Valentine's Catch-Up

Happy Valentine's Day! Our present was a genuine snow day, thanks to the nor'easter that's currently in Syracuse. SU actually cancelled afternoon and evening classes, which is pretty rare. (Sure, we'd already decided not to go into work, but it's nice to know anyway.) We spent a nice day in the apartment reading and also taking Tsuki to play in the snowy park. (That might have been more for our enjoyment than hers... she's kind of a wuss when it comes to snow/cold.) What's a snow day without going outside to play?

Tsuki is not at all sure that she's a snow dog.

Braden is considerably more excited about the snow than Tsuki is.

Snow-bound.

Running hard (towards home)

Running around in the park by our apartment.

She hates us.

She REALLY hates us for this. Stupid snow stuck in her paws... 

I made some chocolate madeleines, our new very favorite cookie. They have chocolate and coffee and almonds and whiskey and kahlua. They stay tasty for days, with crispy edges and brownie-like centers. Plus you get to use those cute madeleine pans. They're much easier to make than they sound. Here's the recipe.

 

Braden enjoys some birthday cannoli (he picked it) on Jan. 31. Happy 26th! 

Smokin' ... 

Flan: Take Two. It finally turned out! 

A slice of our new bookshelves... $39.99 at Target; getting a year's worth of books off the office floor-priceless. 

Tsuki's convinced she will like orange this time, even though she didn't last year. 

Tsuki attacking the orange before it gets her first. 

Winter Break Recap

Happy 2007! We had a great break back in Wisconsin, and got to spend a lot of time with our family. We split the time between Madison and Francis Creek, with some time in Milwaukee, too. We ate a lot, read a lot, talked a lot, played a lot of games, and then ate a lot. And we have a fun new camera, so I took a lot of pictures. (Granted, most of them were of Tsuki... guess we need to go somewhere exciting so we can take more pictures.) But alas, the new semester starts on Tuesday!

Happy New Year! 

New Year's at Rachel & Joe's--complete with curly ribbons, pizza sampler, and grilled cookies. From left: Nate, Joe, Laura, Rachel 

Chilling and chatting...