[Emily Pease]

Well, I still have the gouges in my hands and the bags under my eyes and the stress-induced upper back pain, so I guess I won't quite get back to "normal" until after the Manchester regional next weekend. Too much planning and packing up and worrying!

This year I have been a lot more invested in my team than ever, and it's incredibly rewarding to see the finished product (both a working robot and a group of individuals from different backgrounds who work quite harmoniously with one another).

For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, my mom thought it would be nice to get me a relaxing manicure and pedicure. I didn't have the heart to tell her that my hands would be mangled within a week. And let's face it, it was pretty awesome to just sit in a massaging chair and be pampered.