On Saturday, Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Haven. She finished her undergraduate degree in three years and in her final year, she also worked full time, volunteered 12 hours a week at CDHR and played club lacrosse. She graduated as the top student in the National Security program and will return to New Haven in the fall to complete her masters degree. We are incredibly proud of her and all that she has accomplished these last three years.
One of the things that Lee and I committed to when he decided to retire was better overall fitness - not just going to the gym, but getting outside and hiking, walking more and just talking better care of ourselves. To that end, we joined a hiking group and we've been hiking a few mornings a week and loving it. The people are interesting, the conversation flows nonstop and we are always checking out new trails. It's definitely one of the best life changes we've made over the last few years.
The first week of May, Lee and I spent a couple of nights in Lake Placid. We stayed at a gorgeous hotel, built in the 1920s with wood paneling and stained glass windows that is part of the Craftsman style. We hiked Mount Jo on Monday and Saint Regis Mountain on Tuesday and spent our down time exploring some Olympic sites and relaxing in the living room of the hotel. I have never been much of lake person, but Lake Placid just might have changed my mind.
