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…
My sister took some pictures of Ruby's quilt for me. Here they are! The blue quilt underneath it is a wedding quilt that my Grandmother made for her. I'm incredibly…
Happy black friday, everyone! We've gone nowhere near a mall, outlet or big box store today. The closest we got was a failed attempt to buy some apples at a…
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm thankful that there's only three of us for Thanksgiving... because nobody minds that we're eating dinner about three hours late. Apparently you have to defrost turkeys…
This morning, I took the bus up to Vermont to spend Thanksgiving with my sister, Christina. Not only was the bus (Darmouth Coach, FTW!) on time, we also got snacks,…
There are lots of things that I can think of to do in NYC for two hours that would be quite enjoyable. Museums, shopping, pizza eating.... Waiting in line for…
You have until 6pm EST tomorrow to enter My Crafty Contest. I'm loving the entries so far, so keep 'em coming! You can get additional entries by blogging or tweeting,…
Just about nine months ago, I made my most recent bus trip down to NYC to see my sister, Melissa, and her family. I'm trying to think of something deep…
Here is a little taste of what I am finishing up for Ruby: Now that's all you're going to get until I have properly presented it to the little noodle.…