i'm at the beach for the weekend for ANDERSON'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!  (if you are here, you are required to say that several times a day in an excited manner.)  anderson is the first of the duke crew in atlanta to turn 30; we wanted to have a big celebration and planned a surprise beach weekend.  hooray.  the little house we rented is adorable (and the air conditioning works quite well; mr. air conditioning man is coming to my house in atlanta on monday...).  the beers are plentiful.  the weather is excellent.  all is well in the universe!

in other news, i am reading the immortal life of henrietta lacks and it is INCREDIBLE and I CAN'T STOP READING IT.  (mom and nora: this is right up your alleys.)  this is a minor problem, as i've read 200 pages in two days and, um, may finish this book today.  what will i read for the rest of the weekend?!  eek.  i did not plan well.