04/29/11 - Amy

"Wedding Day"
I'm not really a fan of the royals - I don't believe in hereditary rule - but I am a total sucker for royal weddings. I remember watching Diana and Charles' when I was a kid, and I have been totally excited about this one ever since it was announced. There are a lot of reasons for this - firstly, the two have been going out for 8 years and seem truly in love; secondly, they are both art historians, and studied art history at the Scottish university where they met (not Aberdeen, but St. Andrews!); and third, well, it is always a lovely thing to watch a wedding when you're in love yourself.
The wedding was awesome, and I had a really fun time 'watching' it with my mom via Yahoo messenger and with other friends of mine in the US and Germany via Facebook. The ceremony was lovely, but the best part was watching for when Will and Kate caught each others' eyes and smiled or said something to one another. They both seemed so happy and in love. But that was the extent of the affection that was allowed in Westminster Abbey today! So, I was waiting and waiting for the famous kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They kissed once, and it was somewhat bland and perfunctory, but the crowd was chanting and demanded that they kiss again. And that one seemed so genuine - it was true love's kiss.
But all the time, throughout the ceremony, I was thinking about the wonderful time that my Viking (who was home working) and I spent in London at the very places that I was watching on TV - Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. James' Park.

04/28/11 - Amy

04/27/11 - Amy

"Like Watching Laundry Dry"
This was me, waiting for the laundry to finish - the laundry which contained all of my towels - so that I could take a shower. I decided to use the time wisely, and PAD the moment.

04/26/11 - Paul

Past Bedtime

04/25/11 - Paul

Who's going to clean that up?

04/24/11 - Paul

Rainbow

04/23/11 - Paul

Brothers on a Bench

04/22/11 - Paul

Product Shot

04/21/11 - Paul

Can you stand a little more of Jack?

04/20/11 - Paul

More Jack

04/19/11 - Paul

Jack

04/26/11 - Lori

Tubbie Time

The child would NOT give up the letter I, so teaching her to spell her own name was out of the question. We went for the next best person we could think of :)

04/27/11 - Amy

"The Taste of Home"
Look what my mom sent me! :)

04/26/11 - Amy

"Waiting to be Painted"
We never did get around to painting our Easter eggs!

04/25/11 - Lori

Skate

04/24/11 - Lori

Uncle Timmy

04/23/11 - Lori

Coop

04/22/11 - Lori

Security Doggie

Doggie is not allowed to join us at meal time, however Cassie had a fever this night, so who was I to say no?

04/25/11 - Amy

"Easter Pierogi"
I made my grandma's recipe for pierogi for Easter. This is the second time I've made them on my own. The first time was in Poland - for a Polish girl who didn't know how to make them! This time I made them for Viking, who had never had them from scratch! Needless to say, they were a hit! :)

04/23/11 - Amy

"Red Velvet Easter Cake"

04/22/11 - Amy

"Coffee and Dissertations"
Marking my students' undergraduate dissertations, coffee in hand.

04/21/11 - Amy

"Trees"
I love this line of trees lining the playing fields. This is not the shot I wanted, however. I'd like to take a picture of these head-on, but I was wearing heels when I took this, so I had to take it from the safety of the pavement.

04/20/11 - Amy

"Campus is Blooming"

04/21/11 - Lori

He is his daughter's Papa, for sure.

(making popcorn for his daughter's Mama)

04/20/11 - Lori

I hate whining - however my time has come. 8 days ago, I started with a back ache that escalated to back pain that escalated to not being able to stand straight. I've been physically bent since then. I had a lovely stomach bug for 3 days, which made running to the bathroom interesting. Cassie also had the bug, and Jim's been in play performances every night for a week. Physical Therapy and an MRI are on the horizon.

I've been MIA from PAD and missed a few days of taking pictures. It is what it is. (How did we cope before that expression was coined?)

I hobbled out of the house today to go to CVS and this photo pretty much sums up my mood: Shitty.

04/18/11 - Lori

My Kids

04/17/11 - Lori

Palm Sunday

I used LR's Direct Positive Preset on this one.

04/16/11 - Lori

History

I went to a friend's housewarming party. The house was built in 1925 and in the attic is this paper, listing the history of changes to the home.

04/14/11 - Lori

The Morning After

I love mornings after a storm when the storm clouds are still present, yet the morning light shows the promise of a brighter day.

04/12/11 - Lori

Frustration

If you know what Loperamide Hydrochloride is, you know it's not something you want to delay in taking when you need it. Now imagine me on the couch, literally stuck because my back is seized, and imagine how frustrating it was to realize that scissors were in fact necessary. Why do they make these dang pills so difficult to get to? Don't they know when you need them, you need them FAST -- never mind being physically incapable of getting scissors, or to the bathroom???

04/19/11 - Amy

"The Last Five Jelly Beans"
And there's still five days 'til Easter! Oh, no! ;-)

04/18/11 - Paul

Leg

04/18/11 - Amy

"Spring has Sprung in Aberdeen"
Students on the quad, presumably studying...one of my favourite signs of spring!

04/17/11 - Amy

"Someone Made me Dinner"
...followed by a walk in the park in the sunset and a trip to the ice cream shop. Lovely Sunday, indeed!

04/17/11 - Paul

Hair's Gone!

04/16/11 - Paul

More Señor Grumpypants
(missing Mama)

04/15/11 - Paul

Laurie & Shelley

04/14/11 - Paul

Señor Grumpypants

04/15/11 - Amy

"She's Got Moxie!"
Has anyone heard of this? It's a soda, been around for a while - from Maine, I think. Anyway, the Viking remembers this from his childhood, and just had a 6-pack sent to him. So, I got to try it. It is notorious for being bad, but actually I thought it tasted ok. At any rate, now I can say I've got Moxie ;-)

04/14/11 - Amy

"New Perfume"
This is my absolute favourite perfume line, introduced to me by a friend who happens to work for Jo Malone. I just ordered these two new scents from him, which I wear together - Grapefruit and Lime Basil Mandarin. They smell amazing - lovely and fresh for summer. And yes, Viking happens to like these on me, too ;-)

04/14/11 - Amy

"A Few New Pretty Things"

04/13/11 - Amy

"Daffodils Through the Window"

04/12/11 - Amy

"A Walk in the Park"

04/13/11 - Paul

Flashdance

04/12/11 - Paul

Gotcha!

04/11/11 - Paul

Now that's an RV!

04/10/11 - Paul

Anne

04/09/11 - Paul

Self

04/08/11 - Paul

'Woz

04/07/11 - Paul

Bush