Hoppy Easter!

Not going to lie, this has been a rough week for me mentally. I had something big happen at work that did not end well.  I trusted a coworker to find out the answer for something I should have sought out myself from our boss's mouth.   I took his advice to heart and made a decision, and the information given to me was totally wrong.  This mistake could have cost me my job and even though he has made SEVERAL mistakes of equal or worse proportions, he got nothing more than a slap on the wrist, while I felt like I got in lots of lots of trouble.  I know I am harder on myself than anyone else can be and have cried most of the week and he just shrugged it off, just like he does all of his mistakes.  While I don't want anyone to lose their job ever, I wonder if we were in a different setting if he would have been given this many mulligans.  Right now, the job market is absolutely horrible for scientists with the current administration cutting funding to all of the areas of my expertise including the Level 4 federal lab and KSU cancer and food research.  It truly is a very, very sad time for scientists in our country right now and I pray it stops before a whole generation of scientists are lost.  Let's hope I can keep my job through this, as I have a big meeting this next week to discuss how to move forward from this big mistake,

On to happier things.  no racing but lots of great happenings with our little family.

Got four runs in.  Yep, you read that right.  A three, a four, a five and a three.  Who am I?  AND boom boom got out for a run, in which Ollie acted like she was dying because she had to stay home.   Tony got pretty funny video of her howling and barking and he said she threw herself on the floor and cried just like a petulant toddler.

Had a date night with Tony at Tall Grass Tap house with some good food and always amazing beer.  We both had a rough week with our jobs and are both trying to see the path forward.  Owning your own business is not for the faint of heart and it's aging him so quickly. I hate to see him constantly so stressed and so just plain sad about the goings on at work.  Every time we think we've turned a big corner, then a new freight train comes down the tracks and isn't the light at the end of the tunnel we had hoped for (80's song reference hope you get it).  We are a family of faith which means we accept God's plan for us and know he has us, but it's still really hard not to worry about the future.  

To end on a good note, the flowers in our yard have been amazing this year.  Our lilac bushes have been SO full of blooms, all three of them.  Our yard smells so amazing with all of the blooms, yet I have not seen one single bee.  My one tulip that I actually planted bloomed, so score!  If you follow me you know our town is known for their tulips and while I planted a few in our yard years ago, it seems that only one at a time likes to give us a flower.  We missed the Tulip festival in the park this year, but we did catch some of the tulips before they died.

Wish I could have some actually bloom in my yard!  We did end the week with Easter celebrations.  While we don't go to a brick-and-mortar church, we do worship and do believe in the resurrection. We never cook a big meal but opt to go out and find good food.

  

This year we had a few options to choose from and we decided on Full Circle down in Aggieville.  It was very crowded, but the brunch was amazing, and we will be back this summer when all of the students leave.  We ended the day at Varsity donuts and a walk around Aggieville.

If you know, you know.  Have a great week y'all!!!!  It's got to get better right?  Let's say a little prayer!