On Saturday night Andrew’s cousin and his wife stopped by on their way to their new home in Pennsylvania. We thought they were just staying for the night but they surprised us by staying until Monday! This was the first time we had any of Andrew’s family visit us in Indiana and it was…
Family
Masters Thesis Defense
Today Andrew defended his masters thesis. He nailed it. I’m bursting with excitement and pride; he has worked so hard for the last two years and has just about earned his first graduate degree. Here is his own account of today’s events: “My presentation was at 9 o’clock and I got there a little early….
St George Adventures
After the reunion ended, the Jackson family headed back to Grandpa Snow’s condo for a few more days of fun. The remainder of Wednesday was spent resting and cleaning up from the reunion. We struggled a little bit with activities for Emily; it was just too hot to take her outside. Grandpa Jackson did take…
Snow Family Reunion 2015
The Snow Family Reunion officially began at 3:00pm on Sunday when we checked into the house where we would be staying for the next three days. While we were waiting for that exciting moment, Grandpa Snow played the accordion for awhile and then gave me my first (and probably only) accordion lesson. When we arrived…
Snow Family Reunion 2015: Travel Edition
Andrew finished writing his thesis at 3:00am on Friday morning. He sent it off to his committee at 8:30am and then we finished packing and cleaning. We left for the airport at 1:30pm and made great time, despite the rain. When we parked our car at the economy lot a torrential downpour started with the…
19 weeks 5 days
Emily jumping in on the picture taking action, tickling and kisses included. I love Emily’s laugh, blurry and all. Despite some pretty long days, I am shocked we have hit the halfway point to meeting our little baby. This pregnancy has been completely unique, for the good and bad. A lot sicker, but no sciatic…
Date Night
Andrew and I have usually been pretty good about doing something for a date at home each week, but lately we’ve been trying to actually go out, without Emily. It has been awesome. We’ve been very grateful for our friends that are willing to swap babysitting with us. Last Saturday we headed to downtown Lafayette…
A Picnic Dinner
The last few weeks, but especially this week, Andrew has been putting really really long hours on campus as he tries to finish the last few chapters on his thesis. He usually comes home for dinner and bedtime so we can spend a little time together as a family, then heads back until…
Father’s Day 2015
This year Father’s Day came sandwiched between lots of busyness. I guess it probably will every year. Emily and I picked up a few things from the store on Thursday before Andrew came home and hid them so he wouldn’t suspect a thing. After he left for church on Sunday to go to his meetings,…
He’s Back!
Last Friday we met Andrew on campus for a quick lunch before he headed off to the ASEE conference in Seattle Washington. It was kind of a long week without him. Emily and I didn’t sleep well for the first half of his trip so we zombied it for a few days. We did get…