Christmas time is here!!!

Great memories!!

I was looking through the old iphoto library this evening and I was reminded of some memories that I hadn't thought of in a long time... I'm not good at blogging, but I can post pictures at least. Greatest apologies to all my sharp-witted friends who are able to post long, profound and inspiring blogs about all sorts of things- pictures will have to suffice for now. :-)


My lovely little orchestra in Costa Rica. Surprisingly we weren't so bad. Only because of Jorge, certainly.
Someday I'm moving back to C.R.!!! The best place I've lived besides home...
Barefoot violin lessons in C.R.
By the way: that's where I'm moving back to in C.R., our little casita in Aileen and Alex's backyard. :-) Good times.
Someone gave me a present?? I look surprised! haha...
Popham Beach!!! Probably before "the beach" and I developed a mutual dislike... :-)
Christmas program 2004!!!! The stress! I loved it...
The St. John!! With my brother ("Stroke! Stroke! Stroke!") Always an adventure... ;-)
Razvan- he of the VERY deceptively innocent face...
Train ride with Lauren from Switzerland to Romania--- where they stopped us nearly every hour to see our papers.
Sleeping a phone booth in the train station in Brig, because Lauren and I very literally had no place else to go-- Later, it got kinda creepy, especially since it was a clear phonebooth, so we were forced to break into the employee locker room. But you've all heard that story. Probably the coldest night of my life.
Having a blast at the Penner's camp since way back when...
Julie!! Bit we still do this...
Insisting on photopgraphing the Howes before leaving for Romania-
Julie came over and helped me pack and weigh 2 HUGE suitcases before I left to Romania...

Finn!!!! I love this job!!!

Finn....

He's pretty smart for a 10-week-old... :-)



I have 2 new jobs, aside from babysitting for the 2 families I already have. One is managing the affairs and patent approvals of 2 inventors who happen to be very good friends of mine. (ask me if you can't guess who they are... haha)
The other is spending an hour 3 times a week playing with Finn so he won't get too lonely while his mother (Dr. Carroll) is at work. Really, it's not so bad. :-)

Elaine's wedding (and I suppose it was Nate's too...) :-)

The drive up to Jackman was loooong- especially since it was the first time I had done such a thing by myself- about 3 1/2 hours each way. But it was so gorgeous, I really enjoyed it. And- it was perfect wedding weather down by the water...

I may be partial, but I never saw such a beautiful bride as Elaine--



It was a very small service and I was the only person I knew there, except Elaine, but it was the best and by far most spiritual wedding I have ever attended. I was very happy to be there...


Now, they live in Freeport!! Yay! :-)

Update

we're making some changes to the house.... and grounds.... and the barn.... and driveway....
Even though all the work is unbelievably loud, and there is scarcely room to walk on the driveway amidst crews working on the barn, deck, siding, etc.., (and their cars and trucks and saws and dogs.... and Robín hauling wheelbarrows of huge rocks),
it hasn't been so bad to have all the shouting and laughing for the past few weeks. (Of course, when I'm studying it gets a bit crazy and I often need to visit the library- and I could do without all their smoking, but they are all very nice) When the next door-goats start screaming at 4 PM the crews starting hollering right along, when we're going to start making lunch they offer advice on how best to boil pasta, and when I was cleaning the attic today they were on the scaffold right outside the window having an enthusiastic sing-along. Basically, it's a zoo.... But the house it really looking lovely- and they were right about the pasta....

Stick out your tongue if you can say your colors in English...

"bloot, breen, shellow, orang, rred, vlack, hite, blink, bage." -courtesy of our English specialist, Kayla Hage
Megawatt, Kayla and Joel. En la gira del Coro Musicalberdi, Septiembre 2006.

Lindos recuerdos...

Argentina, mi amor.

Mi Dorisa...

My (former) roommate Doris, and Hendrie. Que foto más linda, esta...