For a variety of reasons, I found myself at the office late Friday night with time on my hands. I exhausted my entire backlog of Google Reader items (!) and switched to my second favorite form of internet time wastage: flickr. In the process I discovered a treasure trove of … Read More →
Tag Archives: family
Decorating the tree
Decorating the Christmas tree from Katy Harris on Vimeo. Over the winter holiday, I enjoyed my fair share of holiday decorations. I mean, look at who I am related to. Aside from all of that merriment, though, one of my favorite traditions is setting up the Christmas tree … Read More →
Headed down South
I am writing this blog post from the airport, waiting for general boarding to begin for my flight to Dallas for the holidays. What a whirlwind semester its been! I have one semester of graduate school left, and the combination of finishing my thesis and starting my … Read More →
Dottie
My grandmother passed away this week, following complications from surgery a week before. I’m at home with my family, and its been good to have everyone around. Inurnment and memorial services are this afternoon, and so this morning everyone is taking it easy. Below is a retyped … Read More →
Wedded Bliss
Early Friday morning we flew to Dallas to prepare for the much-anticipated wedding celebrations for Laura and Scott. Adam got to hang out and read a lot, while I joined the rest of the bridal party for all manner jobs like sorting programs and filling sachets with … Read More →
The gang’s all here
I flew by stealth to Dallas yesterday morning in order to surprise Laura and Scott. A lunch of the PHPC gang was planned in lieu of a shower, and so Judy and Ellen conspired with me to come join in the fun. Ellen and I, without intending … Read More →
Back from Dallas
I’ve been back a week now, after spending a week in Dallas hanging out with my family. I went up on Memorial Day weekend, and stayed until the following Saturday. It was such a nice vacation! I liked not feeling like I had to cram tons of activities into my typical … Read More →
…Traveled Home for Christmas
Last year we started the holiday weekend in Media, so this year Adam and I flipped it around and started the holidays off in Dallas. Unlike last year, we had no problems with airline strikes or cancelled flights or missed family gatherings, and had a really wonderful … Read More →
Happy 0th Birthday
At 5:57 AM this morning, Tatum Harris Willard made her official debut, surrounded by family and friends, at Baylor University Hospital in Dallas, TX. Congratulations to new parents Alison and Eric, and new grandma Carol. Welcome to the family, Tater! :)
On thinking, making, and being present
This week I have been remembering my grandmother, who passed away a year ago on Monday. I began this post shortly afterward, but never quite found the right words to describe the experience. Today, hopefully, I have. My grandmother Mina (one half of the grandparents I called Mom and Pop) … Read More →