hiatus
As you may have guessed by now, David and I have stopped updating this site. We’ve been posting pictures/updates on Facebook. It remains to be seen what we will do with this site in the future, but for now, we’re on hold.
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countdown
We’re moving in to the new house in 5 days! The contractors have been taking out carpet, replacing ceilings, updating electric, etc. Each day David and I stop by to see the progress. The last big thing to happen this week is the floors getting refinished on the 1st and 2nd floor. Having that done will make a huge difference. We’ll take lots of pictures on moving day and try to post them soon after!
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it’s official!
We’re signing the paperwork next week, but it looks like everything is going through with the sale of our current house and the new house. We are thrilled! Once we move in, I’ll post some pics of the new place.
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snowy day
We’ve had quite a bit of snow here! And for the first time since we started working at Penn, the University closed -for two days!! It’s been wonderful to have some extra time to catch up on things and relax. Below are some pictures of the snow & Chloe’s adventures in it.
In house news, we received an offer! We’ve countered and they accepted. So it’s not yet official, but hopefully later this week we will know whether to start packing. Looks like we may move out in early March and move in in late March or early April. Whee!
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we’re selling our house!
We are excited to announce that upon the sale of our house, we are moving back to West Philly! An opportunity came along to buy a house on the same block where we used to rent – 42nd and Pine Street. We are thrilled at the idea of walking to work again, as well as the close proximity to a great public school. We’ll also take advantage of the weekly farmer’s market (during the warmer months) which is about 2 blocks away.
Although we are excited, we will miss many things about Mt Airy. We have awesome neighbors and a lovely street. We have a great co-op, chiropractor and dentist. Plus, we’ve done a lot of work to our house and it’s an ideal size for us. So hopefully someone can appreciate and enjoy the Phil Ellena house, as we have. If you know anyone who is interested in buying, here are the details as well as pictures!!
We are hoping to sell our house within 6 months. We’ll see what happens!
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Christmas 2009
We spent two weekends in a row in Lancaster and had such a good time with friends and family. First, we had Wayne’s Christmas Village 2009 and then a surprise birthday party for Mom (Nancy). It was a chocolate theme. Then we came back the next weekend for Christmas, games, movies, etc. It was great to have all the siblings together, plus we got to meet Nathan’s girlfriend, Huong. Click here for some pictures.
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Thanksgiving 2009
We had the privilege of getting together with both sides of our family last month for Thanksgiving. First we spent some time with the Roth & Nyces and then the immediate and extended Brubakers. Lots of good food and quality family time! Click here for some pictures. (Special thanks to Uncle Jere for the Brubaker pictures).
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fav pic
This is my favorite picture right now. The baby is 4 month-old Noelle, daughter of our friends Laura and Jeremy Brubaker. The picture was taken by Eric Kennel at a recent gathering of friends. Can’t wait till I have one of my own!
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the beauty of fall
On a recent visit to Lancaster, Nancy and I tried to capture some of the beauty of fall. Although we couldn’t fully do it justice, these pictures give an idea of what it was like. Click here for more.
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sara & emmanuel
We visited Sara and Emmanuel (David’s cousin and her husband) in NY this weekend. We went out to eat, biked, saw a great play and just generally enjoyed a glamorous time and great company. Click here for some pictures taken by Sara.
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