November 26: I went to Kansas City to visit my aunt for Thanksgiving, and we made homemade pretzels. I was in charge of twisting! :) |
November 27: We did a Luminary Walk at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This is Clare Twomey's "Forever" exhibit. I entered and was chosen to take home Cup #0242! |
November 27: A boat on Lake Michigan, below the plane back to Wisconsin. |
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November 29: I posted this sign on our door shortly after the new fire drill alarm was tested at 8:00 AM on the first day back to school. |
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December 7: I helped my friend Bryan with a project by shooting various aspects of his life that are important to him or hold some kind of significance. This one is B for bowling. |
December 7: Y for York Peppermint Patties. :) and yum. |
December 9: Bryan and I stop at the library on the way home from history. |
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December 10: At the Cru Christmas party, Luis dressed up as a Christmas tree, so we made him plug in next to the real one! |
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December 12: After a very-early morning trip to the library to study, I returned to windows that were completely iced over! |
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December 18: Tom's birthday/Ashley's going-away party/Christmas dinner at Buca's. This is my dad with Kim's stepsister's daughter. |
December 23: Christmas at Oma and Bapu's house. These little Santa-elves are probably a centimeter tall. |
December 23: An angel ornament on the tree. |
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December 25: Mom, Nikhil, and I flew back on Christmas Day. You might recognize that bouquet of dried roses from Allie's first day out. :) |
December 25: Later that night, Mom, Nathan, Nikhil, and I turned Mahjongg into a drinking game. Losers do a shot. Don't worry, I did Diet Coke. :) |
December 25: A candle at Christmas dinner. |
December 27: Mom's former co-worker Thom's band, the Thom Sandrock Quintet, played at Nissi's. This is the setup before they took the stage. |
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December 27: Their guest saxophone player. |
December 27: I moved all around the room to get different angles. This is behind the rope lights, with Nikhil and Lydia in the mid-ground. |