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Panoramas from my Israel Trip
Yes, it was two years ago.
Yes, that makes me a ginormous slacker.
But after seeing the photos my friends took on their recent excursion to the Holy Land, I wanted to stitch together the panoramic photos I took. Some of them stitched up really well! Clicking the link will take you to a massive full-size version.
Family Photos, June 2009
June saw a lot of time at home after the end of the semester, working on projects and getting ready to move. We also made a trip to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia, MO to visit family, preach, and attend the funeral of my grandmother.
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Family Photos, May 2009
I’ve decided to stop making my photo uploads Anneliese-centric, because once in a (long, long) while I actually take pictures of not-Anneliese. These photos are highlights from May 2009.
Anneliese, Month Three
As has become my tradition, here is my monthly upload of photos of Anneliese. Of course, I realized in loading my pictures into F-Spot a few days ago that 80% of the pictures I take that aren’t really about Annie per se end up being of her anyway. But I think that’s just a normal part of being a proud dad. Anywho, enjoy the pictures:
Easter 2009
Jennifer, Anneliese, and I visited St. Louis for Easter this year. My grandmother, who is 92, is quite ill, and we wanted to be sure to see her and introduce her to Anneliese.
We traveled down during the day on Good Friday and had dinner with my parents, and then we attended Good Friday services at Good Shepherd, Manchester, MO. They do a wonderful Tenebrae service, and as they extinguish the candles one by one, the lights in the sanctuary dim until it is completely pitch black. At the end of the service, the lit Christ candle was recessed down the isle and out of the sanctuary, there is a terrific BOOM (the strepitus), and then the candle was processed back in. Quite an awe-inspiring night.
Saturday we visited Grandma Carnahan. That was a really moving experience, as even though she can’t see or hear well, and her memory is basically gone, she remembered that there was a baby, and she got to hold Anneliese by the foot. It really meant a lot to me. I had the pleasure of having Hari Santhanam over to talk that afternoon for a while, and we caught up on what we had been doing in the last few years. We attended Easter Vigil at Good Shepherd, and I was invited to come and preach in June – so that’s something to look forward to. After that some of the family gathered back at my parents’ house for make-your-own personal pizzas.
Sunday was Easter, of course, and the service was beautiful. What more can I say? Afterward we spent the day with my parents. Then on Monday, we made the 8+ hour trek home.
Birthday Party Pictures
I turned 26 on April 8 – wow! That puts me officially past the quarter-century mark, and one more step closer to the dreaded 30. We had a lovely birthday party here in Dubuque, with lunch out at Athenian Grill and then some amazing desserts homemade by my darling. She made homemade hot fudge sauce on homemade (full-fat) vanilla ice cream and a from-scratch chocolate Texas sheet cake with chocolate buttermilk icing. It was all to-die-for! My mom also baked a wonderful cake for me when we visited for Easter.
Photos of Family Visits
We had two separate visits from Jennifer’s family in late March. First, Tim, Jane, Morgen, and Tobias came in from Arkansas, and then later Cheryl, Candice, DeAron, Makyra, and Iris visited. It was quite a week. Here are some pictures from the visits:
Wrapping up month two for Anneliese
Here are a few more pictures of Anneliese to round out our pictures of her second month. Most are general, but there are a few from our seminary’s Coffeehouse, and one very cute one in honor of St. Patrick’s Day!
A Few Pictures from Anneliese’s Second Month
The last two pictures deserve an explanation. You see, Jennifer needed to feed Anneliese, but the Meyers were over for dinner and she didn’t want to leave our game of Carcassone. So we hooked up my webcam, started the Cheese program on my laptop, and I pointed the camera so that she could see the game on the table and keep playing. It was hack-eriffic!
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