We Will All Be Carried Away…
Oh dear Lord. They just announced on the news that it may be a little less damp this weekend, but that a ton of mosquitos are going to hatch because of it! They even said that our “mosquito alert” is going from medium to high.
Crap. The mosquitos are going to carry us [...]
One Month Ago Today…
It is hard to believe that it has been a month since our wedding. I was startled on Sunday when I realized that the anniversary was coming up so soon. Normally, I don’t celebrate things like that, but this one seems special – so we are. I honestly could not have married [...]
And Just Like That…
Last year, I wrote a post about The 9th of November, riding bikes, and Amy Legris, my best friend when I was young and lived in Kankakee, Illinois – whose birthday is November 9th.
I was looking through my sidebar tonight to double check my posts that were recently commented on. It is the little [...]
Strike a Pose!
Yeah, I’ve had a lot to say, but I left the computer off for 4 days. Now I’ll just post a lot to make up for it.
Friday night was the Tiara Happy Hour to celebrate Sarah’s birthday. Most of the regulars had arrived when all the sudden this guy walks in. Sarah [...]
Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!!!
It has rained EVERY SINGLE DAY since we returned from our honeymoon. Daily since June 11th, and I think there were even 3-4 days of rain before that. Sure, sometimes there are moments of sunshine, like the day of Jason’s swim team divisionals. Fortunately, it waited until about 5:30 to rain that [...]
Quote of the Night…
“It was like a rhino in quicksand… I just couldn’t get away.”
It’s been nothing short of amusing, to say the least. And the cake turned out well, in spite of our sad decorating skills. (It looked cute when we were done with it!) Really, it’s all about how it tastes anyways, and [...]
Mmmm… Cake!
I’m at Emily’s house. I baked a cake for Sarah’s birthday earlier today, and I brought it here to frost it. She just wrote “Happy Birthday” on it for me. It’s crooked, but it’s so obviously homemade, Sarah will just have to know how much we loooooove her. Now it’s time [...]
I *AM* The Dancing Queen!
Photo taken by Rannie, May 29, 2004
(It’s ok to laugh out loud, you know… just be sure to share the laughter with the rest of us here.)
What A Way to Kick Off Summer!
Back in May, my parents came over for a day of trimming vines, cutting shrubs, removing the nasty Red Tips beside the house, and so forth. Hours and hours of yard work. Hard yard work.
Right before the wedding, we noticed a vine with rather large leaves growing among the jasmine along one side [...]
Bullies for His Playground of Intolerance…
Well said… Abigail Garner’s article about how on Father’s Day, she can celebrate gift of two dads.
“I’m not asking Bush to join my family at brunch or even to pretend to like us. His record shows he is no ally. But it’s mean-spirited to use his power to recruit more bullies for his playground [...]
The “G” Stands for Goooood…
Matt is the bomb. He hooked me up with a lovely little Gmail account to call my own.
In the process of signing up, my initial choice of usernames was not available. I knew “Christine” would be taken, but it is always worth a shot, right? Gmail is nice enough to offer you [...]
Change Is a Good Thing…
“Over the past couple weeks, we’ve read and listened to user feedback and have carefully considered the criticisms and suggestions that were made.” Six Apart Announces Pricing & Licensing Changes to Movable Type.
The key thing that the last update on this subject didn’t seem to fix? “Unlimited Personal Edition ($99.95): Allows for an [...]
Look Out, Houston!
While reading through Manilow.com – Your Source For Barry Manilow, I was trying to convince Mike that we should go to Boston to see Barry Manilow perform in concert there on October 1st. I thought the shows were limited to Boston, New York, Chicago and Atlanta. (Ok, let’s be honest, I’ll use any [...]
There’s No Place Like Home…
Almost no sleep our last night in London thanks to no air conditioning, open windows, and being just off of Piccadilly Circus with a ton of street noise. The garbage trucks picking up the glass bottles at 2 am didn’t help either.
Then we had to get up at 6 am (midnight back here in [...]
Heading for Home…
We’re back in London (and online now at a net cafe) and heading to Houston tomorrow. It’s been a FABULOUS trip, and there are many more stories to share. For now, I’ll just leave you with this tip – if you should ever come to London, be sure to visit the TGIFriday’s at [...]
We’re Having a Heat Wave!
It was a high of 88 degrees here in Paris yesterday. My travel tip for anyone that might visit Paris? Do not walk from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde – all the way down the Champs-Elysees – on a hot summer day. Part of the way is [...]
Are We There Yet?
It’s 422 steps to the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral. 422 spiral staircase steps. 422. Then you can see the gargoyles up close, and an absolutely amazing view of Paris. Then you can walk another 125 steps and see a panoramic view that is simply breathtaking. It’s hard work, [...]
I Made it to the Top…
We started the day off today at a leisurely pace. We had a long “must see” list for London, but the list for Paris is much shorter. We decided to stroll at a leisure pace, checking out the sights and taking in another wonderful day. Walking for hours outdoors is not something [...]
In Paris, In Love…
Surreal moment of the day … sitting in Cafe Panis, just across the Seine from Notre Dame Cathedral. Eating crepes and ice cream, watching the sunset at 11:00 at night. Good wine, great food, and beautiful weather. The Eiffel Tower visible as we walked from our hotel to the Seine. The [...]
The Pantheon, Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame and More…
Ahhh… we are in Paris and it is beautiful! We arrived a little after 5:00 today, took a taxi to our hotel, and I immediately started to take photographs of the Pantheon, which is immediately outside of our hotel. Gorgeous in the glow of the setting sun.
After we took the luggage to the [...]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
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In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
