Thursday, December 31, 2015

Looking Forward to 2016 - 19/19

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This is the last post -- Happy New Year! Now everyone is packing and making sure they have all their cables and charges and games. So sad!...

"Visiting" 1993 while waiting for 2016 to arrive - 18/19

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We are showing K's uncle and wife a video of our visit to them in Massachusetts back in 1993 during their first year in the U.S. and the...

2015 in One Word - 17/19

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Intense That's the word I used to describe this year when someone asked on facebook. 2015 was in intense year, particularly as far a...

The Yummy Brazilian Dessert I Shouldn't be Eating - 16/19

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Five Posts to Go! - 15/19

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Counting this one, only four, actually. ;-) If everyone continues talking, I don't know how I'll be able to concentrate and write ...

Past Midnight in Brazil - 14/19

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Written an hour and a half ago, but posted later. (original title "Almost Midnight...") Christmas, with its "Northern"...

A Bit Sick on New Year's Eve - 13/19

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I've been sick for the past three-four days. Today I'm feeling slightly worse and I'm actually afraid to go to the hot tub and p...

Matchy Clothes Selfies -12/19

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Another photo post, I'll try to do some nicer ones with Europe photos, let's see if I'l have time (I need to get my husband'...
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Looking Back to 2015 - 11/19

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I just read the Looking Forward to 2016  post and everything went as planned, down to the last paragraph (that I enjoyed the trips and all, ...

Frivolous "Firsts" of 2015 - 10/19

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This year was the first time that I did two things: 1) used dark/colorful nail polish in my fingernails (the most I'd done in the best ...

Most Spectacular "Firsts" of 2015 - 9/19

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The most special "first" of this year was taking my sons to Europe for the first time! We landed and spent about 7 hours in Frankf...

A Good Lottery - 8/19

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My husband didn't get his grant, but a few weeks ago he received an exciting email from the university, saying that he had been selected...

Waiting for the 7 - 7/19

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OK, this is a throwaway post... I was wasting a lot of time trying to find some photos for one of the "First" blog posts about 201...

Some of the Roller-Coasters (Photos) - 6/19

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An International Family, 2015 changes - 5/19

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Back in 2006 I wrote about our Family's Further "Internationalization " when my brother moved to China and K's uncle moved...

More about these days in Florida - 4/19

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Last year on Dec. 31st I had to write 11 blog posts , to reach 214. Today, I am supposed to be writing 17 (not counting the one I wrote late...

Disheartening (Grants are Lotteries) - 3/19

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K read the reviews this morning and he's very disheartened. Last time, two years ago, he was a finalist with a much weaker proposal. ...
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No NSF Grant for K :-( 2/19

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This was K's last chance for what they call a "career grant." Two years ago he was a finalist and they didn't tell him he...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

A Few of My Favorite Things (Roller Coasters! Hot Water!) - 1/19

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In the first day here last week I enjoyed two of my favorite things (which, incidentally, one can't enjoy while pregnant and which I mis...

9 days with 18 people (K's family)

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Last Monday night we arrived at the seven-bedroom house that my in-laws rented in the Orlando, FL area to spend over a week with K's who...
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