This past weekend I ventured out to Wheaton with Jakob for his lab group's annual summer Nerd BBQ (I say "nerd" as an endearing term I promise). While I was looking forward to meeting the small group of people that Jakob spends 50+ hours a week with, I feared the evening would be spent decoding nerd lingo while listening to the group tearfully discuss Harry Potter's final adventure. My fears were soon realized as we walked into the BBQ during a very intense conversation over (dramatic pause) PIPETTE TIPS! It was going to be a long night.
Turns out the night was actually.. dare I say it.. enjoyable! Conversation drifted from all things science-y to more Jessica relatable topics such as Paula Dean's love for butter and Steve Carrel's depearture from The Office. There was even a ritual watermelon smashing, pinata style. Love it. I fit right in with the nerds. Can't say I'm all that surprised.
I must say that my favorite parts of the evening came as a bit of a shock to me. They were spent watching Jakob and the others light up with excitement while talking about squids and DNA and other unpronounceable thingamabobs. He was right at home and fit in perfectly with this nerdy (and humorous I must add) little family. Although slightly jealous of the amount of time they get to spend with Jakob on a regular basis, I began to grow quite thankful for this tight knit little family he will be spending the next 4-5 years with. Thankful that he has friends/colleagues who know and actually understand what he loves to talk about... for hours and hours on end. Friends who can pronounce thingamabob correctly and don't have to fake their excitement when that one little gene does the perfect little mutation at the exact moment you were hoping for. (I know, I know.. I have NO IDEA what I'm talking about.) I am happy that he is happy, and so thrilled that he has found something he loves just as much as I love nursing. My love for nursing can come in a different post someday.
I will leave you with a photo of our contribution to Nerd BBQ 2011- carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese and caramel icing. 
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OMG I can't keep my hands off the sugar. Dangerous I'm telling ya.
cup cakes look amazing!! i love carrot cake.. this might make me love it even more if that's possible? i can relate to your situation- while it's always a good time around a bunch of pilots, talk of aerodynamics and the amount of fuel needed/burned to fly from point a to point b can leave sitting speechless for longer than i 'd like. it's nice knowing the hubs' have that close group of friends to discuss that with though so they don't come home and try to discuss it with us haha!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I appreciate that someone out there loves to discuss all things science with him... its def not me (although i try my best)! haha!!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love the new header! And those cupcakes look AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteWow, those cupcakes are so impressive.
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