Merry Weekend!
Thank God its a lazy Saturday morning. 
Sadie, Luckster and I are enjoying the quiet time and a cup of coffee, and are reflecting on the previous week. Everyone in the lab has shifted into high gear this spring in order to pump out data for Global meetings, collaborators, and even grant proposals. My reason for be busy in the lab falls under the last cause - my boss wants to submit a joint PO1 grant in May, in which my work with be one of the four legs of it. While its flattering, there are a lot of experiments I need redo, and more data to "tighten". Needless to say, I will give up some weekends for the cause in the near future. And while my predicament is in no way shaping up to be the hellstorm of last fall, I am still having a difficult time getting myself in gear for it. This couch is waaaay to comfy...
In other news, Bryan and I are one step closer toward deciding on a facility for our wedding next December. We visited a few places last week, and have another one to look at today. We've knocked out one place due to price, but included another one that proved promising. We're aiming to pick a place by the end of the month, so that we can move on to more entertaining aspects of the wedding planning (and to get rid of this stress!) On a side note, the two people I carpool to work with are also recently engaged, and I think I may jump from the moving vehicle if they don't stop talking about wedding stuff. Its not topic that drives me batty, but the attitudes that the two have about gift giving - they act greedy and entitled about receiving gifts. Now while I don't mind getting wedding gifts at all, I don't feel that every person I INVITE is required to send a gift. That's just silly, and reminiscent of a spoiled brat. And let me assure you, it takes one to know one.
Anyhoo, Lucky's excited about going to the dog park today, so I should consider pouring another cup o' joe and getting my behind in the shower. Merry Weekend!