Ummmm... Looks like I am pretty terrible at updating this thing. That being said, things continue apace. I have been busy, but who is not busy during the holidays? Christmas was different for me this year because my parents did not come home from Florida for Christmas. It made me a little sad and it felt like I must finally be an adult since this ( Read more... )

I saw Mary Poppins at PPAC last night and I have to say that I was very impressed. I had known that it was a well staged performance, but I don't think I realized quite how well staged it was. Scene changes occurred invisibly and flawlessly. From a drab garden to a vibrant fantasy world in the blink of an eye. The music was familiar and very well ( Read more... )

The year started out pretty poorly with the passing of Mark's Dad. It come quickly and devastated him. Of course, it doesn't help that he comes from a family of boys who don't believe in speaking of emotions and most importantly, don't believe in speaking of emotions to each other. He is still not really over it and I saw the tears in his eyes as ( Read more... )

( Pre-Christmas )

For all of my fear that Aralis would be miserable due to the weather, it was actually quite excellent. Some last minute shenanigans allowed us to swap the tavern building into a larger cabin which was key to making my weekend awesome. We had plenty of space to cook and there was a lot of space for sitting and hanging out. In fact, I think we had ( Read more... )

So, I admit it's been a while, but life has been a little crazy and I have not yet managed to catch up.

( Cruising the Caribbean... )

Things have been good lately. I don't even mind the snow, but I know I'm in the minority on that front. I guess I shouldn't talk too much since I do work from home and thus do not have to dare the treacherous roads. The weather has meant a couple of trips down to the mid-Atlantic got canceled, but since they were not time sensitive trips, it's all ( Read more... )

( January 4th! )

( Pre-Christmas )

( Thursday )