March 27, 2008

Day 87 - March 27, 2008

Well since it is Thursday, I guess I should stop talking about the weekend. But, as my mom said New York gets about 300 of the other days of this blog so why not give a couple extra days to Wisconsin.

This is Nicky, my best friend from High School, with her finance, Pete. The funny thing about this picture is that I made them stand in front of a plant, because as my mom has always told me it is really important to have a good background. However, as Pete pointed out, when you stand in front of a plant you really can not see it at all. Fortunately, I got to see Pete and Nicky twice because we went out for dinner at Pizza Man on Saturday night. Which ironically is known in Milwaukee for its wine list and seafood.

March 26, 2008

Day 86 - March 26, 2008

Kumi and I went to a free screening of the new movie Young At Heart tonight. I thought that it looked pretty precious from the previews. But it was even more that I could have hoped for it to be. The movie was really inspirational. It was about a group of about 25 people all between the ages of 70 and 92 who get together and learn music of all genres. Then they memorize the songs and add their own special flare and preform in concerts mostly in New Hampshire, but throughout the world as well. The documentary follows them for about three months while the prepare and perform a show. I had the privilege of spending Christmas with my Grandparents in their retirement community in Southern Texas. This film left me with a similar feeling to that trip. It is so nice to be able to listen to and learn from the people who have done it all before me. It really makes life seem like it is so much more worth it, when you see people who've been doing it with such grace for so long.

March 25, 2008

Day 85 - March 25, 2008

So apparently I start every post with so, but I don't appear to be able to stop it. SO, I am having a really great week here so far, but I just have too many great pictures from this weekend, so I'm gonna keep putting those up. Mom wanted to take our Easter pictures out in the snow, so this is what they look like. It is pretty hard to believe that there was this much snow in March, but there it is! It is dine in Brooklyn week, so I had a really nice dinner with Katie and now I'm ready to get a good nights sleep. Happy Tuesday!

March 24, 2008

Day 84 - March 24, 2008

Did you know that your wing span from fingertip to fingertip is suppose to be exactly the same as your height from head to toe? Well, I'm sure that you did because everyone that I've told about it does. However, I had never before measured myself to find out if it were the case. Well, Nicki and I are normal, but that is not the case for everyone. Chels for example is 5'10" and her arms are only 5'4" and Andrew as pictured here is 6'4" and his arms are 6'11" so he can touch the ceiling and the floor in our basement at the same time. Apparently this whole arm length issue is pretty frequently discussed, when I told Lindsay about it she said that she has short arms too and her family calls her T-Rex.

March 23, 2008

Day 83 - March 23, 2008

Mom made us go outside and take pictures in the snow for Easter, but she said that there wasn't a good enough one of me in the snow. So I got a snowball to pose for a picture, but we decided to do an action shoot instead. Dad's reaction is pretty priceless.

March 22, 2008

Day 82 - March 22, 2008

Lindsay is my really great friend from Wisconsin. She is living in Milwaukee right now after getting home from doing the Peace Corps. We went out on Saturday night and had a really great time. This place was called Elliot's Bistro and they have $4 martinis which were absolutely delicious!

March 21, 2008

Day 81 - March 21, 2008

Leave it to Wisconsin to give the feeling of the dead of winter on the second day of Spring. I snowed over a foot on Friday and we were literally unable of going anywhere. I went out to take a picture of Dad and right as he finished the plow came by and covered the end of the driveway again. Brother!