BLD New Year's

Devon and I just got our tickets today. We are officially attending the VA BLD New Year's 2006 Celebration. It looks like there will be a good turnout too. We're excited to get to see everyone again - Devon hasn't seen some of you since the wedding and others since CA BLD New Year's 2003. Wow...

Can I just say that I'm VERY happy we're not traveling with children? I guess I just did.

I suppose that's all for my first post. Wait, I do have some other info:

I have one job offer from E&J Gallo in Modesto, CA and am waiting for the results from Intel in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday. We'll see what happens. If I remember, I'll keep posting with updates. I should have a pretty good idea of where Devon and I will be by time we see you in VA.

Thanks for the study break!

happy belated thanksgiving

Hi All,
Here's hoping that your holiday went well. Maurissa, you in particular, were on my mind. I hope that the family turkey day went well.
K

facebook photo album

i put a bunch of pictures that i have in a photo album on facebook. quite a few of you are in them from various weddings. or at least doug's wedding. if you aren't on facebook, it only takes 2 seconds to join it (just use your dartmouth email address).

www.facebook.com

hahahah

Well I must be exaggerating on this blog, or else my stories are getting lost in translation. there was only one abrupt departure, and that was anne marie. i wish it had something to do with my parents living 2 doors down, because at least that would have been an explanation. but unfortunately that had nothing to do with it. now that i have met hillary, i could care less anyway.

the being close to my parents thing has really be a non-issue. my parents don't come to my house unless invited. they are super cool about it. so it really just ends up being convenient for me - when i need something they are close by. when i don't, they might as well be in another state.

as far as when that tidbit is introduced, pretty early i guess. they might as well know. i have nothing to hide, and it's not a momma's boy attachment issue or anything. hillary has no problem with it, which is really all that matters. the only issue that ever comes up has to do with my brother, not my parents. he kind of likes to hang out in my house, and pretty much does whenever he feels like it. so we've set some new "ground rules" recently, and things have been cool.

ok, this is a really long post with basically nothing of substance. hope all are well. sorry about the 'bama loss kristin. that must have sucked.

JH

triple ps.

I just put together that Jon lives two doors down from his parents. How's that work out? Also, at what point do you tell the women that you date that little tidbit? That may explain some of the very abrupt departures. Not that that's a knock against your folks, whom I like very much. But, cozy is cozy. My in-laws used to live 0.25 miles away and now they live 3 miles away...and it's cozy.

And, I'll sell you a crackerjack decoder ring if you need it.

and finally

ROLL TIDE!!!!
ROLL

(at least Jonathan will understand...big day, big day. And what do I have? I stinkin exam. 40 yard line tickets and a frickin exam at the same time. Alas, I'll be cheering during the exam)

hello hello

Okay, fine, since you made me, I'll tell you my best halloween story (the one after Coal figuring out that there was food in the bowl). Anyway, my neighbors across the street are selling their house and I've been taking their dog when they have open houses...I asked if their son (Woody) who dressed up like Buzz lightyear...no joke...would tricker treat in our neighborhood. They said that they were going over to their family's neighborhood but that he'd stop by our house.
Anyway, I was running behind and didn't get our porch light on until ~6 o'clock, maybe a bit after (which, I've come to realize is really late in kid time) and he came right over (like his butt was attached to my light switch or something) and said, "Thank you for turning your light on for me. I want to watch the Steelers, but my parents said I have to come over here". The kid is 4.

OFOTO?

Hi Dan,
I see that Jill is faster on the draw than I am (even when she's sick), but you could use Ofoto too.
Kristin

Interesting

I think the next person to join will be that one girl, what was her name - Wendy? If I recall, she actually sent out an email asking to be removed from the BLD list. hahahahah.

On Halloween, I didn't really dress up. But I did put a sign up on the door of my house that said, go two doors down, with a big arrow on it. Then I hung out with my parents and passed out candy with them. One kid in particular was hilarious. He couldn't have been older than 4 or 5 and was dressed in a Spiderman outfit. I said to him, hey, what's up spiderman? He stopped dead in his tracks, looked shocked, and asked me in a serious voice, "how did you know that????" hahahah, um, good costume? I had no idea how to respond.

I also went to my friend Ty's 30th birthday/ Halloween party. We all dressed as old people. I got a wig and beard and dressed as a longtime Indians fan. It was my pathetic excuse to dress in my Indians playoff gear that I had gotten out when I was confident they were going to make it. Damn the luck.

Ok, that's it for me. Looking forward to seeing most of you at New Years.

Use Snapfish

Hi folks. Sorry I've been quiet. I was sick with three different infections for 2+ weeks and then had to go to Florida for a conference. But I'm back now and am begining to get back to real life.

Caleb was a dog for Halloween - and that's about all he liked about it. He was scared to go to the doors unless a dog came out to meet him and then he'd cry when we left the doggie behind to go to the next house. Of course, Caleb doesn't eat candy, so there was no incentive. He'll probably like it more next year. I do have some pictures but they're still on the camera. I'll post one on his blog soon and will link to it from here.

For those of you without your own server space - use SNAPFISH. It's easy, it's free, and we can all look at your pictures to our heart's content. You don't have to buy any, just upload them and then share the album with us.

I put that in a comment a while back, but I think only Doug reads the comments.

Lincoln did comment on one of Caleb's posts. You should all go read it, because it'll make you laugh.

Halloween

Again, I don't have some kind of fancy web server like Caleb & co. ,so I can't post pictures, but Aidian was in the same lion costume as MG. Wesley was a monkey. Wesley took his first steps today and you didn't.

Happy voting day.

ps.

PS. Coal LOVED halloween. It took him about three kids to figure out that I was handing out food.

holy exclamatory dot

I'm excited that the blogging ranks are growing. I must say, though, Jill has been very quiet lately.

Not much new here. An exam block this Friday, so I will be reading the Blog site more...
I'm headed to DC next Sunday for a conference for about 30 hours. It will be a whirlwind: 3 exams on Friday, one on Saturday, the conference Sunday to Tuesday and a quiz Tues. afternoon.

But, I'll admit, the big test that I'm interested in is how Bama will fare against LSU. I'm afraid of their quarterback. He's too big. Quaterbacks aren't supposed to be bigger than their lineman. It's very frightening.

Okee dokee,
I'm off.
K

hello

Well, it took a couple of tries to remember my user id and password, but now I can rejoin the ranks of the BLD98 bloggers. The Walsh family is doing well. We are adjusting to life with two children.

In answer to Jonathan's question, Mary Grace was a lion for Halloween, and Christian was a newborn. Photographs provided upon request.

JRH, I want the scoop on Hillary. We need to chat.

Shannon

No updates

from BLD land? Surely there are some things of interest going on out there?

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween. What were the costumes of our youngest BLD members? Any pictures???