Flashback Friday: Halloween 2009

This is my all time favorite photo of Ross and Julia.

Flashback Friday: Zero Gravity

While recovering old photos from a hard drive I found this one that I didn't even know we had. This is Ross experiencing zero gravity in the vomit comet. I'm thinking it was Spring of 1999.

The Beard

So last month Ross grew out his beard. He let it go for about a month. It looked funny because his lamb chops are white, so he looked like he was just growing out a goatee. It started to annoy Ross, and he finally shaved it off. He looks much better without it.

Flashback Friday: Asleep with Baby Bailey

This is my all-time favorite photo of Bailey with her Papi. We had just gotten Bailey. Her ears were so big, her eyes were still grey, she had a fat belly that barely had any fur on it, and she was the cutest thing on Earth.

Sickness

Poor Ross has been sick--but Bailey has been comforting him.

Happy Hour

Happy Hour at Sonic is too good to pass up.  I can get a Route 44 iced tea for 1.18.  On Friday I was passing Sonic as I was running errands and just had to stop.  I got two iced teas--one for me, and one for Ross.  The cup holders in my car aren't made for American-sized drinks.  I always have to hold the drinks as  I drive.  I stopped off at Ross's office and dropped off his iced tea and some Swedish Fish from IKEA.  Happy Friday Happy Hour!

On a somewhat related note:  This is the first job that Ross has ever had where I can visit him at work.  All of Ross's other jobs have been in a secure area.  I have never seen any of his offices or desks prior to this job.  It is nice to be able to drop in, say hi, and surprise him with Sonic.

February Photo Challenge: Love

One Dozen

Ross and I have been married 12 years.  To celebrate our anniversary we went to trapeze class, visited Mayfield Park, and ate some pot roast.  The photo is the best one I took at the park today.  I really want to get a new camera with super-zoom so that I can take really awesome photos.

Photo Month: Day 15: New Dad

Warm Pillow

I woke up one morning and this is what I saw--Bailey curled up on Ross's head. The photo isn't great because I took it in low light with my cell phone, but I knew if I got up to get the camera Bailey would follow me.

Bailey is funny in the winter. She suddenly wants to snuggle up because she is cold. We all know she gets under the covers and sleeps there during the day, but at night she acts like you are crazy for even suggesting getting under the covers. I cover her up, but she protests if I cover her head. The other night it was so cold I put my big ol' hand around her head and pulled the covers over it. She didn't notice. Two nights ago she got upset when I was snuggling up to her like a pillow. She uses Ross as a warm pillow all the time, but if I try to do it to her she gets upset. Typical cat.

Evil Ross

Creepy huh? It got even worse when he shaved it and left the mustache. I'm happy to report he's shaved it all off.

Here Comes 70 Tons!

Yesterday Ross got to drive a Tank! It sounds like he had fun. I am so glad the weather cooperated for him. Down in the DC area we were getting rain, but up here he said it was very nice.

Baby Safari Blanket

Ross made this baby blanket all by himself today. The sewing machine quit on him a couple of times, and we have no idea why. As usual we poked and prodded and shook things until it worked again.

I really like the material he chose, and I'm sure his future niece or nephew will like it too. Well, at least enough to lay, crawl, and spit up on it!

Oh, They're Mine

Ross started knitting these blue gloves a long time ago. He finished the gloves last New Year's eve. Well, all except for the thumbs. So the gloves have sat as thumbless tubes for almost a year. This week Ross finally knitted the thumbs and finished the gloves--and gave them to me! They are made out of soysilk yarn and are very soft. I'm sure I'll use them a lot now that the temperature has dropped.

Ross's New Pastime

Since Ross got the digital TV converter box he has been desperately trying to get all the channels tuned in at the same time. He turns the antenna this way and that and steps back to see the picture. He constantly flips between the analog channels and the digital channels. He flips through all the channels to see how the latest antenna tweak affected the rest of the channels. It is sort of amusing. I must admit, the episode of the Simpsons we watched on the digital channel last night was the clearest picture I've seen (on our TV) ever. I hope he gets it all straightened out. The digital channels are nice (when they come in).

Ross's Birthday

I went to the gym for a couple of hours while Ross did some handyman stuff around the house. On the way home from the gym I ran a couple of errands, including a stop to get Ross a present. I haven't had many chances really, since he's home all the time now. When I got home he proudly showed me the things he'd done and I proudly gave him his present--which came with a free tote bag and T-shirt because the guy who helped me was really cool. Ross continued work on one of his projects (I'll post a photo later) while I sat in my own filth and watched my soap/wrote an email. Now what did Ross want for dinner? You only get one guess. Pizza. We rented The Mummy and ate pizza, chips, then popcorn. I'm not going to weigh myself for a couple of days. That much salt will probably push me up over 150. I think it was an odd birthday day for Ross, but he's happy. A couple of people, including our favorite aunt Judy, remembered without any sort of reminder.