march madness and a note about pi

It's already March?  Where did the time fly?  I would love to point out that I did get to this post within a month of my last!  Now there is progress.  :)  (Okay... barely, but who is counting?)

We've been busy bees around the Camp hive this past month.  Camp hive?  Wow... that's too cheesy not to keep, right?  Before I type anything else like that, let's get onto the post.

This week has really been an exciting one.  On Monday morning, David and I became Uncle David and Aunt Sarah.  My sister-in-law Katie and brother-in-law Doug welcomed baby William into the world at 1:27-am!  We are so excited for them, and absolutely cannot wait to meet him!  With each new picture I see, I fall even more for the little guy.  He is pretty stinkin' cute.

Today is a big day in the nerdy math community.  Today is Pi Day.  Since I am such a math nerd, I must first express pi mathematically before I go into the explanation of why today out of all days is Pi Day.  Most of you probably already know... but I really just can't help myself.  Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference (around) to a circle's diameter (across).  Pi = C/D.  What is sooooo cool about pi is that it is a constant... so you can take any circle's circumference divided by it's own diameter, and you get pi.  Big circles, small circles... always pi.  Math.  Is.  Cool.  When we do the math, we get a number approximate to 3.14.  I have to say approximate for this reason... Pi does not equal 3.14.  It is greater than 3.14.  Pi is an irrational number, whose decimals go on into infinity and never repeat.  Have I already mentioned that math is cool?  You can see one million decimals of pi here.

I'm (a little) sorry for the math lesson, and do ask that you forgive me, because this is where it gets fun.  I learned today that 3 years ago the House of Representatives actually recognized March 14th (3.14) as Pi Day!  So... today is the day I'm allowed to be a super nerd.  And a super nerd I was.  Could. Not. Help. Myself.  Just could not.  I had to make mini pi(e)s!

Mini Pi(e)s!

I have no idea what they taste like.  But they are kind of cute... not as cute as Martha Stewart's, but for my first pie-making attempt, I think I did alright.  I had to share my excitement with my co-workers, and another woman on our team brought pie too.  David said we were kindred spirits, and I had to agree.  Hers were very cute too - key lime pies complete with a 3.14 on one and the pi symbol on the other.

 Not-So-Cute Pies

Crafty Pi Day Sign

Today I also filled out my first-ever March Madness bracket.  You'd think that being around David Camp for five NCAA Tournaments, this would have already taken place!  I'm kind of excited about it though.  I have no idea who most of the teams are, but let's just say that this Arkansas Razorback couldn't help root for her home state.

So along with Pi Day and my first March Madness bracket, I started the Hunger Games today.  So far it's entertaining, and I know I will be sucked in.  I am always a little skeptical of starting series like this, (you know, the really popular young adult novels?) because I am such a Harry Potter fan, and in my mind, nothing will ever compete.  I am showing my true colors today, aren't I?  Sheesh.  Nerd-y.  But I do want to see the movie, which means I should really read the book first.

This weekend will be the first in many months that David does not have to work on Saturday.  We are very excited.  Hopefully the weather will continue to be so awesome, and we can spend some time outside.  While I am loving the weather, no one is prepared for the sight of these pasty white legs.  A date with the sun must be in my future.

Thanks so much for stopping in and reading this rambling post.  Have a wonderful week and weekend, and know you are loved.