Catch-up post - May

At the beginning of May, Heather and I went to NYC to spend a weekend with our BFF Carolyn from Penn State! She is there doing her residency.

I flew into Baltimore and Heather picked me up and we drove to Carolyn's hometown of Rutherford, NJ, where her friend Bonnie picked us up and we drove to Carolyn's place. Although it was a long voyage for me to get there, it was really nice to have some time alone with Heather; it's so rare that we get that anymore. New York was awesome! We had a lot of great food (Mexican, Thai, Sushi, brunch) and some very expensive and delicious drinks! We went to a bunch of cool bars and clubs, including one that had free happy hour for ladies, one on top of a building where you had a great city view, and one in the meatpacking district.

We also went to Brooklyn's Botanical Gardens, Central Park, and the Empire State building.

And we saw 'Wicked', which was just amazing! I absolutely loved the show.

On our way to Times Square that day, we bumped into O'Neal from the Biggest Loser! He was the nicest guy and even let us take our picture with him.

It was a wonderful weekend! The three of us don't get to be together very often, but when we do, it's like no time at all has passed. I love that about our friendship. Next up for us: 30th bday trip, somewhere awesome!

Also in May I worked my last Shuttle mission and I started a new job! I'm still working at NASA but have moved to a new position in Safety. I've been here 6 years and it was time for something new. I'm still learning my new job and a new way of thinking, but I'm enjoying it. The people are really nice and the regular office hours are fantastic! Cory is still enjoying his job, and he is super busy being the Increment Lead for his group.