Happy Birthday Chris

It's Crazy Hair Day!

Today is the Jogathon at the boys' school, and crazy hair day. Thankfully the weather is crisp and clear.

Fun in Seattle

It was a great Seattle visit even though most everyone was sick at least part of the time.  We had Liam's Soccer game, Halloween decorating, and tree house construction which is nearly complete. We finished up sunday night with dinner at Anthony's - good food and lovely waterfront setting (no pics).

Update

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted anything, these last couple weeks have been crazy! I should actually be writing a paper right now but I've decided to take a little break.

Mom & Dad came 2 weeks ago for family weekend and we went to a wine night with one of the frats on friday night, the football game on saturday, and a breakfast at the Delta Gamma house on sunday. Heres a picture of us in front of the DG letters with my roommate Jamie:



Also with DG, i just got my "Big Sis" and "Twin" last Wednesday. Throughout the week we had been getting gifs from our bigs which included clues of who they were and at the end of the week there was a ceremony where all of my pledge class stood in a circle holding champagne glasses and the older girls went in and out pouring champagne (apple cider) into our glasses. While many girls would come and pour a little, the one who overflows yours was your big. Everyone loved it and I was extremely happy with my big, Rachel. Heres a picture of our glasses:



My "Family", (Me, Big Rachel, Twin Tory):



In order to be a part of a fraternity or sorority you have to do community service hours for the cause that your orginization supports, this past weekend the Frat Pikapp held their event "War of Roses" which is a competition between all the 12 sororities on campus in events such as talent show, olympics, football, bto, and fundraising. Delta Gamma ended up winning every single event which had never happened before. heres a picture of Tory and I cheering on Rachel at the Talent show:



So to sum it up, school has really been fun. I am going to the library in about 30 minutes with Rach and some of the other DG girls who are in my classes to work on an essay and study for math so I will see you guys at Thanksgiving or if not Christmas.





- Nicole

We're home - a few pics from a very enjoyable trip

Anita's little girl Paula on a rainy day

    Leipzig church where Bach was Cantor

                                                                                                                                                                    

 Richmond at high tide on the Thames                                Same place from other direction at lower tide

Bob's 50!

To celebrate Bob passing the half century mark, (!) we invited some friends to join us on a Murder Mystery Cruise on Puget Sound. The theme was Gilligan's Island. Bob went as the Captain, and I was Ginger. We had a very goofy and fun time. I must say, except for the aches and pains of age, I don't feel a day over 25. Looking at that photo above however, I see that we are all a bunch of happy 'has beens'!

Liam took the photo in our house above; he tends to have a steadier arm than Ben. The boys are hard into school, and both really liking it so far.

Great Fishing Trip

I went on an overnight trip on Monday and hooked up for 10 Blue Fin Tuna. Tui made some great sushi tonight and Kong made some great Poki. Tui and I were vacuum packing until 2:00 last night and we are looking forward to a feast during Mom and Dads visit in October.