Brolly Hut is Cool

Nik’s restaurant, Brolly Hut, has hit pop culture. Apparently rapper Ice Cube thinks it is one of the best things in LA! He equates it to, you know, the Forum… I agree....

Martha's 50ish Birthday Party

Forgive me the fact that I am a couple weeks behind here…but I wanted to share some pictures of Martha’s 50ish birthday party. Martha helped throw my dad a huge birthday party a few years ago, and has been wanting to celebrate her birthday in a...

Thanksgiving 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I headed to Amesbury to celebrate Thanksgiving. For the first time in awhile, Nik didn’t join me, but I met Mandi and my mom there to celebrate the holiday with Memere, Pepere, and Sasha. It was  a much smaller group than usual, but it was...

Ahh, Life…

As I mentioned previously, I recently passed my qualifying exam for my Ph.D. I found myself in catch-up mode for several days after the exam. While I had hoped to relax for a day, or even an hour, I discovered this wouldn’t be possible. I had to play catch-up...

Ph.D.(ABD)

I feel like the past several months (the past year or more, to be honest), have led up to this day. Today I had my qualifying examination for school. This is an oral examination that leads to advancement to candidacy. In other words, passing this leads to a...

Halloween Fun!

Nik and I had a blast last night!! Nik worked so hard on the porch, and it really paid off. The house was extremely popular with the kids and adults in the neighborhood. Apparently it was “the BEST HOUSE EEEEVVVVEEEERRRR!” and adults even took pictures of...