Chrissy's Photo A Day

Alas, I did not go out today. I worked a half day then crawled into bed. My pathology report came back though and all was benign. Good news!...

I spent the day in bed- did a little work at the computer, but mainly laid low with a heating pad. All day. Dan was out helping somebody p...

No walk today. I managed to take a good nap and avoid pain pills though. I ventured outside long enough to photo our new bushes!

It's been a full week, but alas, no photos were taken that YOU would want to see. I have some very graphic photos of my innards, taken b...

We left Mississippi early this morning and stopped in Baton Rouge on the way back to the NOLA airport. Of course, we paid a visit to Mike...

Longwood, built by the Nutt family was never finished after the war. We visited this today. Largest octagonal house in the US.

We are staying in this B&B, The Choctaw -in Natchez, Mississippi. My presentation went great this morning, then we left New Orleans ea...

Lots of walking in boots today back and forth from our hotel to the convention center. Each time I passed this really cool mural. Beignets...

We arrived in New Orleans after 12 hours of travel by plane and car. Exhausted and hungry, we ventured into the French Quarter which is ...

This morning I cried over a job lost. This afternoon I celebrated with Dan at our fave restaurant over a job offered! LP, you were right. ...

Today I defended my dissertation in this room. Sixteen people attended, including both my parents and Dan. It was so wonderful to see old f...

We went to visit Aza today. Here are three generations of strong women: my mom, me, and Aza. How come her hair grows faster than mine? Yout...

Getting ready for my dissertation defense on Monday. Trying to reduce the number of slides I created so the presentation is under 30 minute...

These bushes by the side or our house died over the winter. The neighborhood is giving away some bushes that need to be removed for a highw...

I am so frustrated today. I have issues. Many many issues. Igor FAXed me this smiley face so I could test out our new FAX machine just in c...

Squirt is working hard on an 8-step Rube Goldberg project that must include electricity. A motor spins that copper coil which a marble roll...

We went for a walk this evening and the sunset was beautiful. I'm glad I had my iPhone along for a quick snapshot. It's Tuesday and...

Aza came home this weekend. It was GREAT to see her! We took her out to her favorite restaurant on our downtown mall. They are replacing a...

This little shopping area is in a town nearby, Skaneateles. We could have moved there 23 years ago, as Dan was interested in a job there ri...

Today my interview at Syracuse began. It was a warmish early spring day and my research talk went very well. Over half the attendees were en...

The Hall of Languages, the first building constructed on Syracuse's Campus. I arrived today and was pleasantly surprised by my surroun...

Happy square root day! The snow is still on the ground. Squirt didn't have school again. I got a job offer! It's not official yet, ...

This is my dissertation. I made six copies- one for me and five for my committee members. I turned it in today! It snowed last night- so p...

First day of March. I felt well after spending all day in bed yesterday. I spent 12 hours writing and am now reading over my dissertation in...

We had so much trouble getting home, it was almost like a comedy except we weren't laughing. Delayed flights, no supper, migraine, arriv...

Today we had the day to ourselves and the first thing we did was go on a tour of the Ben & Jerry's factory. They wouldn't allow ...