Dr. Todd

For me, it was really incredible to see the final project all come together... I wanted to share this very exciting news with all of you! On Friday afternoon Todd successfully defended his dissertation. It ONLY took close to 7 years, 2 universities, taking and passing his comps 2 times, 2 separate PhD projects combined, 2 competitive grants he received (one from NASA and one from CIRES), 2 kids, living in 2 states and 4 homes, and 2 trips to Greenland and 1 to Peru.

Todd did such a wonderful job presenting his research on Friday at his defense and he was surrounded by family and some of his closest friends who drove many hours to be here with him. For me, it was really incredible to see the final project all come together, all the bits and pieces tied together for one incredible project- because, hey, I went through all of those almost 7 years of this with him. Since Sage was 2 months old, and throughout all of Noah's life, their Daddy has been "busy working" on his PhD, but this weekend they (and me too) got to enjoy Todd's company all weekend long!

I couldn't ask for a better birthday present... Todd will graduate on April 27th, the night before my birthday. I couldn't ask for a better birthday present- as many of you know, I am ready to not be married to a student. Todd has been a student every day of the almost 9 years we have been married. He is searching for jobs now- and who knows where our next stomping grounds will be!

Happy Monday to everyone!

-Julie