It's been a pretty good, productive week. This was the last week of classes for the semester which is always a little stressful but I'm getting much better at recognizing and dealing with stress appropriately. I got in some good work outs and lots of walking. I have not done any running because of a twinge in my knee but I think I should be back to running next week. I survived my trip to the big city (St. Louis) to purchase food for my Microbe Lunch (see my previous blog to learn more about that). Since I get my supplies at stores like Whole Foods and several international markets I often end up making additional "personal" food purchases as well - like those awesome dark German breads I miss so much. However, this semester I pretty much behaved myself. I bought one fresh Dresdner Butter Stollen which is awesome (as long as I only eat one serving at a time) but that is pretty much it. Now I just need to finish writing my final exams and start preparing to get some lab work done. Have a fantastic week!