her M. Divinity at Vanderbilt (2011) and is an Episcopal Priest here in the Nashville area. Her husband did his medical residency at Vandy and is about to finish a fellowship year and become an Asst. Professor (anesthesiologist). WildChild (Penn '10) is going to do apps for MBA school this fall for admission the next fall, but his current employer (large company in Phila) seems to want to keep him and is offering an Exec MBA option which would be at Penn (if he can get it). He is probably eligible for his pro card for triathlon since he was 3rd American at St. Croix, but he’s not quitting his day job!</p>
<p>DS graduated this past weekend with B.S. summa cum laude in chemical engineering with a concentration in biochemistry. No job yet.</p>
<p>DD just finished up her freshman year with a 4.0 GPA.</p>
<p>It’s nice having them home again.</p>
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<p>I’m jealous! I don’t imagine your son will be home for long, though.</p>
<p>2.03 easy miles, 80 degrees at 9:30 am. So hot!!! I signed up for a 5k this Saturday, and I’m hoping it won’t be this hot for the race. I did the Oregon Project Stability exercises before my run (thanks for posting those ohio & idad). My shoulder still can’t handle weights or side planks, so I thought these would be a good thing to do in the mean time.</p>
<p>As for the kids, my d graduated last year, is employed and paid back her student loans (with a little help from us :)). My s is finishing up his second year, and hopefully will accomplish the same once he graduates!</p>
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He doesn’t really want to live at home, so yeah, as soon as he finds a job he will be gone. He wants to stay in the general area though, which is nice, so hopefully it works out.</p>
<p>Walking again–today 4 miles and on Sunday 4 miles. Taking a redeye back to the east coast tonight. Will try this afternoon to do some body weight exercises.</p>
<p>Re kids: 2 kids and 2 step kids. My kids: D1 graduate of Tufts (BA) and Georgetown MBA works for an independent power developer. D2 graduate of Bryn Mawr is an actress (to pay the rent–she teaches a drama class at a private school, works one morning as a barista for a coffee shop in her neighborhood, and as a driver for former prof’s kids.) Son-in-law graduate of Tufts (BA), Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (MA). He works at the Kennedy School (Harvard) and he and D1 are moving to NC–son-in-law accepted to doctoral program at UNC. Stepkids: SSon: graduate of Kalamazoo College does computer work for a biofuels company. SD: two degrees from Case Western Reserve (Business and Accounting)–right now, she’s a stay-at-home mom with two kids.</p>
<p>Well… it looks like I am back on the wedding diet. D2 who will graduate in a few weeks just got engaged this afternoon…on my birthday!!! :)</p>
<p>OMG, congrats, NM.
Guess you’ll also be checking out that thread of Moda’s 
We’re you expecting this? Are they setting a date yet, or is this more “general prognostic” engagement?</p>
<p>BTW, re who we are as parentoids: my 2013er just graduated from UMich last Saturday with a BFA in performing arts (music composition/technology/multimedia) and is presently finishing up a freelance video job before beginning job search in earnest. Hi ho, as they say ;)</p>
<p>MOMofWildChild…I always wondered which child was the wild one, but it’s now pretty clear it’s not the divinity grad Must be handy, though, to be a voice grad from Rice in Nashville – does she still sing?</p>
<p>NMinn- Congratulations! Seems like you just got finished with the last wedding!</p>
<p>Big congrats, NM! Now we’ll be toasting your birthday with champagne instead of “just” wine! This calls for a celebration!</p>
<p>kmcmom- She sings as part of her ministry sometimes and she and her H (a jazz pianist who helped with his medical school bills by spending holidays on Carnival ships in the ship’s band) have done a couple of small gigs. While she was in Div School she did more singing- the Cathedral, some funerals, weddings, etc. As you can imagine, there is no shortage of competition for those gigs in Nashville!</p>
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<p>That’s a big double-congratulations!</p>
<p>Happy birthday and congratulations on mother of the bride news, nminn.</p>
<p>My D graduated from Swarthmore. Lives and works in DC. </p>
<p>Back to the basement after a rest day yesterday (two of them last week). Fourth week of this workout program I found somewhere on the internet. I believe that the workouts kick up a notch with three sets of the strength exercises instead of two. Can’t say I’m looking forward to that as two sets of 15 reps has been gracious plenty for me!</p>
<p>It has been a pleasure, and I have truly thought of the posters on this thread as my pals, my buddies. 
Time for me to let go now. PM or email me anytime! Take care.</p>
<p>Happy news on the engagement!!!</p>
<p>1mile walk at lunch and 2 mile run just completed. 2 pokey walks with the pokey dog. :)</p>
<p>Today is a rest day for me as I am just exhausted. Two big walks with sabadog (who is not pokey :)) will have to suffice. 4 miles total.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, NMinn and congrats!</p>
<p>I’m taking a day off, just a bunch of pushups and weight stuff.</p>