There will be photos

The camera had a good work out at dinner with Dr G and Mikey.

S'mores 'n more

1) Impale marshmallow.
2) Add campfire until toasty.
3) Sandwich molten-mallow and chocolate between Graham crackers.
4) Enjoy the sticky, finger licking goodness that is a S'more.

- rave reviews from Madison, Loudon and Marisol available upon request.

G. day

A Golfing expedition in the Texas winter. ...and don't bother asking - we didn't keep score.

Autobots, ATTACK!

Transformer toys weren't this much fun (=shoot Nerf darts) the first time around.

Mikey's back

In celebration of Mikey's return to the US - a collage of the essential "I was here" -Chicago edition photos.

A White New Year

Snow - a blank slate for a new year. We started by taking our new toy for a spin down the town sledding 'hill'.

A New England Christmas

Traditional Christmas lights around here are just a candle in each window and in paper bags lining the footpaths.

Chasing Rainbows

Noah didn't find leprechaun's gold at the end of the rainbow but seemed pretty pleased anyway.

Rainbows courtesy of new polished glass shelves over the kitchen window at Pete's parents' place.

Watching Nanoparticles Grow

The gods at Science magazine have smiled on our latest JACS paper, highlighting it in a recent issue (link). At least someone appreciated the results of this high maintenance experiment.

The Key

This is the key to my jail.

Harvest @ the Farmers' Market

One of the best things about our apartment building is the weekly farmers' market full of fresh seasonal produce and conveniently located in our front parking lot.

Locks of Love

A little overdue for a haircut, I headed to the local hair salon and spa (no generic hairdressers here) for a substantial chop of ~12 inches to be sent to Locks of Love to make wigs for kids with cancer.

Word

Writing papers by committee using the "track changes" function makes for colorful manuscripts.

Coffee Break

Cran(berry pump)kin muffins made wearing new apron and latte served in new cups from Suz /Smarty.

MGSK

You may have already guessed from the picture that Suz and Marty are in town for experiments... a CJK-group the early years reunion with Greg and myself... their yearly shopping spree with shiny new shoes for all.

Birthday Loot

No need to be alarmed, it's not a dress (with a t-shirt and jeans), it's my fabulous new apron and birthday present. Thanks Dr G!!

27 = 30-3

It's official - I'm in my late twenties. Birthday highlights included this sweet card (from Pete's parents who are responsible for our new found scrabble addiction), Blu Coral dinner and other loot.

Congratulations Ray &Tina

Back in CT for the weekend to help celebrate Ray (Pete's cousin) and Tina's nuptials.

10 years later

I suppose I knew it was coming - fresh in my inbox, the invitation for my class of 1997 high school reunion. Needless to say it will be a little difficult for me to attend.

Time to give back

After several years of contributing to the reviewing workload while escaping journals' lists of reviewers, I've finally been fingered for a review.