Just in between two of our Northern California “atmospheric river” storm systems, we lucked out with beautiful weather for our fall BBQ. This year, we got to meet new lab member and epilepsy fellow Lara. And while they’ve been in the lab a while now and it wasn’t really an introduction, this was the first BBQ for Juliana, Carleigh, Jaaie, Chanel, and Ignacia. Furthermore, it was great to have lab alum Noah to give an update on his training in geropsychology.

One highlight of this year’s BBQ was that we had three dog guests - Winnie, Watson, and Ren - joining Jordy and Doc. (We did miss Yuzu, who made it last year; and Mazelle, not her kind of party.) Watson and Jordy in particular spent a good part of the BBQ zooming around the yard together. At the end we tried to get the dogs to pose together for a group photo, though Ren preferred to hang back in his shy way: