Photo 08-18-2008

This was a strange day weatherwise.... It started out with sunshine and then it rained the rest of the day. Ugh.... I finally have some time off and what happens, I can't even go out to take pictures because of the rain. Luckily I went out real early in the morning, so I at least can post some pictures of the sunrise.

Photo 08-17-2008

Today I did something that brought me back in time. I played mandolin for about 12 years when I was in high school and college, but I did not play for a while now. I didn't even bring my mandolin to the USA. Guess my surprise when I saw that there was a State Mandolin Championship here. I went (did not play) and had a great time! Here are a couple of pictures of the band that played and some contestants.
Sorry for the bad quality, but this was more for my fun than for taking pictures!!
The band was called "Before Electricity" Those guys were crazy!!






The contestants.... and the first one was also the winner!

Photo 08-15-2008

Today was my last day at work..... I'm leaving my job to do an internship to finally get my US pharmacist license. It was a day with mixed feelings, sad for leaving my coworkers and job, but also excited to start a new phase!!



Here some pictures of my as of today "old" work place!

No more taking the shuttle from the parking lot...

No more making creams in the old mixer:

Or in the new mixer!

No more drawing up syringes....

No more messing with chemicals under the hood!

No more prepacking:

And no more messing with this lock. It took me forever to learn how to open my locker! I had never seen this type of locks in the Netherlands, we would just have keys.

Next week I will take some vacation and then I'll start with my internship!

Photo 08-11-2008

When I came home tonight I saw these big mushrooms on the grass. The light was so beautiful that I had to get out again and take some pictures.

Photo 08-05-2008

Today We had the day of because of tropical storm Edouardo... which did not make landfall in our area and besides some rain did not do much here. So a picture that kind of showed the wind we had and for the rest was everybody quiet around the house, just like our kitten.

Photo 08-04-2008

In preparation for tropical storm Edouardo a lot of people could go of work early.... when I arrived in the parking lot at my normal time, it was empty..... this never happens on a monday!

When I came home there was a beautiful sunset and we just hoped for a quiet night!!

Photo 08-03-2008

Just one picture.... a lucky shot from my kitten ISIS. I love the way she sleeps!