First Day of Spring

Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MA


Dan got down on one knee...


Tiffany said yes...


We are officially getting married some time next year.


The big dog (had to be 100 lbs) in this picture jumped up on Dan's back shortly after his proposal (while he was still kneeling). We think he's a Newfoundland, but the owner was too mortified to approach us again, so we didn't get a chance to ask her for sure.

Unexpected Visitors...

We went for a short bike ride tonight, and encountered these two guys right next to the bike path.

Merry (very late) Christmas!

I know I'm really late in getting this up, but better late than never!

This holiday season, instead of making a gingerbread house like we did last year, we went for a giant gingerbread man. Really he was a sugar cookie man, but let's not split hairs. He ended up with some sort of eye condition, and yes, we are the type to eat the gingerbread man feet first. Is that more or less humane than head first??

In case anyone is wondering, yes, I do still have a wrapping paper problem. Though, a few of the rolls are getting lower now.

This picture of Nyssa in her Fido Fleece turned out so well. Sadly this was her last Christmas with us, as she passed away in the beginning of January from heart failure. We will miss her tons!

I'm still not sure if Lisa liked her plushie Cthulu or Tardis USB hub better.

Robert amused us all by posing with his boxes for pictures.

Mom liked her bike necklace and fancy new Crock Pot from Lisa.

Dan and I exchanged our gifts later in the day. Our main gift this year was that we bought tickets to go see Eddie Izzard live at the Boston TD Garden. He is currently our favorite comedian, and the show on January 12 was fantastic. We don't think there has ever been a time that we have laughed so hard for so long!

We had fun opening and sharing other presents on Christmas day.

Dan did like his Top Gear calendar, even though we soon discovered that it is a British printing of the calendar, and does not list US holidays. Oops!

Dan got me this cool painting of the bumper details of a classic Chevy Bel Air. It is an actual painting on canvas, and not a photo, as I initially thought it was because of the detail.

We hope everyone had a good holiday season and wish everyone the best for a happy and healthy new year!

Happy Birthday Dan!

We got an ice cream cake from Cold Stone creamery. I tried to write T+ D on it in frosting, but it didn't quite turn out. And no, Dan is not 3 years old. He has now graduated to one candle for the past, one for the present, and one for the future.

The cake was good, but difficult to cut! I think we should have given it more time to defrost.

I got him a cute stuffed animal dog, since we can't have pets in our apartment, and a new wallet.

I also couldn't resist getting Dan the "worlds largest Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" when I saw them at CVS. Here's the prospective of a regular cup versus the large one.

However, the main present was that we got tickets to go see Cirque du Soleil's Alegria show. Here is a link to the trailer for the performance. We didn't actually watch the trailer before we went to the show, so we didn't really have any idea of what to expect going into it. It was quite an amazing show! We've now decided that we need to go to Las Vegas to see their non-traveling shows, that must be even more amazing.

Alegria Trailer