Summer has arrived to Shanghai with a vengeance. Today the thermostat is reading 106F/41C, with a “real feel” of 119F/48C. And twice this morning the power in my office has shut down due to overheating. The heat is real. Growing up in Seattle, we experienced heat in the summer and cold in the winter, but …
Well, more of a week wrap-up. We had a wonderful/busy/strange week, although at times overshadowed by the tragedies that seemed to keep occurring around the country – from the Boston bombings, to the explosion at the fertilizer plant in Texas. A hard week for America, and Americans – especially, of course, any person who was …
I’ve been doing a terrible job of keeping up these last couple of weeks. With my new position at work, I’ve been working longer, busier hours, and we have been burning the candle at both ends getting ready for the move. I have been in Seattle this weekend and will post a few pictures of …
Finally! I’m finally getting around to finishing our England trip! After getting back I got a cold/flu that had me really sick for couple of days – but has continued to drag on through this week. So I just haven’t had the energy to get to blogging. But – enough complaining! Back to the task …
We got back late last night from spending the weekend in Santa Rosa for Erin’s cousin Gena’s wedding. But, first, we spent Saturday afternoon wine tasting (I know, you’re shocked). We clean up nice! And so do they… 🙂 For those of you who don’t know (so, anyone not related to Erin…) Gena and Andy …
Finally! Here are some pictures from the lunch we had at my grandma’s last weekend. It was the first time my Uncles Andrew and Rico met Rogan, and also the first time Rogan made the trek from Bothell to Burien for a gathering at my grandma’s house. My grandma’s has always been a very comforting …
This past weekend we took a trip to Seattle for my ten year high school reunion. Erin met Rogan for the first time, and on Saturday we had a family lunch. I have so many pictures I want to post from the weekend, but I am working on this during a lunch break at work, …
I spent last weekend in Seattle, meeting our new nephew Rogan. While I am biased – I do think he is the sweetest, most calm, easy going baby I have encountered! He hardly fussed at all, only getting upset once, when the 95+ degree weather was getting to be too much. I was fussing too …
As an avid Democrat, Erin’s Dad is involved in local government. He is especially active in the letter carrier union (he is the Sonoma County rep – or something along those lines anyway…) Through this work he met Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. Over the years, Lynn and The Parrs became friends, and she developed an interest …