One of my favorite things....

                                   Boston,MA (taken in Quincy, MA)--August 9, 2004

Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea...

Galway, July 2007

Lost and found continues...

I thought I'd continue my lost and found photo theme with this picture of 2 people who have had a profound impact on my life.  Msgr. Szupper was the Catholic priest for the University of Delaware for 42 years.  He is currently UD's Chaplain Emeritus.  His kind heart and endless hospitality helped make my return to the Catholic church a much smoother path.  Kim is the Catholic Campus Minister at the Oratory (Catholic Chapel at UD).  With her help I was able to take a leadership role at the Oratory when I was a student.  She is an amazing woman and I am pretty convinced that she works more than she sleeps.  Her dedication to students has never ceased to amaze me.  Kim and Monsignor have provided me and many others with an excellent example of what it means to live a life of faith.

Adding memories...

Livia's visit to Boston has come to an end.  Many memories were made.  It was so nice to spend time together cultivating our friendship, and just enjoying the time we spent together.  We spent a lot of time knitting, which gave me the kick I needed to work on some of the gifts I am making currently.  Livia is making an awesome pair of very long socks; I am ready to give sock-knitting another go.  Between knitting, walking through the treetops, and candlepin bowling, I would say it was a wonderful time.

So I didn't take this one, but I'm in it...

This picture is of me as a baby.  Today I read the newspaper instead of eating it.  Notice that this is the paper from when the Challenger exploded.

Things to be thankful for...

--Ish

--Miraculously healed blisters

--Livia coming to visit tomorrow!!!!

Lost and found in China

Todays photo comes to you from the lovely albeit polluted country of China.  I took this photo from a courtyard inside the city-wall of Xi'an.  The gaurds at the wall are decked out in somewhat medieval looking garb.  I was struck that looking out the exit you could see the modern city of Xi'an, but out in that modern mess a man was isolated in a different time period.  I also like that he turned as I took the photo so it looked as though he was trying to go back to the era from which his clothing came--inside the safety of an ancient wall.  

Photo of the day

This is a photo of my friend Tony and me.  Tony and I took a walk with our cameras one day at the end of Spring semester in 2006.  I decided to take a picture of our shadows, but as I am a good head and a half shorter than Tony, I stood on the wall for this picture.  It was a fun time, and afterward we went and helped make dinner at the Oratory if I recall correctly.  Observe the shadow puppets...

Today's photo!

This photo was taken in Kildare, Ireland in July of 2006.  My sister and I had just spent a day in Dublin together and I took this at the rail station when we arrived back in Kildare.  That day is one that I remember fondly.  My sister and I don't do a ton of things just the two of us, and at that point in time it had been a while since we had last spent a whole day hanging out together. It was a wonderful sunset to end a wonderful day.  

Today's lost and found picture

As I didn't get a chance to do a 4th of July post due to the hectic nature of the day, I thought I would post this lost & found photo today.  This photo was taken at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.  I took it at Michael's graduation from basic training back in October 2007.  Thank you to all the men and woman serving this country so we can live in freedom.

Lost and found photo of the day

I have been sifting through some of my old photos, and have decided to start posting a find a day for the month of July.  This photo is from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.; it was taken on a 1 day Marian Pilgrimage in October 2005.

Quickly approaching...

The 4th is quickly approaching, which means the impending chaos is about to erupt.   A massive 4th of July party is a family is a longstanding family tradition.  My neighborhood has a wonderful parade (and has done so for 98 years...99 if you count this year).  This makes for a perfect excuse to invite over the whole family.  My mom is 1 of 13 so even with out all of the out of town relatives present, you can imagine how hoppin' things can get around here.  The party is always wonderful, but the chaos of cleaning, cooking, and setting up is not something I look forward to.  I am not looking forward to the 4th as much as I usually do;my brother is in the Air Force and had originally been planning to take leave during this time, but that is no longer happening--it kind of puts a damper on the day.  I should really make an effort to go visit him as soon as I can afford to.