May 7, 2008 - First Friday

Last Friday night, I was lucky enough to be invited to be part of the First Friday celebrations in Doylestown - - my hometown. Here’s a link in case you want to check it out: http://firstfridaydoylestown.com. The turnout was fantastic. Great music, art, and the weather couldn’t have been more cooperative. A beautiful 75 degrees and lots of sunshine (thank you very much)!

Even more special, is that the Hepatitis B Foundation sponsored the event. Their role, as a foundation, is to educate the community that 1 in 20 individuals, in the US, is affected by Hepatitis B. Here are some photos from the event http://www.flickr.com/photos/furiarubel/. And even O’Liver, the foundations mascot, made an appearance. What a ham!

It was wonderful to chat with everyone... and I even ran into some “old” friends. Fun!

April 22, 2008 - Spring Fever

This is my very first blog for NBC10. Quick bit about myself, I am the newest member of the Earthwatch team and couldn't be happier to be here. I grew up Bucks County; Doylestown to be exact. And am thrilled to be working in my "hometown" city. It is literally a dream come true! Okay, enough about me ... let's blog.

Since we are embarking on another stretch of sunshine and mild temperatures, I thought that it would be fitting (& fun) to talk about spring fever. I am a warm weather enthusiast, so the idea of the mercury continuing to rise over the next few months is very exciting! Just to give you an idea of how hot I like it; I was in Birmingham, Alabama last August, when it was close to 110 degrees, and I thought "ahhhh, now this is more like it!"

To me, there is something freeing about ditching the winter coats, hats, scarves, etc. and trading them in for flip-flops, short sleeves, and shorts. I actually feel a little bit more carefree and I don't know about you, but my mood actually lifts as the weather warms.

Now in all fairness, I know that there is many that love the cold weather. And don't get me wrong; there is something very special about cozying up to a fire, reading a good book while drinking a mug of hot chocolate. And, in fact, at my former work "home," NBC Weather Plus, I had a lot of friends that were winter weather enthusiasts. They can't get enough of the white stuff. Unfortunately, this year didn't exactly work in their favor. But if I had to choose between either scenarios; I'm going with the heat.

So, I would love to hear from you and why you are excited that spring is here. Or why you are already counting down the days to winter 2009.

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