We played the Spring Break lottery with standby flights again this year and, lo and behold, the flight with the most empty seats dumped us in French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti! Return seats weren’t as plentiful, but we made the most of hiking, biking, and snorkeling during our four-day stay. That left enough time for a drop-in visit to Mom in Washington State! They should have more of these spring break things.

The short piece I wrote for my veterans writing course (and later turned into a stage play) went live at the Virginia War Memorial at the beginning of April. Close friends and family came in from all over the East Coast (and my sister all the way from WA state), making it a special weekend. The actors and directors absolutely rocked it!

The library expansion has turned really real, really fast. We took down the main floor shelving last week in preparation for the GC to start demo in two weeks. The library is relocating out near the airport for the next seven months.