a better day.

after dinner, this is what i saw.

so pretty.

sunset photos never really do justice to the actual experience, but this one turned out pretty well. i'm so glad i had my camera with me and decided to dig it out.

also. james ended up bringing me lunch at work today. ack. what a sweetster. he picked up some lasagna, and it was so good.

the store wasn't that busy today, but there was a customer who came in at 4:45. i told her we closed at 5:00, but she wouldn't leave. i'm not very assertive, and i just didn't know what to say to her to get her out. well. she didn't leave until 5:45, which meant that i missed tennis. i can miss it 3 times, so i'm not really worried, but still a little bothered.

i think i'm going to contact tom, the guy who used to hit with me during high school to see if he's interested in coming to reno anytime to hit with me. i feel like i need to brush some things up, and i don't get much direction from the tennis instructor at unr. the little instruction i do get isn't very constructive. plus, when i hit with tom it's just so much better because i'm challenged. hitting with the beginners is fine, but just not very thrilling.

i finished up the little calendar for my mom today. i'm pretty happy with it. i'll try to get some photos tomorrow to post. i do need to find some larger metal rings to hold it together with... the ones i have are just a little bit small. it's rather simple, i just used 3 double sided pieces of patterned paper and 4 colors of cardstock that all coordinate... that really simplified the assembly process, but it's still cute. :] i can't wait to give it to her. i think it will be a good surprise since mother's day is long past. ha.

james and i got to have ice cream with our friend mike tonight. he's a biochemer too, and we became pretty close last year. he's going to do his thesis in the same lab as me, but spent this summer at yale doing some research there. now he's going home to hawaii until school starts, and he's going to tie some ends up on his yale research and try to get it published. i'm so proud of him. ha.

i'm so relieved that i don't have to work at the store tomorrow. i'm actually excited to spend the day in the lab. [a little shocking, i guess.] things are just really moving along with my project right now, so it's exciting to get things done and get more results back.

anyway. i should probably head to bed. :]