Thursday, July 10, 2008

Pinky & the Brain

6 long years of graduate school have come to an end this week.  On Wednesday, July 9th, Rudy defended his dissertation and was finally awarded the distinction of 'Doctor!'  Emily, Doug, Rachel, Lisbeth (Rudy's work wife), Roz (Rudy's work Mother in Law) and I all went to watch Rudy present and 'defend' his research. Surprisingly, the defense was interesting and kept our attention for 2 hours!  After the defense, we all went out for a bite to eat @ Mirko (a new pasta place in town...excellent) and later on a dip in Emily and Doug's pool (thanks guys!).  Overall, an incredible day.

Friday, was officially my last day of work after a little over four years of working @ Ameliorate.  When my boss, Louie, the small frenchman, mentioned there may be tears, I quickly responded that i would not be crying any of them!  I have a feeling I will likely receive several calls in the weeks to come....

Here's a photo of Rudy post-defense.  Dr. Smarty-Pants!  Will his head ever return to normal?

3 comments:

Dick and Sherry said...

I hope the children take after the Sarine side!

Dick and Sherry said...

I hope our grandchildren get more of your genes!

Katherine S. Crawford said...

Wow. The Rudeman is like SOOOOO smart.

Looking forward to seeing y'all next weekend!