In which I am left to my own devices (with a quick update about why I can't go back to the US just yet). What would you do with 2-3 weeks all on your own?
We spent this past weekend visiting with some friends in Lausanne, Switzerland. We (finally) got our A/C (mostly) fixed, but the heat wave continues unabated. We sure were glad to…
Kristian and I went shopping the other day and the guy helping us out said, "Hey, your French is decent, are you Belgian?" First of all, this is empirically hilarious.…
We had our first French dentist appointments last week. It was incredibly efficient. I think all three of us were in and out in less than an hour. They took…
I won't bury the lede... the heatwave broke last night! I was suffering at home when, all of a sudden, I could hear the wind pick up outside. Kristian was…
This was a bittersweet holiday for me. It was our first Christmas with Lilian. But it was also our first Christmas without my Grandfather. Grandpa loved Christmas, and he and…
There's something about having a baby that makes Christmas seem extra important. I think it might have a little something to do with the fact that everyone and their mother…
Two recent developments that I'm pretty sure are going to make my life a whoooole lot easier: 1. I discovered a way to get digital copies of the newspaper archives…
The Sandy Hook shootings hit me particularly hard. I think it's partly because I think about my baby and how I want to do everything I can to keep her…
My sister, Allison, and her husband stayed at our house on Friday night. As their Christmas present to us, they babysat LJ so that Kristian and I could have our…
I spend my days at work surrounded by the 24-hour news cycle. It's nice on a day when there's something interesting going on in the world. On Friday? It was…