Family stuff

I find out tomorrow whether I'm going to have a niece or a nephew at Christmas. I'm so excited! And my brother gets married in 6 weeks. It's been a really amazing couple years for us. I'm really happy for both of them. And I've been really enjoying having my baby brother with me, helping out in the lab. We never have had enough time together, and he's been a huge help to my research as well. Now if I can just kidnap my baby sister, all will be well. ;-) I had a quick visit home last weekend, which was so much fun, and I'll actually get to see significant portions of my family every month through the end of the year. That's really rare, and I'm definately enjoying it.

My paper is in for review - wish me luck! It would be fantastic if they accept it. I'm hoping to get two more out in the next 3 months. My PhD applications could really use it!