from Paris to New York, Rachel crafts a baby, a dissertation, and other life adventures.
We just got back from a week in Ohio having fun at many wedding festivities in honor of my brother-in-law Jared and new sister-in-law Kendra! Now it’s back to the madness of teaching summer school and those final dissertation revisions/edits/additions/rewrites (did I mention I am submitting it to my committee in about a month? and defending in mid-September?!) But let’s relive some of that wedding fun in pictures now, shall we?
Rehearsal Dinner:
Wedding Day:
Reception:
Jax walks up to the garage (door closed), points and says “bike….biiiiike…..bike” until we open it up and bring out the tricycle. He is big enough to reach the pedals, but doesn’t quite understand the mechanism yet. No matter, he has a blast!
It may be the best $5 we’ve spent at a tag sale.
Happy Monday!
We have been enjoying Vancouver – it’s a fun and beautiful city, and this afternoon we’re heading for the mountains at Whistler for a ski weekend. Jax has a brand new snowsuit for the occasion, which makes an appearance at the end of the slideshow. Even though today is not Canadian Thanksgiving, we’re bringing pumpkin pie for the holiday. and hot chocolate. and popcorn. and wine. Can’t wait!
Here’s a link to the better resolution version of the slideshow. (Great for throwing on your iPods and iPhones family!)
I’m it! I’ve been tagged by Andrea to complete the sentences below. Betcha didn’t know all of these things about me.
1. My uncle once: barbecued with an apron on but no shirt.
2. Never in my life: will I go sky-diving.
3. When I was five: I went to Culver City Presbyterian Nursery School in Los Angeles.
4. High school was: at first stressful, and then lots of fun.
5. I will never forget: the smell of the Manhattan air on September 11.
6. Once I met: Dee Snider
7. There’s this girl I know: who will do any favor you ask.
8. Once, at a bar: I saw Monica Lewinsky hanging out with some girlfriends.
9. By noon, I’m usually: finished with tutoring and craving Thai food.
10. Last night: Seth and I had the most delicious seafood meal. (We’re trying to squeeze in some “dates.”)
11. If only I had: the money to pay off my friends’ and sisters’ student loans.
12. Next time I go to church: will probably be the next time we visit my best friend, Grace (who also happens to be a pastor).
13. What worries me most: is that something will happen to me or Seth.
14. When I turn my head left I see: a blank wall (we need some art in here).
15. When I turn my head right I see: Seth blogging at his desk with his beloved 30″ monitor.
16. You know I’m lying when: I say I liked the pizza even though it had anchovies on it.
17. What I miss most about the Eighties is: my Cyndi Lauper tape.
18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be: hmmm…the Bard’s editor? I don’t think I’m suicidal or dramatic enough to make the cut.
19. By this time next year: our baby will be learning how to walk and talk.
20. A better name for me would be: Dr. Rachel; I’m working on that.
21. I have a hard time understanding: how hating people will get you into heaven.
22. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: become a lawyer.
23. You know I like you if: I’ve told you about this blog.
24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be: Seth.
25. Take my advice, never: try to hail a cab between 4:30 and 5pm. A black hole sucks them all up during those 30 minutes.
26. My ideal breakfast is: a cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese.
27. A song I love but do not have is: “You’ve got a friend” by James Taylor
28. If you visit my hometown, I suggest you: go for a walk or ride along Lake Michigan.
29. Why won’t people: say “excuse me?”
30. If you spend a night at my house: you’ll be sleeping on the floor because our hide-a-bed couch still hasn’t been delivered.
31. I’d stop my wedding for: a hurricane.
32. The world could do without: PVC.
33. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: the belly of a tarantula.
34. My favourite blonde(s) is/are: Grace, my grandma, my cousin Charleen.
35. Paper clips are more useful than: ball-point pens, because you can take out your iPhone SIM card with a bent paper clip.
36. If I do anything well it’s: organizing small spaces
37. And by the way: I tag Grace!
What do you think about my gingerbread house? I made it with allsort‘s “Home Sweet Home” interactive gingerbread house program. It’s a fun way to participate in the age-old Christmas tradition without the guilt of eating it all up (or letting all that candy go to waste)! Designed for kids, but surprisingly addictive for adults, too.
Check it out here.
In honor of Father’s Day yesterday, here are some photos of dads in our family. First, my own Dad today and in 1980. Then, a portrait of my Grandad followed by a photo of my Grandpa when he arrived home from Korea.
Dad and Me in D.C.
Dad, Monica, and Me, Los Angeles, 1980
Grandad (Mom’s dad)
Grandpa (Dad’s dad) Home from Korea
I’m a grad student living with my techie husband in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France. Researcher by day, crafter and wine drinker by night, I blog about life in Paris, our travels, culinary experiments, art, books, and my many crafty projects in knitting, crochet, sewing, and most recently, quilting.