We're in Seattle this weekend, and as usual here, enjoying it. Friday we caught up with some friends we haven't seen in several years, and got to meet their now-three year old daughter for the first...
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spring cleaning
Our closets are looking a whole lot roomier after a good spring cleaning... these items will be picked up by the VVA sometime today.
a lazy day for some of us
I spent the morning at Urban Ministries in Durham weeding their outdoor family area while Eric picked up a bunch of new plants, fruits and sunflowers at the farmer's market in Raleigh. As soon as I...
Finally published
Several weeks ago I had a paper from my UNC days accepted to PLOS Genetics... today it was officially released online: "Systematic Identification of Balanced Transposition Polymorphisms in...
little black dress
One of my favorite online reads is Maggie Mason's "Mighty Girl" blog since it's always chock full of style and great quips. Recently, she highlighted a friend's closet for the new feature called...
R.I.P. Tom Ferrell
Amidst the craziness that was my week, I found out that a friend of mine from college was involved in a plane crash. Two days after I heard the news from another friend on Facebook, the family...
our new Weber!
Eric's birthday present this year was a lovely new Weber grill. Folks on both sides pitched in and we can't wait to get it dirty! :) (three hours of assembly by a PhD required) (with a side burner...
33 years
A big happy birthday to the cutest boy I know. :)
on the road to recovery
For those of you who keep up with me on Twitter and Facebook, you already know that our pup, Riesling, was attacked at the dog park on Monday afternoon. After surgery to treat two large belly wounds...
how Amalah helped me perfect my patatas bravas
Last year Amy Storch (amalah.com) and her husband Jason (dcfoodies.com) appeared on an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay as judges. The challenge was moules frites and there are not many things...
at least it’s descriptive
I received a bunch of full size photos (Lauren, dear, you need to learn how to resize them. please.) from my sister last night showing her actual wedding dress and hair trial run. I can't share any...
spring has arrived!
In between rain showers we have spent the last three weekends digging and organizing all the plants we scored at the Raleigh Farmers Market and a local nursery. The deck box is full with the usual...
a good month so far…
We've been a bit lax with updates, in part because we post many of our quickie updates on Facebook, but so far we've had a great month. Some of the highlights: Had one of my UNC papers accepted to...
time for a new passport!
My current passport expires in October of this year, so on Monday I sent a variety of supporting documents and my old passport off for renewal. Of course, this means an awesome deal to Iceland will...
Happy Birthday, Dad!
My dad is 67 years young today and I believe this photo of him is from 1998, the year I graduated college. Happy birthday, Dad! Enjoy your James Bond martini and remember it's always happy hour...
learning about children’s authors
When I was a child, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of my favorite children's books, along with the popular Goodnight Moon and perhaps less well-known The Story About Ping. Throughout the years...
Riesling in the snow
This is a little late because I had some trouble figuring out how to edit movie files in Vista (thanks Microsoft). Anyway, I was finally able to splice together a few clips of Riesling's adventure...
Valentine’s Day, 1998
Three months into our relationship Leandra made me these cookies: How could I not be smitten? Neither of us are big on Valentine's day, but we do like an excuse for a special meal. ToniteLeandra is...
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)
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)