keep on movin' and groovin'

I just booked my flight, and I'm leaving on December 26th, 2pm...destination McMurdo Base, Antarctica. And for the upcoming month before I leave, I'm taking two trips away from home. First, we're headed to Macomb, Illinois for the Thanksgiving holiday and also Liam's baptism. We are all very excited for our first big road trip...I just hope the weather cooperates! Secondly, I'll be headed to Lewes, DE to work at the U-Del marine lab facility. I'll be there until Dec. 9th learining how to use and install some monitoring equipment down in Pony Lake. So, I really only have about 2 weeks of actually being at home...holy crap!

And speaking of Pony Lake...Have you guys ever heard the one about the group of scientists who had to apply for special permits to SHOVEL a meter of snow and ice off of A LAKE in hopes that it will actually thaw this year? I'd love to tell you all about it, but I'm not sure how it ends yet.

So, in gathering my things for NZ and McMurdo, I was going thru my NZ pics from last year and I couldn't resist posting some of my favorites. I hope you all enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving to All