I took my car in for a standard inspection this morning and also had them check out my rear tires because I was hearing a lot more road noise than normal. Turns out I have a busted bearing on the...
Blog posts from Daily life
haircut!
All the permanent dye is gone and I am back to my original color.
who doesn’t like free wine?
While Eric was waiting for the DISH guys to show up, I went to a free wine tasting sponsored by our favorite resturant in Durham. Eric marked a few whites on the list that he wanted me to try in his...
Dish TV, pt.1
Today was the second Saturday that I spent waiting for the our new Dish receiver to be installed, and this one was successful. Proof below: 25 HD channels, including ESPN 1 & 2, Discover, Food, and...
Fall TV
The Fall TV season is upon us and we've been trying out a few new shows, but I haven't been super-impressed by many yet. However, we did start Tivo-ing a new show over the summer: Eureka...
drawer pulls
A while ago we bought some twig-like drawer pulls from Home Depot for an outrageous sum... so when I saw the same style for sale on eBay for a fraction of the price, I bought the 31 we needed to...
KT!
Here is a crappy cameraphone photo of the lovely KT Tunstall at the concert in Raleigh last night. Her voice is amazing in person and we discovered she not only plays the guitar, but piano and drums...
a perfect end to any evening
While taking pup on her nightly walk yesterday, Eric suddenly remembered we had talked about having wine and dessert at Starlu that night because of their 1/2 priced wine bottles and delicious...
where we were on this day five years ago
When the terrorist attacks occured in NYC, we were sound asleep in Hawaii, about to enjoy the first full day of our honeymoon. We made it through half the day without knowing, despite being 6 hours...
you are my sunshine, my only sunshine…
If you haven't seen this movie yet, drop whatever you are doing and get to a movie theatre. It is the funniest, most entertainingly real movie I have seen in a very long time. Loved it.
I was a wimp but someone wouldn’t let me quit
Since we bought our bikes over two years ago, we've been meaning to take a ride around a state park near the airport. After huffing and puffing up the third hill, I was about ready to call it day...
five fantastic years
Five years ago today I put on a poofy dress, got all dolled up, and promised my best friend that I'd love him for the rest of my life. The playbill-style wedding programs. Walking into the reception...
feeling better and thank you
Eric is worried that he has been the only one posting here for the last two weeks, so I'd like to take this opportunity to say "hello again!" I am finally over my head cold and been catching up on...
An internet star is born
We just posted our first video of Riesling at Youtube- in this one she is playing by herself with her new PGA Tiger stuffed animal (thanks Lauren). Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn6qdvEfgow
Finally, rain!
We haven't had meaningful rain in about 5-6 weeks, so my plants are rather happy that Ernesto is coming to town... hopefully he won't overstay his welcome here in Durham!
Our weeklong whirlwind
3 cities, 3194 miles, 10 hours in the airport, 9 hours in the air, and 1 grandma through security. That about sums up our travel over the last week. Not too surprisingly, Leandra is a bit sick, and...
family portrait
It's been a fairly hectic past few days in our house... we have some training to do with pup, including getting her to SLEEP ALREADY at night instead of pacing around our bedroom—we just don't trust...
Birthday party
Leandra has the same birthday as our friend Stan, so we had a dual 30-year birthday party Saturday night. Born ~12 hours apart on opposite sides of the world! Thanks to Wambui for planning and...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)