Q: When Is "Easter" a Verb?

A: Today!

Brain cancer is...

...Eastered!

Today we pronounce that "Easter" is a transitive verb, as in "Team D Eastered us so thoroughly today!"

Are you kidding us, Team D? Every egg had a note in it.  We started reading the notes and then realized that we need to relish them over time.  Too sweet and too savory for one day. 

I understand that the people who know Darrell and family love us and would write notes, but credential candidates in Blocks 8, 9, 21, and 22*?  You are that sweet to people you haven't even met yet?  May you always care for your students as much as you cared for us today. 

And Blocks 21 and 22:  I look forward to working with you this summer.  But no good deed goes unpunished.  Your first assignment is to design a great learning experience that involves a million plastic eggs.  Just keeeding (Darrell's words).

We were also Eastered by Yae Lan and John Baker and their beautiful cookies. 

Yae Lan is a fellow educator and a former student from research methods, probably from 20 years back.  We didn't want to do the math.  We just wanted to appreciate the cookies and say, "Thanks for Eastering us," and thanks for being members of Team D!

"Easter" is also an intransitive verb.  It doesn't require a direct object.  For example, "Today we Eastered." 

Summer treated at Grits.  Every bite was delicious.  Later we Eastered at Old Spaghetti Factory with Alex, the first occasion in a loooong string of celebrations this week.

He gave me the stumpy white med student coat that, it feels, you and we just celebrated.  MDs get long coats.  This all feels surreal for so many reasons.

Darrell and I are packed and ready to take off from LAX in the morning. You'll hear from us next from Tampa, according to plans at least.

Today we wish for you that an important noun in your life becomes a verb.  And we hope to be a part of it.  Today we heart you.

*If I missed a block it's because we only just started reading the notes.  We heart you too.