Wilderness on the Lake

My mom and her hubby Keith are here in Chicago enjoying a two-week sun (and thunderstorm)-filled break from their home in England. During their first week we took a trip up to the Wisconsin Dells, a trip we had booked back at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, a week before their arrival, Lake Delton emptied out into the Wisconsin River. We opted not to cancel our trip, and we ended up having just the most wonderful time. The weather was spectacular. Lake Delton made for an interesting attraction and time spent just chilling by the pool was exactly what the doctor ordered.

Between Jobs

I finally took the plunge and handed my resignation in at Townsend Analytics two weeks ago, my home for the last six years. My last day in the office was this past Friday; it was a bitter-sweet day for me. I've really enjoyed my time there and appreciated the opportunity to move from VB into C++, something I had been trying to do since I pretty much arrived here having done Delphi back in South Africa. The gang that I worked with with were a real nice bunch, some of whom have begun to feel like family. I'm going to miss their company and working with them and if my new group of colleagues is only half as good as the crowd from TAL, I'd still be in good company.

So before I start at the new digs, I've got two weeks of fun in the sun to enjoy. My mom and her hubby are in town from England for a short vacation so we're going to spend some quality time together.