Independence Day

It was great to have off this past weekend for the 4th. Here's a great jello mold my friend Alissa made for a picnic we had on Saturday. I thougt it was quite festive! Just before tearing into it we had a "competitive" whiffleball game which brought back memories of my childhood living in our house on Mallard Ave and playing hours of whiffleball with my friend Ben who lived next door. We somehow made a "two man" whiffle ball game work with lots of imaginary baserunners and a little arguing thrown in when we lost track of where all our imaginary teammates were! :-)



Later that night, I headed downtown to another
shin dig (unfortunately Peter was away this whole weekend as he was finishing up a two week mandatory active duty time for the coast guard) and landed at the apartment of one of my fellow residents. It was a beautiful night so we headed up to the roof of her apt building to catch some nice views of the city. You can see the top of the capitol building behind me, and two other residents who started residency with me, Matt and Sandeepa. The weird thing though is that even though we all started together, Sandeepa is now one of the "chiefs" over Matt and I since she didn't do the two year research time. While it would be nice to be in my last year as she is now, I have a great class of guys to finish out my last three years with . . . and add a little "estrogen" to our now male-dominated class!


Finally, on Sunday, I decided to head out to the lake for a quick sail before Peter got home. It was gorgeous! Perfect wind and temperature. I rigged up a Laser which is a light, fast racing boat that is super fun to sail. The one downside is that it takes quite a bit of time to rig and de-rig but was well worth it that day. Being out on the lake is one the glorious summer treasures that we have here in Madison. There's nothing quite like it!