Sunday, August 31, 2008

Wedding Photos: Official

I'm proud to announce that our official wedding photos website is up and running:

http://www.backus.ch/

Enjoy!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Something to Come Home To

I'm sorry this blog hasn't been terribly interesting lately, work is just sucking me dry at the moment. I worked from 8-6 pm straight with no breaks and no lunch (by the time I was hungry enough to put down my work and look for food the free pizza was long gone). Once I get home my brain is still going 100 miles an hour and it takes until bedtime till I can think about anything else, and then I get up the next day and start all over again. Luckily I have a wonderful husband who heard I was starving today and greeted me out at the picnic tables in front of our apartment with a snack plate and a glass of wine, and we chatted for a while and enjoyed the lovely weather. Fresh flowers were on the table when I came inside, and he then cooked me a yummy dinner. Did I marry a good man or what?

Friday, August 15, 2008

Voyage en Suisse

One of the gifts I got Backie for his 30th birthday (it was Monday) is a board game that he saw in a toy store once and was pretty excited about. It's called "Schweizer Reise/Voyage en Suisse/Viaggio in Svizzera/Tour of Switzerland" and, as the name suggests, is all about traveling to different towns in Switzerland and getting points for each place you visit:

Of course, Schoggi was interested in this new thing we were doing and promptly came to lay claim to the game box on the table:




After a few rounds he noticed we were actually moving things and decided to contribute by knocking all our game pieces off the board...


...and fiercely guarding the die:

Watching him was almost more fun than playing the game itself!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Ooh, books!

Currently Reading
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
By Benjamin Wallace


My latest order from Amazon arrived! *buries nose in the above*

Monday, August 4, 2008

December Plans

Saturday, December 20 Fly Zurich - JFK - Syracuse. Visit with Katie and Michael at their house.

Monday, December 22 Drive to Buffalo with Katie and Michael. Christmas in Buffalo.

Sunday, December 28 Fly Toronto - Port of Spain, Trinidad, Caribbean. Visit with Mark and Rebekah, including trip to Tobago.

Thursday, January 8 Fly Port of Spain - JFK - Zurich.

I wanted to make a stop in CT and MA to visit Julia, the Campbells, Cartels, Krumreys, and various other friends, but Backie and I looked at the logistics and it was just too complicated and expensive. Next time, I promise!

The Adventures of Mma Ramotswe

Currently Reading
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
By Alexander McCall Smith


Borrowed this from a friend and so far it's been really fun reading a story set in Botswana... has anyone read the whole series?
 
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