Tonight we had two new friends over for dinner : Aria and Daniel. They just moved here from Denmark and bought a house in Essex. Its a big move. Aria is my PhD co-advisor Ricks daughter.. I think the last time I saw her she was 4.. she and dan are so great !. they decided to come to vermont after weighing the pros and cons of (I think) 132 different cities and towns in the US.. Burlington area won !. We had such a good time  getting to know them and telling them about things to do here in VT. I

t’s oign to be really fun to have them here !

nite all. nite sam

-me