a weekly log of our everyday life
It was Jake’s first graduation ceremony as a professor!!! Jake volunteered to read names at the Econ Dept graduation, so he got to get all dressed up in his cap and gown again! Graduations definitely go a lot faster when you have the task of reading names. But there’s also a lot more pressure! There’s […]
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It’s Finals Week! And it’s so weird to be on the other side… This is an aspect of college life we do not miss. The buildup. The stress. The actual exam taking. Jake spent all week writing up his final exams. Because he has 2 sections taking exams on two separate days, he had to […]
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We went strawberry picking this past weekend! So many fun springtime activities in Chapel Hill!! We visited Waller Family Farm (which is actually located in Durham, about 15 minutes away from where we live) and paid $18 to pick a gallon-sized bucket of strawberries. The strawberries were so ripe and vibrantly red and beautiful. We’d […]
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We’re getting out and exploring more and more now that the weather is warming up! Friday evening, we whipped out our double stroller and went on our first long family walk to a nearby plaza for dinner! Baby Z enjoyed looking around at all the trees and chewing on her toys. R had a blast […]
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Potty Training Update: R seems mostly potty trained (at home)!!! For about a week now, she’s been telling us when she needs to go and we haven’t had any accidents! She’s still in diapers when we leave the house and for naps & nighttime. Our goal now is to ditch the diapers when we leave […]
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“What’s all this yellow stuff?” …was what we were wondering all week until a friend asked how we were doing with all the pollen. POLLEN. Apparently, it’s POLLEN! And it’s just a normal thing that happens here every year…for everything to be covered in this yellow dust… The weather in North Carolina warmed up quite […]
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What better way to get over the post-vacation blues than by jumping straight into the next project. We FINALLY decided to potty train R. And re-sleep train Baby Z. If it were up to us (or really Cindy), R would stay in diapers forever. Aside from the cost, the diaper life is so easy. You […]
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We’re all back in North Carolina! Cindy and the girls are recovering from their looong travel day and jet lag. (*Oh, Cindy successfully flew with both girls solo! Supermom status unlocked!) And Jake is recovering from a week of going to bed super late because he would get so consumed in research. Sooo consumed he […]
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Jake flew back to North Carolina Monday since Spring Break is over for him. But Cindy and the girls are staying behind in California for an extra week! We figured this way we could spend a decent amount of time with each of our families. One week just isn’t enough time to split between all […]
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One of the benefits of life in academia is the breaks!! We’re home in California visiting all of our friends and family. And it has been such a sweet and relaxing time! We’re soaking it all in— the time and that nice California sunshine!
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jake & cindy 