Canoeing with My Folks

Check out the youngster just chillin' on the turtle!




See the two little guys on the log? Mama wouldn't budge, even when Dad got kindof close and hit the canoe with his oar.

Our First Christmas -- Kinda lonely, but still Lovely

Presents - mostly from Jon's family.
Christmas Eve snacks.
Christmas Day dinner.

Shuttle Launch

Back in December (I think) we went to see the shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral. We showed up with about a thousand others for the scheduled lift-off, but because of a slight wind, they cancelled it and rescheduled for a couple nights later. We made the trek back out to the coast and were so thrilled we did - because the launch was one of the coolest "man-made" things we've ever seen. The pictures aren't great, but perhaps you can get the drift. The whole place lit up and it looked almost like day time. You could FEEL it in your feet. Awesome. There is supposed to be another one in March, which we're hoping to watch as well.

Our Houses

This is Jon's place. He lives in one half of a duplex with his roommate, Jason. Jason has all sorts of great stuff - top of the line cookware, awesome washer and dryer, and a huge flat-screen TV. Lucky for Jon.
And this is my house -- I live on the top. Thomas lives on the bottom with his dog Sam. They make me feel safe.

My Apartment

I secured an apartment by December. It has two bedrooms, all hard wood floors, and lots of space for little ol' me. One of the bedrooms is a "work room" -- it holds the old furniture we find on the side of the road while we fix it up. Actually, now that room is mostly empty because most of our projects are done. It's nice to have my own kitchen, too. Jon comes over every night after work for dinner. This is a picture of the first dinner in my apartment. As you can see, no table and chairs, but we made do. I also included a picture of Jon while he was trying to convince himself that he knew enough about electronics to fix a TV. Good try buddy. I think the day after this picture we went to circuit city and bought one.

Downtown Orlando

Jon and I both live in walking distance of Lake Eola. We walk or run here, go to the farmer's market, or sit in the grass and play cribbage. It's right in downtown Orlando. Nice birds, too.