NMSL BBQ
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: R&R
Today was Allan's lab's party, at a park on Cathedral Oaks and Turnpike. Elizabeth's lab got there early, and the graduates were painting wooden plaques to commemorate their graduation. Elizabeth told us she put them up on the wall, and it reminded me of parents putting up their kindergartners' watercolor painting on the refrigerator door.

The rest of the lab trickled in, and most of the boys tossed around a Nerf football and frisbees. I was initially wearing shorts and a short-sleeve shirt, but the bugs were just about eating me alive, so I had to go home and change into long pants and long sleeves, so I could survive. Just as well, as the day was a little windy and I was getting chilly, especially sitting in the shade.

By the time I got back, everyone was finishing up eating Chinese food that Kevin had brought, and a soccer match promptly ensued. Kevin wasn't "allowed" to play, as he was too competitive, so he sat on the sidelines, pulling loose fur from one of his dogs and throwing it in the wind at the players. Before long, the grass was literally covered in dog fur-- ick! I spent the afternoon petting Flynn, Janet's dog, who was so soft and furry and friendly! :)

Before Allan and I left, Elizabeth wanted to start up a water balloon fight against Kevin-- everyone was on board, but she changed her mind about throwing the first balloon, for fear of retaliation, so nothing actually happened before we went home, darn it. Ah well-- there's always next time, and we have the CS BBQ pics/memories as well :-D