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| Roomies, 12/31/2001 (minus Anne, taking the picture) |
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| Roomies, 12/31/2014 (standing in the wrong order - oops!) |
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| Plus most of the changes in our lives. :o) (Plus two spouses, two friends, four of five kids and one dog) |
Sunday, January 11, 2015
New Year's Eves
When we had our roomie reunion on New Year's Eve in Madison, we decided to recreate a picture we took when we were all undergrads, back in 2001. So much has changed in 13 years!
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Welcome 2015
2014 was one roller-coaster of a year for us. The short, sorry version: Nick lost his job, found a better one, we moved to Rapids from Madison, and Felix started Kindergarten.
And now picking up from the last post, Christmas this year was a very nice time. We spent Christmas Eve with my family. We did our family Christmas the following morning, before Nick’s parents joined us for the afternoon.
Between Christmas and New Year’s, I was finally able to take some time off during Christmas with both kids home. New Year’s was a time of catching up with friends for us all. We got together with one of Felix’s former daycare friends and his family on NYE in Madison. The kids had several hours to play – I hope we’re able to continue doing that so they stay close! That afternoon, it was a roomie reunion! The last time all of us former roommates got together was at our wedding! That was 6.5 years ago. And now, we are mostly far-flung (from Madison to Singapore, Milwaukee to Minnesota), so it was fantastic to get everyone together. The only person missing of the friends and additions was one couple’s daughter. It was a lovely time for which even the kids were fairly well-behaved. Alas, we had to leave early, because we were spending the night in Platteville. But getting there, we got to catch up with Nick’s best bud and we got to meet their new baby as well! The following day, the four big kids played together a lot. We watched the first half of the Badgers’ bowl game, then headed back on the road to go home. Lots of silent cheering in the car, and not so silent celebrating when the Badgers won!
And so we begin 2015. I hope the upward trend continues for us, and that you have a fantastic year as well!
And now picking up from the last post, Christmas this year was a very nice time. We spent Christmas Eve with my family. We did our family Christmas the following morning, before Nick’s parents joined us for the afternoon.
Between Christmas and New Year’s, I was finally able to take some time off during Christmas with both kids home. New Year’s was a time of catching up with friends for us all. We got together with one of Felix’s former daycare friends and his family on NYE in Madison. The kids had several hours to play – I hope we’re able to continue doing that so they stay close! That afternoon, it was a roomie reunion! The last time all of us former roommates got together was at our wedding! That was 6.5 years ago. And now, we are mostly far-flung (from Madison to Singapore, Milwaukee to Minnesota), so it was fantastic to get everyone together. The only person missing of the friends and additions was one couple’s daughter. It was a lovely time for which even the kids were fairly well-behaved. Alas, we had to leave early, because we were spending the night in Platteville. But getting there, we got to catch up with Nick’s best bud and we got to meet their new baby as well! The following day, the four big kids played together a lot. We watched the first half of the Badgers’ bowl game, then headed back on the road to go home. Lots of silent cheering in the car, and not so silent celebrating when the Badgers won!
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| Hmm. Missing some roomies... |
Felix: 5 yrs & Iris: 2 yrs
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