Halloween 2006

We had a really fun night of Halloween celebrating. We pre-partied at my place. Sarah and Audra helped us all get ready. Then we headed over to the first real party of the night.

Post-preparty picture, after we were all dressed and made up.

Sarah giving Audra a fake tattoo.

Then we were off to Steve's party. Steve loves Halloween as much as I do-- and goes overboard, possibly even more than I do.

Robin and Steve as bunny and Hef

 

Pirate meets Dearly Departed Crocodile Wrestler (Reed)

Gladiators Julie and Jesse

Kevin was like a 70s dud or something. We're dancing.

Audra and her new boyfriend Rob

Then we went to the Student Bar Association Party to see everyone else.

Flinstones Jon and Josh

Jane, Lauren, and their fellow referees!

Akure, Jen, and me

Dread Pirate Roberts (Amy) and Indigo Montoya (Zach)

South River Falls, Shenandoah 2006

Kevin and I went on kind of a tough hike yesterday right before a whole night of Halloween-themed partying. Not the best idea! But it was a beautiful hike.

Picture in front of the falls

Here are the falls

Me with falls

More small falls

Where we had lunch

Brian's 23rd Birthday 2006

We celebrated Brian's birthday at Flaming Wok! We had so many people we took up two woks!

Jane, Audra, Roger, Hyorim, Brian, Molly, and Jackie

Me, Katy, Sarah. Selina, Brooks, Donald... continued...

Josh, and Tommy

Flames!

After dinner, we went back to Jane's to hang out and watch the World Series. Jane is from St. Louis so it was like her birthday when the Cardinals won the series!

Hanging out

Group picture

Cardinals win!!

Fowler Meeting 2006

We had a meeting of the Fowler Society at Michael's Bistro the other day and it was pretty fun. Josh opened the meeting with an inspirational reading and then we had food, beers, and in my case a delicious hot chocolately mixed drink. We debated many grammar-related issues, and after the meeting closed, some of us went on to eat dinner at Just Curry. A really good evening.

Far end of the table with our fearless leaders Sarah and Josh

My end of the table

Brian, me, and Donald

Josh doing the inspirational reading

Katie and Brian

Fun times!

Baby Abigail 2006!

Anna and Mike had an adorable baby girl, Abigail, earlier this month! I got to meet Abigail this Sunday on our way back from DC. I was so excited!

Anna, Abigail, and Mike

Me with Abigail and Anna. Yay! Baby!

Dinner with College Friends- October 2006

Saturday, in lieu of actually attending our college reunion, Kevin and I had dinner with my college girlfriends and their significant others. We had a delicious dinner at DC Coast. I'm always so happy to see them, but it's especially happy being surrounded by my wonderful friends and the loves of their lives. What a happy time!

Megan, Christina, me, Janice

DC Coast mermaid statue

Megan and Ed are engaged! I'm so happy! So are they.

Christina and Dan

Janice and Darren

Kevin and me

Brooke, David, Jordan 2006

After the Arboretum, we met Brooke, David, and Jordan for lunch at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill. I went to grad school with Brooke and David and we often had drinks after class at wither The Dubliner or Irish Times. Jordan is David's girlfriend and it was awesome to meet her, plus she helped translate for us. David is deaf, and Jordan is a sign language teacher. In grad school we used to get by with a combo of note writing, lip-reading, and a few signs that we managed to pick up. David even gave us sign language names. My name was E-Cuba or E-Palm-Tree-Head.

Brooke, David, and Jordan outside The Dubliner

Grad School Buddies

Kevin and me

David and Jordan

National Arboretum 2006

dOn Saturday morning Kevin and I went to the National Arboretum. This is a little trickier than it sounds. Even though the park is huge it's a little difficult to figure out how to drive up to it. There wasn't a lot flowering in October, but the park is still very enjoyable to walk through, and some of the leaves were changing colors.

The National Capitol Columns

Kevin checking out the columns

Scary koi

Gardens at arboretum

In front of the children's garden

Got someone to take a picture of us

National Bonsai & Penjing Museum section of the Arboretum

In front of the Chinese Pavilion

Beautiful garden