http://www.davidandolivia.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:03:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://www.davidandolivia.com/2010/03/05/its-official-2/ 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 ... http://www.davidandolivia.com/2010/02/11/snowy-day/ 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 ... http://www.davidandolivia.com/2010/01/26/were-selling-our-house/ 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 ... http://www.davidandolivia.com/2010/01/01/christmas-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. ... http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/12/12/thanksgiving-2009/ 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! http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/11/22/fav-pic/ 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. http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/10/31/the-beauty-of-fall/ 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. http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/10/12/sara-emmanuel/ Last weekend David and I took a whirlwind trip to Iowa. The main occasion was the wedding of Deb and Judy (Deb is David's aunt). The wedding was in Kalona on some family property in a beautiful clearing in the woods. It was lovely to celebrate with ... http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/10/04/iowa/ School has started which means work has gotten a lot busier and life has gotten a lot busier (we're both taking a class). Here is a picture of Chloe helping me study: And here is a picture of Chloe in a bag: http://www.davidandolivia.com/2009/09/16/school/