the reader's digest version

In rough chronological order, here's a list of "firsts" we've experienced in the Beazer home since the last post:

• First big econ qualifying exam.
• Started teaching my first course at OSU: Post-Soviet Politics.
• First time I've had my bike stolen -- and first insurance denial to cover it.
  
• First failed test -- i.e. the econ qualifier.
• First time to see B's parents perform with the choir in Ohio.
  
• First visit to Ohio from my sis and her husband.
• First time to see the fancy pitch-side box seats for the Columbus Crew game (we won tickets when we bought our recliner).
• First trip to Cincinnati and our first taste of Cincinnati chili.
• First baseball cap I've purchased in a decade.
• First time a committee member has said that they like my latest dissertation proposal.
  
• B's first visits to the chiropractor to get her spine cracked several times a week.
• After about six months, I finally won my adviser in a game of racquetball.
• Grilled our first chuck steak.
• Potty-training and the first pair of undies for our proud little girl.
  

I'm sure that there's a lot more that should be included to this list, but I'm supposed to be studying right now. I'll end it here and see if B comes up anything else.