Sweet return

8 January 2016: [Posting Friday's "good thing" on Saturday--a sign of a busy and good day.] I have lots to choose from for Friday's "good thing," but I am going to go small here. We had our Spring 2016 convocation yesterday, welcoming our new students and kicking off the semester. It's always a fun event, followed by a small reception. As I sipped some really delicious hot chocolate at the reception, surrounded by some of my favorite colleagues, I realized once again how lucky I am.