First I went to Alaska, to visit Jess and Nathan and their adorable children, Lily (3) and Jackson (9 months). Jackson is very squirmy and has a beautiful smile; Lily loves to laugh and is very chatty. She imitates everything people say, especially her mom. When Lily's playing with her dolls, she'll put them to bed and say "No more noises! I need my rest! This is unacceptable!" She is also rather "strong-willed," which of course can be trying for her sleep-deprived mother. Here she is, leading an expedition around the house.
Over the weekend, we headed out of town to Nancy Lake to stay in a state park cabin. This is sort of like camping (no water or electricity) but warmer, because there's a woodstove. We were joined by another couple who are friends of Jess and Nathan, along with their two year old girl. After a night of first one toddler crying, then the other refusing to sleep, then the baby refusing to sleep, then the dog puking, and the baby waking up 3 more times in the night, I had pretty much decided to swear off the idea of ever having children, but luckily they are so cute that I reconsidered. Here's Jess with sweet baby Jackson.
After a week in Alaska, it was off to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit Katharine, who has just begun a Master's/PhD program in Art History. Here she is, entertaining fellow grad students in her swanky apartment. (Dinner consisted of butternut squash soup, penne with roasted eggplant and tomato, and a dessert of roasted pear and apple with vanilla ice cream, all made from scratch in her tiny 1920s kitchen. Way to go Katharine.)
Finally, it was back to DC for a few days of visiting family, friends, and my boyfriend Mike. Here's Mom and Dad with Grandma Heidi, a few days before her 90th birthday. You're never too old to love chocolate!
I got back to North Carolina at midnight on the Saturday before school was due to start, and promptly came down with a cold. Unfortunately because of the testing schedule I still had to go to work, but at least I could use my cold as an excuse to skip the faculty meeting today and come home and play with pictures! Here are the rest of the photos from the trip. Enjoy! - Laura
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I've been thinking about it, and I don't believe my kitchen can be from the 20s after all. Remember that early integrated kitchen we saw in the Modernism exhibit was from the 30s, so maybe my building was constructed in the 40s? Anyway, all the fixtures are clearly original, and very cute!
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