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christmas at the carolina inn

December 3, 2011 – 11:18 pm

the carolina inn is a historic hotel built in 1924 which was donated to the university. The Inn is a beautiful and well-known icon on the UNC campus in downtown Chapel Hill that architecturally represents both the colonial and antebellum South. they had an open house for the public to view its christmas decorations, inspired read more »

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hot pot season

December 2, 2011 – 12:35 pm

finally, the first hot pot of the season! we tried to wait for it to get a bit colder, but couldn’t wait any longer. nothing a bit of AC can’t fix!!

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Travel

san francisco: going home

November 28, 2011 – 8:00 am

after a great week in san francisco and with family, it was time to go home. we lucked out with our accomodations, which made the trip even better. comfortable vacation apartment in san francisco. hotel avante in sunnyvale, complete with a rubik’s cube and a full breakfast. tired, but we made it!

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san francisco (day five): stanford and an early thanksgiving

November 27, 2011 – 1:51 am

we paid a visit to stanford university, which was only a short drive away in palo alto. rodin sculpture garden beautiful facade of the stanford memorial church back at home, rebecca spent time with her cousins… since we would be travelling the next day, derek and jennifer cooked a delicious early thanksgiving dinner! it was read more »

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san francisco (day four): san fran hot spots

November 24, 2011 – 8:15 am

with joe finished with his conference, we had one day to do some sightseeing as a family. first we stopped by alamo square for a view of the famous “pink ladies”, a row of victorian houses, with the city in the background. architecture was generally very interesting, especially when virtually everything is built on a read more »

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san francisco (day three): tea garden, embarcadero and more

November 23, 2011 – 9:30 pm

day three. while joe was still busy at the conference, rebecca and i were able to spend the day with our family. first we went to the beautiful japanese tea garden in golden gate park. jadon checking out the coy fish. i loved the beautiful trees. then we went to the embarcadero where we enjoyed read more »

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san francisco (day two): shopping

November 23, 2011 – 3:00 am

day two. it was a rainy day in san fran, which was the perfect opportunity to go shopping. again, after a heroic effort getting on and off the bus with baby, stroller and stuff, i made it to the shopping district on market street. i would have liked to walk around a bit more, but read more »

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san francisco (day one): a city of murals

November 19, 2011 – 10:52 pm

we’ve been looking forward to this trip for a long time now. joe is attending the Society of Biblical Literature conference and since his brother and family live in the area, we’ve made it a family trip to San Francisco! the flight from north carolina was painfully long, but we all survived, eventhough we arrived read more »

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General

fall colours at home

November 18, 2011 – 8:00 am

outside our apartment in chapel hill. yes, it’s still pretty warm. another view of the pretty foliage.

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Rebecca

pop quiz

November 16, 2011 – 3:18 am

1. how old are you? 2. where are your ears? 3. where is your head? two out of three… good job rebecca! it’s always tricky finding those ears.

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