I just turned on the television to have some background noise while putting groceries away and cleaning up around the apartment. The movie on is 'Sleepless in Seattle'. I turned it on right at the part where Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Victor Garber are sitting at the table talking about the movie 'An Affair to Remember'. I started laughing just like I do every time I watch this part.
This got me thinking about how every time this movie comes on I always end up watching it (or as much of it as I can). There are lots of movies that I love, but few that I could watch over and over and over again. It especially helps that Kevin really likes this movie too. :)
"The Cutting Edge' is another movie that I can watch anytime. I just wanted to know if anybody else has one of these movies they can't get enough of. Leave your comment with your all time favorites and we'll see what movies stand the test of time.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Masquerade Ball
I've been sick this week so I'm just now getting to this post. Last weekend we went to a Masquerade Ball put on by Stanford for graduate students. It was 'masks required' and 'black tie suggested'. I always look forward to an opportunity to get dressed up. I only wished I'd found out about the event more than 2 1/2 days ahead of time.
We found our masks at Diddams' party supply. I luckily had this dress that I'd bought last year for only $20 and we found this really nice suit jacket for Kevin at Goodwill for only $20. Kevin has a couple suit jackets, but they were his Grandpa's and don't fit him quite as nice as this one did. We only need to have the sleeves shortened a bit.
Ready for dinner!
We went to a Spalti, an Italian restaurant in Palo Alto for dinner. Suiting up required a nice meal somewhere. I think the guys look fantastic! Brian was lucky enough to find a tux jacket for the event.
Gnocchi anyone?
Waiting in line to enter the ball. The color didn't turn out that great on this picture, so I just made it black and white since I loved it.
It was fun seeing all the different masks. Those who didn't wait until that day to buy masks had really cool ones they ordered online. Hopefully they will do it again next year and I can find one I really like! (I liked mine, but there were really pretty masks).
Kevin and Luke. Luke's mask is an example of one found online. Kevin was jealous.
The D.J. wasn't that great, but we managed to have fun dancing anyway.
Moria took this picture and I think it is hilarious. Jonathan's classic 'duh' look, Kevin making a crazy face, and Brian's mask...priceless. If only Moria were in it...
February is going to be a pretty crazy month. A lot is happening so there should be lots of posts if I can keep on top of things. Kevin is in Kansas this weekend, ski trip next weekend, a long weekend in Phoenix for me and possibly Vegas for Kevin. Our 4 year anniversary which we'll spend at a B&B in Napa, and a poster presentation for Kevin at a biomedical conference in San Francisco. It'll be busy, but should be really really fun!
We found our masks at Diddams' party supply. I luckily had this dress that I'd bought last year for only $20 and we found this really nice suit jacket for Kevin at Goodwill for only $20. Kevin has a couple suit jackets, but they were his Grandpa's and don't fit him quite as nice as this one did. We only need to have the sleeves shortened a bit.
Ready for dinner!
We went to a Spalti, an Italian restaurant in Palo Alto for dinner. Suiting up required a nice meal somewhere. I think the guys look fantastic! Brian was lucky enough to find a tux jacket for the event.
Gnocchi anyone?
Waiting in line to enter the ball. The color didn't turn out that great on this picture, so I just made it black and white since I loved it.
It was fun seeing all the different masks. Those who didn't wait until that day to buy masks had really cool ones they ordered online. Hopefully they will do it again next year and I can find one I really like! (I liked mine, but there were really pretty masks).
Kevin and Luke. Luke's mask is an example of one found online. Kevin was jealous.
The D.J. wasn't that great, but we managed to have fun dancing anyway.
Moria took this picture and I think it is hilarious. Jonathan's classic 'duh' look, Kevin making a crazy face, and Brian's mask...priceless. If only Moria were in it...
February is going to be a pretty crazy month. A lot is happening so there should be lots of posts if I can keep on top of things. Kevin is in Kansas this weekend, ski trip next weekend, a long weekend in Phoenix for me and possibly Vegas for Kevin. Our 4 year anniversary which we'll spend at a B&B in Napa, and a poster presentation for Kevin at a biomedical conference in San Francisco. It'll be busy, but should be really really fun!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
What we've been up too
Just wanted to catch up on what we've been up to the last couple of weeks. Kevin was busy with group meeting preparation, but he was able to take some time out to come and celebrate one of my coworkers birthdays. We had a wonderful dinner at this Chinese restaurant and it was fun visiting with a few work friends outside of work.
Here are my work buddies. Bernie, me, Luz, and Rowena. Rowena has been having some trouble with her work visa and has had to go back to school for a little while so the last couple of weeks she hasn't been at work. We've missed her so much. She is such a hardworker and a huge asset to the lab. We will be planning more outings over the next few months so we will be able to catch up.
We went to a really fun karaoke party last weekend and had a blast. We weren't planning on staying long since I had to work the weekend, but I guess we are suckers for singing games like these.
Kevin had a little trip to the E.R. this week. He got hit in the face at a basketball game. While this happens to people, Kevin unfortunately had this lip in his mouth and he bit down hard on his bottom lip. I wasn't there, but I was told there was blood all over. At first they didn't think it went all the way through, but the doctor and nurse were proven wrong when the numbing solution for the stitches shot through to the roof of his mouth. He had to get a few stitches on the outside ("to keep his face purdy" according to the doc), but the inside of his lip is what looked the worst. At yesterdays follow up appointment it is healing nicely. It looks way better than a couple of days ago too. I got a little queasy when I first looked at the inside of his lip and now I can look at it :)
Here are my work buddies. Bernie, me, Luz, and Rowena. Rowena has been having some trouble with her work visa and has had to go back to school for a little while so the last couple of weeks she hasn't been at work. We've missed her so much. She is such a hardworker and a huge asset to the lab. We will be planning more outings over the next few months so we will be able to catch up.
We went to a really fun karaoke party last weekend and had a blast. We weren't planning on staying long since I had to work the weekend, but I guess we are suckers for singing games like these.
Kevin had a little trip to the E.R. this week. He got hit in the face at a basketball game. While this happens to people, Kevin unfortunately had this lip in his mouth and he bit down hard on his bottom lip. I wasn't there, but I was told there was blood all over. At first they didn't think it went all the way through, but the doctor and nurse were proven wrong when the numbing solution for the stitches shot through to the roof of his mouth. He had to get a few stitches on the outside ("to keep his face purdy" according to the doc), but the inside of his lip is what looked the worst. At yesterdays follow up appointment it is healing nicely. It looks way better than a couple of days ago too. I got a little queasy when I first looked at the inside of his lip and now I can look at it :)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gingerbread Houses
This weekend we got together with friends to make gingerbread houses and play games on the Wii. It made for a fun get together and it was nice seeing friends that we hadn't seen since well before Christmas.
Moria and Sarah working on the gingerbread.
The guys didn't really start participating until the decorating portion. Before that they watched the Eagles lose (Sorry Brian....that's his team)
At first Kevin and I were working on a house together. At one point I had to kick him off the project for attempting a chimney that not only looked terrible, but was going to cause the roof to cave in. At that point he went and helped Colin with his house. Luckily he didn't try anything funny with that house and theirs turned out really well :)
Here's our final house though. Kevin did almost half the work on it so he still gets credit.
Here are our finished projects. Some of the gingerbread pieces weren't the right size and our construction was a bit shoddy. Hence the massive amounts of icing attempting to hold them together. I think they still turned out okay.
After we were done with the decorating, we started playing a few games. A little after that we heard Sarah gasp and when we looked over at the houses this is what we saw. Apparently, the weight of the candy could not be supported and it Brian and Moria's house came crashing down. Either that or we experienced a minor aftershock from the earthquake last week.
Quick story about the earthquake. The epicenter was about 11 miles away from us in Milpitas. It was only a 4.1 magnitude which basically means that it was light and that while there is noticeable shaking of items indoors and rattling noises...there isn't any significant damage. I was sitting at the desk and Kevin was in the other room. We heard a strange noise and the apartment creaked and it felt and sounded kind of weird. Kevin said.."I think that was an earthquake." I replied..."yeah right, it was probably just a truck passing by". We often get a bit of noise and such from passing trucks and Cal train. It wasn't until I got a text from my friend Heather in Kansas that we actually found out there had been an earthquake. Obviously it wasn't that scary and the best kind of earthquake to have if you have to have one!
Moria and Sarah working on the gingerbread.
The guys didn't really start participating until the decorating portion. Before that they watched the Eagles lose (Sorry Brian....that's his team)
At first Kevin and I were working on a house together. At one point I had to kick him off the project for attempting a chimney that not only looked terrible, but was going to cause the roof to cave in. At that point he went and helped Colin with his house. Luckily he didn't try anything funny with that house and theirs turned out really well :)
Here's our final house though. Kevin did almost half the work on it so he still gets credit.
Here are our finished projects. Some of the gingerbread pieces weren't the right size and our construction was a bit shoddy. Hence the massive amounts of icing attempting to hold them together. I think they still turned out okay.
After we were done with the decorating, we started playing a few games. A little after that we heard Sarah gasp and when we looked over at the houses this is what we saw. Apparently, the weight of the candy could not be supported and it Brian and Moria's house came crashing down. Either that or we experienced a minor aftershock from the earthquake last week.
Quick story about the earthquake. The epicenter was about 11 miles away from us in Milpitas. It was only a 4.1 magnitude which basically means that it was light and that while there is noticeable shaking of items indoors and rattling noises...there isn't any significant damage. I was sitting at the desk and Kevin was in the other room. We heard a strange noise and the apartment creaked and it felt and sounded kind of weird. Kevin said.."I think that was an earthquake." I replied..."yeah right, it was probably just a truck passing by". We often get a bit of noise and such from passing trucks and Cal train. It wasn't until I got a text from my friend Heather in Kansas that we actually found out there had been an earthquake. Obviously it wasn't that scary and the best kind of earthquake to have if you have to have one!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Winter 2009
I have some pictures from this winter that I'd been needing to load onto the computer. I thought I'd just make one blog using some of them.
I had to make Christmas cookies, but this year I was sort of on my own since most of my cookie making companions had already left for home for the holidays. Not to worry though, I had plenty of Christmas music to keep me in the spirit!
Here are some of my cookies. I spent some time decorating them and I ended up bringing little bags for my coworkers to enjoy. We didn't need all those cookies lying around the house for just the two of us to eat.
I had a new mitten and stocking cookie cutter this year and those were really fun to decorate. I also had some mini cookie cutters that were pretty fun too. It took awhile to decorate the candy cane cookies since I used a toothpick, but I was happy with how they turned out.
At one point I asked Kevin if he wanted to help decorate so I could finish. (He wanted to watch a movie, but these had to get done that night). Kevin did decorate a few cookies, but he spent at least 20 minutes on each one. I think it was the better part of an hour on the lumberjack cookie. I told Kevin that while I appreciated the creativity, it wasn't really helping the cookies get decorated in an efficient manner. Kevin then informed me that his lack of speed in this process is probably why he got a C in middle school art class!
Anyway, here is is handiwork.
Even though I was at work for Christmas, I was off by 3pm and we still had time to enjoy ourselves. We had a filet mignon dinner that was delicious!
I had been wanting a Santa hat to wear to work. If I had to be there I was going to be jolly!!! Kevin found one for me and I was pretty happy!
The lights aren't on, but we finally got a bigger tree! For the past 3 years we've just had our cute little 3 ft tree. We bought it when we first moved out here because we didn't have much money. It was inexpensive and didn't require very many decorations. We even made several of the decorations for the tree to avoid having to buy very many. It was fun and looking back on it puts a smile on our faces. Since that first Christmas, we've acquired many ornaments through gifts, choosing special ones we liked, and Grandma Koch's extra Watkins ornaments. (Grandma used to sell Watkins products and they made ornaments. We found old stock and now we have many that are identical to those on the tree growing up at home). Many of the ornaments were a little big for our tiny tree and we decided we could get another one this year. (Kevin protested a little at the thought of needing two trees....but he came around :) )
I guess now that I've told this story I'll just have to add a picture of each of our trees for you to see. Our cute little first tree.
Our new 6ft tree! I love it!!!
I couldn't resist taking a picture of some of the handmade ornaments. We just used stuff we had around the apartment already. Luckily I had glitter glue!
I had to make Christmas cookies, but this year I was sort of on my own since most of my cookie making companions had already left for home for the holidays. Not to worry though, I had plenty of Christmas music to keep me in the spirit!
Here are some of my cookies. I spent some time decorating them and I ended up bringing little bags for my coworkers to enjoy. We didn't need all those cookies lying around the house for just the two of us to eat.
I had a new mitten and stocking cookie cutter this year and those were really fun to decorate. I also had some mini cookie cutters that were pretty fun too. It took awhile to decorate the candy cane cookies since I used a toothpick, but I was happy with how they turned out.
At one point I asked Kevin if he wanted to help decorate so I could finish. (He wanted to watch a movie, but these had to get done that night). Kevin did decorate a few cookies, but he spent at least 20 minutes on each one. I think it was the better part of an hour on the lumberjack cookie. I told Kevin that while I appreciated the creativity, it wasn't really helping the cookies get decorated in an efficient manner. Kevin then informed me that his lack of speed in this process is probably why he got a C in middle school art class!
Anyway, here is is handiwork.
Even though I was at work for Christmas, I was off by 3pm and we still had time to enjoy ourselves. We had a filet mignon dinner that was delicious!
I had been wanting a Santa hat to wear to work. If I had to be there I was going to be jolly!!! Kevin found one for me and I was pretty happy!
The lights aren't on, but we finally got a bigger tree! For the past 3 years we've just had our cute little 3 ft tree. We bought it when we first moved out here because we didn't have much money. It was inexpensive and didn't require very many decorations. We even made several of the decorations for the tree to avoid having to buy very many. It was fun and looking back on it puts a smile on our faces. Since that first Christmas, we've acquired many ornaments through gifts, choosing special ones we liked, and Grandma Koch's extra Watkins ornaments. (Grandma used to sell Watkins products and they made ornaments. We found old stock and now we have many that are identical to those on the tree growing up at home). Many of the ornaments were a little big for our tiny tree and we decided we could get another one this year. (Kevin protested a little at the thought of needing two trees....but he came around :) )
I guess now that I've told this story I'll just have to add a picture of each of our trees for you to see. Our cute little first tree.
Our new 6ft tree! I love it!!!
I couldn't resist taking a picture of some of the handmade ornaments. We just used stuff we had around the apartment already. Luckily I had glitter glue!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
I'm sitting at work right now and since I'm pretty bored I thought it would be a good time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Even though I'm stuck at work today...I can be grateful that I have a good job. We are making the best of it though. We have Christmas music playing and I made my peppermint ice cream cake that I just took a bite of.
May the spirit of the Holiday be with you as you spend time with friends and loved ones.
Merry Christmas!!!!
May the spirit of the Holiday be with you as you spend time with friends and loved ones.
Merry Christmas!!!!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Lab Holiday Party
Last weekend was our Lab Holiday Party. It was at Dave and Buster's. I'd never been there before, but essentially it is a grown up Chuck e Cheese. There was a nice buffet dinner and we each got $5 cards for arcade games.
Here are a few of my fellow CLS's. Luz, Pat, Rowena, and me. It was fun seeing each other outside of our lab coats and not running around the lab working.
Luz and Rowena each won in the raffle. Luz got a gift card to Cheesecake Factory and Rowena an iPod touch!!!
After spending our $5 we headed back into our room to do some dancing. The D.J. was playing songs that didn't necessarily appeal to each generation and it left us with feeling of being at a middle school dance except the boys and girls weren't on opposite sides of the room. We managed to get a little dancing and had a really good time.
A few more CLS's that I work with. Melanie, Winnie, and Chris. In case you were wondering, I am indeed the youngest CLS in my lab by about 14 years. The average is probably closer to 25 years.
Here are a few of my fellow CLS's. Luz, Pat, Rowena, and me. It was fun seeing each other outside of our lab coats and not running around the lab working.
Luz and Rowena each won in the raffle. Luz got a gift card to Cheesecake Factory and Rowena an iPod touch!!!
After spending our $5 we headed back into our room to do some dancing. The D.J. was playing songs that didn't necessarily appeal to each generation and it left us with feeling of being at a middle school dance except the boys and girls weren't on opposite sides of the room. We managed to get a little dancing and had a really good time.
A few more CLS's that I work with. Melanie, Winnie, and Chris. In case you were wondering, I am indeed the youngest CLS in my lab by about 14 years. The average is probably closer to 25 years.
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