Castillo de San Marcos

I hinted at something in my last post by saying that there was potentially something big coming down the road. Now it's happened and I can tell everyone what it is!

I've accepted a position at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in Saint Augustine, Florida! I've dreamed of working here for a long time and now I finally have the chance to do so. I don't have an official date yet, but I'll likely start there in early February.

I'm going to miss working my the awesome team we have at the National Mall, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to do so. I'm going to miss the DC area and all the friends we have in it too. 

I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared. I'm absolutely terrified. But I think this will be good in the long run (for personal and professional reasons). Did I mention that I'll also get to fire cannons in Spanish? But I'm really not looking forward to packing everything up...especially my explosion of miniature stuff in the basement. 

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update IV

"It's been a long road getting from there to here..."

Well, it's been a long time! I wrote my last COVID update about six months ago and so figured I was overdue for another.

Last time I ended on a bit of a down note by announcing that Jimmy had cancer. At the time he wasn't doing well at all... Teresa and I thought that he only had a few weeks left.

Jimmy had other ideas.

Not only has he pressed on, he's also spunkier than ever! This photo was taken just a week or so ago, and so you can see that he is quite alive and well. Jimmy's appetite is also the best that it's ever been! Despite the fact that he can't use his back legs, he still scoots around really well (his front legs are SWOLE) and can be quick when he wants to be. He's definitely a miracle cat!

I went back to physically being at work in July, though only for a few days at a time. In October the Washington Monument reopened so I've been in most days since then. Because of that, however, I really haven't had much of a chance to work on figures. 

That's pretty much been it. Nothing too exciting, I know, but there may be something down the road that will be exciting. But that's for another post!