Вадик мне сказал пока не ставить ссылки на эти фотографии, но я не могу удержаться: Жаль бабушки Лиды на этой фотографии нет, а то было бы все четыре поколения женщин в нашей семье.

The Lovelies and I threw a surprise farewell party at Swisstotel The Stamford for Anne who will be leaving for Japan to teach English Language in August :) Even though Dot almost let the cat out of the...not be that lucky if you consider having to tolerate the patriotic singing by Jia :D   Firework Display   Some of the many photos that were taken that night :)    

Два года назад, буквально пять минут после полуночи, мне на живот плюхнули барахтающееся существо с черными волосами. Я тянулась к ней, а она -- ко мне, я приложила ее к груди, и все пыталась посмотреть... все знает, и все говорит. И милая моя, какая же она милая. Козявушка, Мирочка-команкадирочка, Мирченок наш. Требовательная, упрямая, но разумная и ласковая. Любящая. С днем рождения, Мирочка

Considering Jeff and Rachel returned from their honeymoon at 3:00 this morning, I'm officially late in posting about their wedding... I arrived at Rachel's house Saturday morning, monkey bread fixings...cake), the bouquet tossed - actually it was a pretty hard throw, and the garter caught. Then...it was over and my baby sister left with her new husband. Rachel Getting Married

В день рождения прабабушки Лиды, дети нарисовали ей открытку. Буквы -- дело рук Гоши, разрисовка -- Миры (текст придуман ими самими): (Написано, если сложно понять: "мы скора приедем" Предьявив это...взялась с радостью (то, что получилось -- немного снизу и справа, сиреневым) -- и только после этого я окончательно поняла, что меня разыгрывают. С днем рождения, бабушка Лида, от твоих внуков и правнуков

Since we only have 6, count em' 6 day's until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I am going to celebrate with a little bit of Dumbledore's Army in my header!  We have waiting entirely too long...favorite HP characters! That next to the last one is for pixievamp_08   EDIT: Someone just posted this one and I couldn't resist!  

... It's been a real treat being able to share in their journey all these years, even from afar, and reading all about their wedding prep exploits leading up to their big day. The couple kept the celebrations simple and elegant, weaving little quirks of their own here and there. Loved their very grunge pre-wedding photoshoot in sneakers in the dusty outskirts of Melbie - I wanna see more, D! ...

The Boyfriend and I did a mini-triathlon over the weekend: We swam, cycled and ran, except that all these were done over 3 days and that I'm still struggling to swim properly :D The last time when I...had a big VIP room all to ourselves :D The company was simply great and food was yummilicious! Methink some of The Lovelies are crazy!  Finally All In Position Happy Birthday, Alice!

Yesterday,I wanted to see the fireworks at the Gateway Arch, but knew that Biddles would not like the noise, so DnA told me that there was a vantage spot at the top of the steps of Washington U. So we...am off to check how hard it's raining, and perhaps I'll go after all..or check if some local channel is covering the parade, as they do in India...! Happy Independence Day, all my American LJ friends