Tomorrow I defend my dissertation. Basically, this means that, before the dissertation four very bright, experienced professors sit around thinking of the strongest possible objections to my dissertation, and then they take turns hurling them at me for two hours. Apparently, Jenny can’t stand it when someone else disagrees with me (but she has no… Read More 2 Hours of Pain

One thing that I am looking forward to is having a place to settle down for a little while. While I don’t mind moving around, I am getting tired of it. And Chris definitely is. During college, I was able to live in a house that my parents have bought in West Lafayette and only… Read More Control Issues

This is the cutest baby commercial! Each time I see it, it makes me laugh 🙂 Enjoy!

Yay! For the 2nd year in row, Chris has won the Indiana Philosophical Association graduate student prize 🙂 He says that it isn’t that big of a deal (in his typical down-playing manner), but I am very proud of him! And in case you are wondering what a graduate student award from the IPA means,… Read More Indiana Philosophical Association

So ever since arriving in Paris, I have all sort of French songs in my mind. The top 3 are “Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart” from the Anastasia movie, “Le Vie en Rose”, and “I Love Paris in the Spring Time” with the variation from the movie “French Kiss” where Meg Ryan sings… Read More I Love Paris in the Spring Time

We have been having a great time in Paris! Our villa is amazing and I am falling in love with French architecture and decorating. I have taken several pictures to use as ideas when I get back home. Let me just say that I have really loved being here – we are having such a… Read More Paris

Yikes! I have been preparing for our trip to France and I am sick of it. I should have taken Rachael’s advice and had her help me pack! I am trying to be conservative in what we bring, because our rental car only fits 5 people and 3 suitcases (there are 5 of us going,… Read More Yikes!

I’d like to share with you a devotional from a book that has meant a lot to me over the years. It is from “The Satisfied Heart”, by Ruth Myers and is put out by WaterBrook Press. This particular book is aimed for women, but I think guys can glean some meaning from it as… Read More A Devotional

I have been able to make nicer meals these last few weeks, now that my schedule is not so crazy. Chris & Bear have both appreciated this – Chris, because he gets to eat tasty meals, and Bear, because he gets to eat tasty leftovers. So yesterday I tried something new – Slow Cooked Beef… Read More Dinner

Here are some home movies taken Christmas morning/afternoon at the family compound. Chris with my nephew Kyler Sam with Kyler; my niece Elaine is in there at some point, too

Hi Everyone! I hope you have all had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year! This last year has been one of changes for me and Chris. Looking back, here is some of the stuff that has happened: 1. I transitioned from working with the anesthesiologists at the hospital to working as a nursing… Read More Looking Back and Looking Forward

So Chris shared with me the following “Letter to the Editor” and its attachment, found in the “Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association”. Since I am going to accompany Chris this year, I found it an especially funny (and hopefully not predictive) description of the proceedings. And in case you are wondering, no… Read More Looking forward to a Philosophy Conference?

Here is an excellent video of Chris’ movie-making expertise! (this was taken at my brother’s wedding)

Here is a video of Chris playing with our little westie, Bear, in our tiny little apartment 🙂 Bear is usually more playful than on this video – I think Chris was scaring him!

Yay! There are only a few more days left until the fall semester is over, and I am so glad! I can’t believe that this semester has gone so quickly. At the beginning of the school year it seemed like it was going to last forever 🙂 After this, the spring semester will seem like… Read More Hooray for the End of the Semester!

Here is a website that I’ve found for all of you nurses out there. It is mainly geared towards newer nurses, but many of the articles are written by nurses with experience. I particularly like the “Rookie Wit & Wisdom” blogs 🙂

Here is a video of Kyler, my newphew, chowing down on spaghetti – what is especially funny is how in the background you can hear my niece Elaine is repeating what my sister Shelly is saying 🙂

Chris and I just watched “Hot Fuzz”. I think we are becoming fans of Simon Pegg, especially when he does fight scenes 🙂

I’m writing in the blog because I need to take a break from studying (I have 3 exams this week – yuck). Anyway, this last week has not been fun. We had to give Tobey away 🙁 He was a great dog with people but he was too aggressive with strange dogs and actually bit… Read More Tobey

Well, you all know that I love to show pictures and videos of my nephew & nieces. My sister Shelly recently sent me the 2 below. In the 1st one, Elaine & Kyler are in the GIGANTIC leaf pile in their backyard, and in the 2nd one, Elaine starts out by “preaching” to Kyler, then… Read More Nephew & Nieces