Web Essays

This Year (Boston, June 2023-present):

• A weekend away: New Orleans (4/17/24).
• A weekend away: Vermont for an eclipse (4/15/24).
• Winter misc (including a visit from the California cousins!) (3/29/24).
• Family Trip to Hawaii (1/5/24).
• Fall misc (12/21/23).
• A weekend away: NYC in October (11/1/23).
• Misc summer (9/16/23).
• Family Trip to Minnesota: Angelina & Karthi's wedding, cousin fun, and the State Fair (9/16/23).
• Camping with Friends in Wells State Park (7/25/23).
• Family Trip to Ireland (7/25/23).
• Late Spring 2023 (6/21/23).

Last Year (Boston, June 2022-May 2023):

• Winter/Spring misc (5/9/23).
• A weekend away: Fun with Tim and Christine in Virginia and DC (2/23/23).
• 2022 Christmas week travels (Chicago and LA) (2/8/23).
• Fall misc (12/21/22).
• A weekend away: Montreal (12/21/22).
• Summer 2022 Part 2 (9/5/22).
• Family trip to Minnesota (9/5/22).
• Summer 2022 Part 1 (8/9/22).
• A weekend away: Wareham (8/9/22).
• A visit from friends: Emily and Nathaniel's summer visit (8/9/22).
• May and June miscellaneous (7/1/22).
• A weekend away: Ptown (7/1/22).
• Wellesley 25th reunion weekend (6/7/22).
• A weekend away: San Diego trip and the wedding of our cousins, L.E. and Leroy (6/3/22).

4! Year (Boston, June 2021-May 2022):

• Spring in Boston (5/11/22).
• A weekend away: NYC in April (5/11/22).
• Helen's 6th Birthday Party (4/1/22).
• Winter 2022: January to early March in Boston (3/09/22).
• Family vacation: Disneyworld during Christmas week (1/05/22).
• A weekend away: NYC near Christmas (12/20/21).
• Oct/Nov/Dec 2021 (12/16/21; updated 12/25/21).
• August/September 2021 (10/5/21).
• A weekend away, camping with friends: Labor Day in Central Mass (10/5/21).
• A weekend away: August in Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard (10/5/21)
• Minnesota Slattery Family Reunion (8/2/21).
• July 2021 (8/2/21).
• May-June 2021 (7/2/21).

Worst Year (Boston, June 2020-May 2021):

• February-April 2021 (4/21/21).
• Winter 2021 (1/28/21).
• Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's 2020 (1/19/21).
• Fall 2020 (11/20/20).
• End of summer 2020 (9/21/20).
• A weekend with friends: Plymouth (9/21/20).
• A weekend away: Camping on the Cape (9/21/20).
• Opening Back Up--A Bit: June and July 2020 (7/28/20).
• Emily and Nathaniel's Fourth of July Visit (7/17/20).
• Bakers Against Racism (6/10/20).
• Stay-at-home/safer-at-home orders: March-May 2020 (6/2/20).

Year 22 (Boston, June 2019-May 2020):

• February and Early March 2020 (3/20/20).
• Stillman's sausage-making party (2/10/20).
• January and February 2020 (2/10/20).
• Family vacation: New Zealand (2/25/2020).
• December 2019 (12/18/19).
• November 2019 (12/5/19).
• Halloween 2019 (11/1/19).
• September and October (10/24/19).
• Family trip to Minnesota (9/23/19).
• End of summer/start of school (9/15/19).
• A weekend away: NYC (8/22/19).
• Daytrip to Provincetown (8/22/19).
• July Summer Fun (8/13/19).
• Camping with friends in Connecticut (7/23/19).
• End of school and other June events (6/26/19).
• A visit from our cousins Jocie and Dan (6/2/19).

Year 21 (Boston, June 2018-May 2019):

• April and early May 2019 (5/14/19).
• March 2019 (3/14/19).
• January and February 2019 (2/25/19).
• Family vacation: Switzerland and Italy (1/12/19; updated with full trip journal 2/25/19).
• 2018 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 3/14/18)
• December 2018 (12/25/18).
• November 2018 (11/28/18).
• October 2018 (11/1/18).
• September 2018 (10/6/18).
• Family vacation: SF Bay Area (and Aunt Mary memorial service) (9/4/18).
• August 2018 (9/4/18).
• A weekend away: Provincetown (9/4/18).
• Camping 2018 (Purgatory Chasm/Sutton, MA) (8/20/18).
• July 2018 (7/31/18).
• International Babywearing Conference in Des Moines, Iowa (7/29/18).
• Disneyworld Trip! (6/30/18).
• June 2018 (6/20/18).

Year Twenty (Boston, June 2017-May 2018):

• May 2018 (5/25/18).
• March and April 2018 (4/19/18).
• January and February 2018 (2/28/18).
• Family vacation: Singapore (1/29/18).
• Holidays 2017 (1/3/18).
• December events (12/28/17).
• November events (11/30/17).
• October events (11/1/17).
• Sarah's Sprinkles Shower (11/1/17).
• A weekend away: Washington, D.C. (10/18/17).
• September events (10/1/17).
• August events (9/6/17).
• A weekend away: Minnesota with family (9/6/17).
• A weekend away: Camping in Freeport, Maine with friends (8/28/17).
• A weekend away: Montreal (8/7/17).
• July events (7/31/17).
• Family biking (6/18/17, updated 10/1/17).
• June events (6/18/17).
• A weekend away: Kennebunk Beach, Maine with friends (6/15/17).
• A weekend away: Wellesley 20th Reunion (6/6/17).

Year Nineteen (Boston, June 2016-May 2017):

• April and May Events (5/15/17).
• Early Spring Misc (4/19/17).
• Helen's First Birthday (3/26/17).
• March Misc (3/21/17).
• 2017 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 3/21/17; updated 9/1/17).
• January-February Misc (2/13/17).
• Family vacation: Spain (1/17/17).
• 2016 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 1/18/17).
• Christmas Week in Boston (1/18/17).
• A weekend away: Universal Studios (12/18/16).
• November-December Misc (12/15/16).
• Two weekends with extended family: Richard's 75th birthday and Thanksgiving 2016 in Chicago (11/28/16).
• Halloween (11/09/16).
• Fall activities (11/09/16).
• Moving! (11/09/16).
• Family vacation: Vietnam (9/10/16).
• Summer 2016, Part 2 (9/9/16).
• A weekend away: Camping on Sebago Lake, Maine with friends (8/8/16).
• Family vacation: Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles (including the wedding of our cousins, Jenna and Maria) (7/28/16).
• A weekend away: Babywearing Conference in Atlanta (7/18/16).
• Summer 2016, Part 1 (7/6/16).
• A weekend away: Ptown (6/20/16).
• Happy Father's Day, Robert! (warning: photo-heavy; 6/19/16)
• A weekend away: NYC for Robert's 25th high school reunion (6/7/16).

Year Eighteen (Boston, June 2015-May 2016):

• The Wedding of Our Cousins, Jocelyn and Daniel, in Minnesota (5/31/16).
• Helen is two months old (and May events) (5/25/16; updated 6/9/16).
• Helen is one month old (and April events) (4/25/16).
• Settling into life as a family of five: big kids plus more Baby Helen (4/6/16).
• Introducing Baby Helen (3/26/16).
• Winter pictures and events, part 2: February and March (3/17/16).
• Winter pictures and events, part 1: January and February (2/8/16).
• Eagerly awaiting Baby Helen: Pregnancy Journal and Notes (1/8/16, updated 3/17/16).
• Marcus's trip to Steamboat Springs (1/1/16).
• Samantha's trip to Disneyworld (12/31/15).
• 2015 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 1/8/16).
• December events and Christmas 2015 (12/25/15).
• November events (11/28/15).
• Halloween 2015 (10/31/15).
• October events (10/31/15).
• September events (9/30/15).
• A weekend away: The Big E (9/21/15).
• Boston summer, Part 4 (9/9/15).
• A weekend away: NYC for Marcus's 7th birthday (8/24/15).
• Boston summer, Part 3 (8/20/15).
• A weekend away: camping with friends (8/17/15).
• Iceland Trip (8/6/15).
• Boston summer, Part 2 (7/21/15).
• A weekend away: Maine with friends (7/6/15).
• Boston summer, Part 1 (7/5/15).
• A weekend away: Chicago family visit (6/23/15).
• A weekend away: P-Town (6/8/15).
• Misc. Spring fun (6/8/15).

Year Seventeen (Boston, June 2014-May 2015):

• A weekend away: Memorial Day in Philly (5/25/15).
• Early May events (5/10/15).
• Aunt Mary's 90th Birthday (4/28/15).
• April events (4/22/15).
• Early Spring events (4/17/15).
• Toronto Trip (3/29/15).
• A weekend away: Family and friends ski trip (3/16/15).
• February events (3/1/15).
• A weekend away: NH/VT Snowy Fun (2/19/15).
• January events (1/28/15).
• Israel Trip (1/12/15).
• Christmas 2014 (12/25/14).
• September-December 2014 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 1/10/15).
• December events (12/16/14).
• November events (12/1/14).
• A weekend away: Great Wolf Lodge (11/18/14).
• October events (11/1/14).
• Grandpa's Wedding (10/12/14).
• September events (9/30/14).
• A weekend away: Western MA (9/22/14).
• Summer 2014, part 3 (9/3/14).
• A weekend away: Washington, D.C. (9/3/14).
• May-August 2014 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 11/19/14).
• Marcus's 6th Birthday Camping Adventure (8/25/14).
• A weekend away: Maine by Train (8/18/14).
• Summer 2014, part 2 (8/5/14).
• Summer 2014, part 1 (7/22/14).
• A weekend away: Fourth of July in Chicago (7/8/14).
• June events (7/1/14).
• A weekend away: Amanda's wedding and playing tourists in NYC (6/16/14).
• A weekend away: Fun with friends in P-Town (6/9/14).
• May-June events (6/4/14).

Year Sixteen (Boston, June 2013-May 2014):

• A weekend away: Virginia (5/28/14).
• May events (5/17/14).
• January-April 2014 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 11/19/14).
• Easter weekend, BAA 5K, and the Marathon (4/27/14).
• March and April events (4/16/14).
• Portland, Oregon trip (4/1/14).
• First family ski trip--Loon (4/1/14).
• Still more Winter Fun (3/13/14).
• Winter Fun (2/9/14).
• Christmas and New Year's (1/4/14).
• Panama Trip (12/27/13).
• November and December miscellaneous (12/16/13).
• September-December 2013 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 1/2/14).
• Munich and Istanbul Trip (12/4/13).
• November events: hockey, parties, and Plimoth (11/11/13).
• Halloween and the Red Sox Parade (11/2/13).
• October events (10/24/13).
• September events (10/6/13).
• End of summer, start of fall. . . (9/9/13).
• May-August 2013 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 1/2/14).
• 2013 Visit to Minnesota (8/27/13).
• Late summer fun (8/20/13).
• Disneyworld Trip! (8/7/13).
• More summer fun, including a visit to New York (7/30/13).
• Early summer fun (7/15/13).
• Marcus Finishes K1 (6/21/13).
• Father's Day Weekend, including a daytrip to the Cape (6/17/13).
• Samantha is eighteen months old (6/14/13).

Year Fifteen (Boston, June 2012-May 2013):

• Memorial Day Weekend in Mystic (5/28/13).
• Grandma Judy and Cousin Emi visit Boston (5/20/13).
• Samantha is seventeen months old (5/13/13).
• Mother's Day in the Arb (5/13/13).
• February-April 2013 Babywearing Pics (warning: photo-heavy; 5/31/13).
• Samantha is sixteen months old (4/16/13).
• George and Pat's wedding and a Wisconsin weekend (4/15/13).
• Misc March events (4/1/13).
• Sam is fifteen months old (3/14/13).
• Winterfest: Ice skating and ice sculpting (2/26/13).
• February events (2/18/13).
• Snow! (2/12/13).
• January events (1/31/13).
• December and January babywearing (1/31/13).
• Trip to Thailand (1/20/13; updated with entire trip journal 2/14/13).
• In Loving Memory of Helena Michaud (1/11/13).
• Christmas 2012 (12/25/12).
• Samantha's first birthday (dol) (12/23/12).
• Early December events (12/13/12).
• October and November babywearing (12/3/12).
• Thanksgiving (11/29/12).
• Sam is eleven months old (11/13/12).
• Happy Halloween! (10/31/12).
• Sam is ten months old (10/15/12).
• More Fall fun, including the Jazz Fest and the Big E (9/30/12).
• August and September babywearing (9/30/12).
• Early Fall events (9/24/12).
• Marcus starts kindergarten! (9/10/12).
• The end of summer (9/10/12).
• Backyard camping in Roslindale (9/3/12).
• Robert's business trip to Australia (9/1/12).
• Grandma and Pop-pop's visit to Boston (8/25/12).
• Marcus is four years old (8/23/12).
• Sam is eight months old (8/15/12).
• Great-Grandma Helena's 100th Birthday (8/3/12).
• More July, including trip to New York (8/2/12).
• July miscellaneous (7/18/12).
• Chicago Fourth of July family visit (7/8/12).
• Fourth International Babywearing Conference, in Washington, DC (7/8/12).
• June miscellaneous (7/1/12).
• A weekend in P-town for Suzi and Ken's wedding (6/24/12).
• Minnesota trip for Lexi's graduation party (6/12/12).
• Wellesley fifteen-year reunion (6/4/12).

Year Fourteen (Boston, June 2011-May 2012):

• More May Events (5/31/12).
• Topics in Advanced Babywearing: Tandem Carries (5/27/12).
• Samantha is five months old (5/15/12).
• More April Events (4/30/12).
• Samantha is four months old (including Easter and Jocie's visit) (4/16/12).
• More March Events (3/31/12).
• Trip to San Francisco (3/15/12).
• February and early March (3/8/12).
• Disneyworld Trip (2/21/12).
• Sam is two months old (2/12/12).
• January events/Sam is one month old (1/15/12).
• Christmas 2011 and December events (12/26/11).
• Baby Sam is one week old (12/23/11).
• Announcing Samantha Grace Michaud (12/15/11).
• October and November events, including Halloween 2011 (11/6/11).
• More Fall events (10/11/11).
• September events (9/18/11).
• Late summer fun, including Marcus's birthday in NY and Boston and a quick trip to Bermuda (8/30/11).
• Mid-summer fun (8/16/11).
• Colorado Springs vacation, including Asma's fabulous wedding (7/29/11).
• Early summer fun, including the Fourth of July (7/14/11).
• A trip to Minnesota--Aurora visit, Angelina's wedding reception, and cousin fun (6/24/11).
• A visit from the Chicago Cousins, Aunt Jen, and Grandma Judy (6/15/11).
• Expecting New Baby Michaud (6/5/11) and pregnancy journals for March through June 2011, July through October 2011, and November and December 2011 (11/6/11).
• Memorial Day and early June events (6/5/11).

Year Thirteen (Boston, June 2010-May 2011):

• May events (5/19/11).
• New roof deck (5/9/11).
• April events (4/26/11).
• March events (3/29/11).
• February events (3/1/11).
• January events (2/1/11).
• Christmas and New Year's (1/3/11).
• Early December events: Boston and the Bahamas (12/20/10).
• Richard's birthday, Judy's visit, and Thanksgiving (11/30/10).
• November events (11/16/10).
• Halloween 2010: Yoda's party (10/31/10).
• October events (10/20/10).
• Sarah and Sean's Wedding Events (10/11/10).
• Two-plus years of babywearing (and hey! it's International Babywearing Week!) (10/6/10).
• Fall fun, including apple-picking and Wellesley service day (9/27/10).
• Marcus is two years old (8/24/10).
• Miscellaneous summer fun (8/16/10).
• Marcus is twenty-three months (7/21/10).
• Chicago Fourth of July trip (7/6/10).
• Marcus is twenty-two months (6/21/10).
• Minnesota weekend (6/8/10).

Year Twelve (Boston, June 2009-May 2010):

• India vacation (5/27/10, updated 8/1/10).
• Marcus is twenty-one months (5/25/10)
• Marcus is twenty months (4/25/10).
• Even more babywearing (3/27/10).
• Marcus is nineteen months (3/27/10).
• Spring Break in San Francisco and Los Angeles (3/27/10).
• Marcus is eighteen months (2/21/10).
• Marcus is seventeen months old (1/18/10).
• Christmas and New Year's (1/4/10).
• Marcus is sixteen months old (12/21/09).
• Thanksgiving in New York (11/29/09).
• Marcus is fifteen months old (11/19/09).
• Halloween, 2009: Fry, Leela, and Nibbler (11/1/09).
• Marcus is fourteen months old (10/26/09).
• Columbus Day weekend in Bermuda (10/14/09).
• Early fall events/update (10/8/09).
• Marcus is thirteen months old (9/17/09).
• Six more months of babywearing (9/17/09).
• Family trip to Minnesota (9/3/09).
• Marcus's first birthday party (9/3/09) and lots of pictures (10/8/09).
• One fun weekend: softball, party, swim class, birthday (8/17/09).
• August events (8/12/09).
• July events (7/27/09).
• Marcus is eleven months old (7/20/09).
• Fourth of July Weekend (7/6/09).
• Marcus is ten months old (plus Washington DC and Father's Day) (6/24/09).
• June events (6/15/09).
• Marcus is nine months old (6/3/09).

Year Eleven (Boston, June 2008-May 2009):

• Trip to Rome (5/29/09).
• Mother's Day, etc. (5/10/09).
• April events (4/26/09).
• Marcus is eight months old (4/18/09).
• Marcus stands! (4/2/09).
• Denver trip: TESOL, Bill and Judy, and the Hasans (3/29/09).
• Marcus is seven months old (3/21/09).
• Trip to San Francisco (3/13/09).
• Marcus is mobile--and other updates (3/13/09).
• Six months of babywearing (3/1/09).
• Visit from Grandma Connie and Pop-pop (3/1/09).
• Marcus is six months old (2/20/09).
• Marcus is five months old (1/22/09).
• Robert's birthday and December catch-up (1/09/09).
• New York holiday visit (1/04/09)
• Christmas in Boston (1/04/09).
• Snowstorm! (12/20/08).
• Miscellaneous December events (12/14/08).
• Getting ready for Marcus's first Christmas (12/1/08).
• Thanksgiving week in NY (including Marcus's 100th day dim sum) (12/1/08).
• Marcus's November 23rd baptism in Massapequa, NY (12/1/08).
• Miscellaneous November events (12/1/08).
• Judy's visit to Boston (11/12/08).
• Halloween 2008: Bill, Beatrix, and B.B. throw the party that never was (11/2/08).
• Robert and Christina Have a Baby--Announcing Marcus Omer!
  • Weeks nine and ten (10/30/08)
  • Two months old. . . (10/21/08).
  • Week seven pictures (10/12/08).
  • Week six update, birth certificate fun, linguistic ruminations, and quotable quotes (10/5/08).
  • Week five update (9/29/08).
  • One month old. . . already? (9/21/08).
  • Week three pictures (9/15/08).
  • Week two update (9/5/08).
• Week one pictures and baby stats (8/29/08).
• Birth day pictures (8/22/08) and detailed birth story (8/29/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: August (8/18/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: July (7/28/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: June (6/26/08).
• Expecting Baby Michaud (6/1/08).
  • A Star Wars Approach to Childbirth: Questions and Answers (6/1/08).
  • Selected Baby-Related Bibliography (6/1/08, updated 10/16/08).
  • Boy or Girl: A Comparison of Sex Predictors (6/1/08).
  • Random Musings on Children, Motherhood, and Birth (6/1/08).
  • Catch-Up Pregnancy Journal: December, January, February, March, April, and May (6/1/08).

Year Ten (Boston, June 2007-May 2008):

• Debbie and Chris's Bowling Wedding Reception: Sacco's Bowl-Haven, Davis Square, Somerville (4/12/08).
• London in March (3/16/08).
• Debbie's Bridal Shower (3/3/08).
• Zombie. . . pigs? (1/25/08).
• Visit to Colorado with Robert's mother and family (1/11/08).
• 2007 Holidays, Part 2: Christmas baking, NY visit, Aurora and Yasmine, and Ben's twins (12/29/07).
• 2007 Holidays, Part 1: Thanksgiving, December Errands, Chanukah, Christmas Prep (12/15/07).
• Boston Family Stuff: Richard's birthday and Helena's TV (11/19/07).
• Halloween 2007: Muggles and More (10/28/07)
• Fall Fun 2007: Cookies, Big E, Sunsets, Morimoto (10/28/07).
• Christina's Guide to Sushi in Boston (10/07/07, updated 4/10/09).
• The Wedding of Miriam and Davis: A Newport, Rhode Island Clambake (9/9/07).
• Roadtrip through Maine, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island with Christina's parents (8/28/07).
• Minnesota Visit, Take Two: In Boston! (8/21/07).
• Minnesota Visit for Cousin Camille's Wedding (7/30/07).
• Adventures in. . . July (7/24/07).
• Philadelphia tourism and Laurie and Chris's 07-07-07 wedding (7/9/07).
• June Fun: Scooperbowl, Father's Day, Karen's birthday, strawberry picking, Franklin Park Zoo (6/25/07).
• Judy and Aurora's Visit to Boston (6/17/07).
• My Wellesley 10th Year Reunion: Class of 1997 (6/10/07).
• A World of Warcraft Wedding: Jef and Jin Yoon and a sushi wedding cake (6/3/07).

Year Nine (Boston, June 2006-May 2007):

• May Flowers?: DeCordova, Memorial Day, Random Fun (5/29/07).
• February and March 2007 Highlights: Home projects, San Francisco trip, NY trip with Sarah and Suzi (3/18/07).
• Sarah's M*A*S*H Birthday Party (3/14/07).
• Unplanned Dining Room Renovations (3/14/07).
• Hawaii Trip 2006: A visit to Maui and Oahu the week before Christmas (12/26/06).
• Thanksgiving and Christmas Lead-Up: Baking, crafts, and hairdye (12/12/06).
• Baltar's Vision: a.k.a. Halloween 2006 (10/29/06).
• Fall Fun: NY visit, glass pumpkins, Welcome Dinner, apple-picking, Fruitlands (10/22/06).
• Minnesota Fair and Family Fun Visit (8/28/06).
• Driving down the Washington, Oregon, and California coast, including Ben and Lise's 6/25/06 wedding in Seattle and exciting Trip Statistics (7/6/06).
• So you want to roast a whole lamb? Emily and Vassar's graduation party = whole lamb on a spit (6/11/06).

Year Eight (Boston, June 2005-May 2006):

• April and May 2005: Ben and Jerry's, bridal/baby showers, bears, and birthdays (Robert's 1/3 of a century!) (5/22/06).
• 2005 Holiday Season: Halloween, Ikea, Las Vegas, and Christmas
• Fall Fun: Our Salmon, Bob's Birthday, Chris's Pizza, Welcome Dinner, Apple-Picking (10/4/05).
• Spectacular Alaskan Adventure (8/29/05).
• Vermont-Montreal Vacation (8/12/05).
• A Weekend in Philly (8/12/05).
• May-July Events: Star Wars Episode III, Napoleon Dynamite party, family visits in Illinois (7/25/05).

Year Seven (Boston, June 2004-May 2005):

• February-April Events: Birthdays, book parties, Easter, etc. (5/2/05).
• The Saga of Our Front Door (3/28/05).
• Cafe Small Group Retreat (3/1/05).
• Chris's Smiling Birthday Party (1/16/05).
• Mid-December Hannukah and Christmas Festivities (12/13/04).
• November and Early December Events: Trivia, Thanksgiving, Jef's dinner, David's art show, cookie-decorating (12/09/04).
• Halloween Party 2004 (10/30/04).
• Buffy Singalong (10/24/04).
• Autumn Events: State Fair and Apple-Picking (10/18/04).
• Robert and Christina Go to Hawaii (9/10/04).
• Oh What Fun it is to Move in a One-Horse Open Somerville: An exciting day helping our friend Chris move (8/28/04).
• Minnesota Family Fun and Slattery Family Reunion (8/26/04).
• Christina's 29th Birthday Cake (8/8/04).
• Fourth of July with Friends (7/5/04).
• Vermont Driving Tour, and Wai Yee and David's Wedding (7/5/04).
• Early Summer Adventures: Fish, Anniversary, Fish, etc. (7/5/04).

Year Six (Boston, June 2003-May 2004):

• A Fun Day with Asma (5/24/04).
• A Spring Vacation Week: Arizona Deserts and Illinois Relatives (5/11/04).
• Spring Sushi Feast (3/20/04).
• The Pats Do It Again: Party and Parade (2/4/04).
• A Halloween Housewarming Party (11/4/03).
• Moving Plans and Photos (9/3/03) and Home Renovations (9/3/03, 9/7/03, 9/14/03, 9/21/03, 9/28/03, 10/5/03, 10/13/03, 10/19/03).
• August Boston Birthdays (8/04/03).
• Robert and Christina Go to the Berkshires (7/20/03).
• More Adventures with Raw Fish: Boston Sushi Notes and Reviews (7/9/03).

Year Five (Boston, June 2002-May 2003):

• Some Springtime Fun: Trinity, Buffy, Morbid Museums, and Giant Cows (5/21/03).
• George's "George is Moving to Thailand" Going Away Party (4/13/03).
• Robert and Christina Buy a House (2/28/03).
• Holiday Events: December 2002 (1/7/02).
• A Day in the Life of a Zipcar, by Mini Mia (11/30/02).
• The 10/26/02 wedding of our Minnesota cousins, Mark and Vanessa (11/02/02).
• Halloween 2002: Arwen and Aragorn and friends (10/31/02).
• Vacation, 2002: Minnesota Family Fun and California Cruising (9/08/02).
• The Grand Opening of the Silver Line (7/22/02).
• Wellesley 5-Year Reunion Events (6/17/02).
• A New England Weekend Trip: New Hampshire and Vermont travels (6/16/02).

Year Four (Boston, June 2001-May 2002):

• Easter in Steamboat Springs, Colorado: A Skiing Family Reunion (4/7/02).
• The Last Day We Ate at Buzzy's Roast Beef: An Ode to a Boston Institution (3/17/02).
• December 2001-February 2002: Family, friends, California trips, holidays, and computers (3/3/02).
• The Energy of Eighty: Written for my ESL students' writing class on Aging and Wisdom (11/18/01).
• The Potters' Halloween: The Story of James and Lily Potter, Wizard and Witch, and Friends (11/4/01).
• September 1, 2001: Apples, Lobsters, and Moving, oh my. . . (9/2/01).
• The August 2001 wedding of Robert's sister Tia (8/15/01).
• Summer adventures: verb blurbs and photos from four states (8/15/01).
• A visit to Kykuit, the Rockefeller Mansion (6/6/01).

Year Three (Los Angeles/Boston, June 2000-May 2001):

• The May 26, 2001 wedding of our cousin, Maria (5/30/01).
• Easter, Etc.: a holiday dinner and selected spring flings (4/21/01).
• Our cousin Maria's bridal shower: a web essay and web photo album (3/12/01).
• The Boston Blizzard of March 2001: A South End Snow-Day Romp (3/7/01).
• Friends and Furniture: Finally Settled in Boston (2/23/01).
• What we've been up to for the last two months, including the short version of the story of our move to Boston (2/9/01).
• Christina's Iron Chef Drinking Game (11/29/00).
• Playing the tourist in Los Angeles, Fall 2000 (11/26/00).
• Halloween 2000--pumpkin-carving, costumes, and parties (10/30/00).
• Restaurant review: Four American restaurants we like in LA (10/6/00).
• A Night at Matsuhisa: Dinner and Entertainment, on the seventh anniversary of the night we met (9/7/00).
• A weekend jaunt to San Diego (9/2/00).
• The Sporting Column, Part II (8/29/00).
• August 2000 Southwest Odyssey journal and photographs (8/14/00).
• Happenings of June and July 2000 (including more football, more sushi, Harry Potter, and pizza-making) (7/10/00).

Year Two (Los Angeles, June 1999-May 2000):

• Star Wars, Pilot Geeks, and Guitars: Social Events of the Last Two Months (3/20/00).
• The Arrival of Worf (our new PowerMac G4) (3/20/00).
• Three Christmas celebrations (1/16/00).
• Review: Dynastar Venus 9 (1/16/00).
• Halloween, 1999--Anakin and Amidala Throw a Party (11/5/99).
• The 10/9/99 wedding of our cousins, Dave and Candy (10/15/99).
• The Anderson School Ph.D. Students' Sports Column (9/5/99; updated 8/29/00).
• A weekend drive up the California Central Coast (8/26/99).
• Sushi Restaurant Reviews (four cities) and Make-Your-Own-Sushi, Part 2 (7/30/99; updated 1/13/00).
• Our second first anniversary celebration--a weekend in Las Vegas (7/6/99).
  
  Trip journal and photos.
  Quick travel tips and mini restaurant reviews (updated 8/15/00).
• Our first first anniversary celebration--a weekend at home and a clambake (7/5/99).

Year One (Los Angeles, June 1998-May 1999):

• A day at the beach, watching and eating fish (4/20/99).
• Highlights of the 3/27/99 wedding of our friends, Bernie and Elaine (4/9/99).
• Review: Volant SuperKarve L Demo (1/12/99).
• Meet Robert's classmates, the Anderson finance Ph.D. students who entered Fall 1998 (1/11/99).
• Christina's Virtual Rare Book Collection--or, see what I do all day at work (12/5/98).
• Sushi-making adventures of the last two years (9/23/98).
• Macs really are better. . . and my husband covets mine (9/23/98).
• Cross-country journal and photos 6/98-7/98 (8/23/98).
• Our wedding, 6/20/98 in Queens, New York (8/12/98).

Archives (Wellesley/Berkeley, January 1995-May 1998):

• Robert's Guide to Berkeley, CA: made with love by Christina (warning: broken links; 9/97).
• Name that Author (12/96).
• Our Trip to Washington, D.C. (12/96).
• The Continuing Saga of Robert (8/96).
• Review: Elan SCX Demo (5/96).
• The Cow Quiz (1/96).
• Rice Cakes and Other Heavenly Things (1/96; updated 3/98).
• CJ's Latin Page (12/95).
• Famous and Not-so-famous Quotations (12/95; updated 8/98).

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