Winter 2010

Tue Dec 22, 2009

Winter started with replacing my old water heater.....

Tue Dec 22, 2009

With a brand new one.

Tue Dec 22, 2009

We went form a 40 gallon to a 50 gallon, and now we can fill a tub with hot water!!!!

Wed Dec 23, 2009

The feast of seven fishes at Aida Bistro...

Wed Dec 23, 2009

And as always, the food was great.

Wed Dec 23, 2009

Dessert was an espresso and....

Wed Dec 23, 2009

Cake (the cake was not a lie).

Thu Dec 24, 2009

Check out the "Christmas 2009" album for more Christmas pictures.

Sat Dec 26, 2009

Movie night....

Sat Dec 26, 2009

Peter joined in the family fun of.....

Sat Dec 26, 2009

Being one of the girls.

Sat Dec 26, 2009

Cecelia loves Riley!!!

Sat Dec 26, 2009

As does Carolyn!!!

Sun Dec 27, 2009

Dessert at Katana Sushi.

Tue Dec 29, 2009

I went up to see Brian one night...

Tue Dec 29, 2009

I also got see his youngest daughter, Lola.

Tue Dec 29, 2009

We went to Broom's Bloom for some homemade ice cream.

Tue Dec 29, 2009

If you ever get to go, I highly recommend it, the ice cream is soooooooo good!!!

Tue Dec 29, 2009

This was the first time I had seen Wayne in 15-20 years.

Tue Dec 29, 2009

There was a train garden in the room next door, so we stopped in to check it out.

Wed Dec 30, 2009

A night at Tio's.

Wed Dec 30, 2009

Good times with good family.

Wed Dec 30, 2009

The baby of the family.....I mean really, Mike whines like a baby all the time.

Thu Dec 31, 2009

With Christmas money, I bought a new camera.

Thu Dec 31, 2009

You can see it is slightly bigger than the old camera.

Thu Dec 31, 2009

The old camera was an 8MP, and the new one is an 18MP.

Thu Dec 31, 2009

This camera also does 1080p video (at a cost of 330MB/min).

Thu Dec 31, 2009

Check out the "New Years Eve 2009-2010" album for more New Year's Eve pictures.

Fri Jan 1, 2010

Kelli got a new camera, too, and I was just testing it.

Sat Jan 2, 2010

Because my camera can now do video, and the images/videos are hosted, I'll now be incorporating more video into the website.

Sun Jan 3, 2010

Avatar with Peter and Kelli.

Sun Jan 3, 2010

Kristi came over to help make lasagna, but had to leave afterwards because she is not allowed to stay with the kids during the Raven's game.

Sun Jan 3, 2010

Listen to the tone of discontent in Kristi's voice over being kicked out.

Sun Jan 3, 2010

After the game we headed to the pub for a few beers.

Tue Jan 5, 2010

Not being happy with the new camera alone, I needed some new toys.....

Tue Jan 5, 2010

Including a macro lens.

Tue Jan 5, 2010

One of his favorite spots to sit.

Wed Jan 6, 2010

Kelli sitting at her desk at work.

Sat Jan 9, 2010

Pink Floyd boxers (mine), Lilly Allen shirt, and an Apoptygma Berzerk jacket, PLARS.

Sat Jan 9, 2010

Kristi came by one night and we hung out....

Sat Jan 9, 2010

Acted goofy...

Sat Jan 9, 2010

And danced to some music.

Sat Jan 9, 2010

She was having fun playing the role of a model that night.

Sat Jan 9, 2010

As for me, I just rocked out on the guitar.

Sat Jan 9, 2010

The hat also stopped by to rock out.

Sun Jan 10, 2010

With the playoffs in full swing, we went to Mike and Diane's house to watch the Ravens beat up on the Patriots.

Sun Jan 10, 2010

Kelli dyed her hair for the occasion.

Sun Jan 10, 2010

Mike and Riley both wore their jerseys.

Sun Jan 10, 2010

Take that Tom Brady.

Sun Jan 10, 2010

Go Ravens!!!!!!!

Tue Jan 12, 2010

Hanging at my brother's house and visiting the kids.

Thu Jan 14, 2010

Kelli's roommate from college opened a restaurant in Ellicott City.....

Thu Jan 14, 2010

So we went down to sample the food....

Thu Jan 14, 2010

And say hello to Lee (middle). Rusty, Lee, and Kelli all shared a house together in College Park.

Thu Jan 14, 2010

Kelli was celebrating having a great time.

Fri Jan 15, 2010

Pool with Peter.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

A Saturday afternoon found me taking pictures of Bridget playing soccer.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Their goalie forgot a shirt to wear (that is a different color from the rest of the team), so I loaned her the one I had on ( I was wearing two shirts that day).

Sat Jan 16, 2010

The game was really exciting.....

Sat Jan 16, 2010

And I found myself yelling a lot....

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Especially when she scored one of her 2 goals on the day.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

She was clearly one of the best on the team.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Goal #2 is about to happen.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

They were the home team.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

The facility was nice (although the lighting sucked for taking pictures).

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Back at the house, we sat around and relaxed.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

I let Bridget use the camera, and she of course took pictures of her favorite subject.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

What are you lookin' at?

Sat Jan 16, 2010

See, two shirts.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Everyone loves Riley!!

Sat Jan 16, 2010

We did a family picture......

Sat Jan 16, 2010

And then an immediate family picture.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

They both like to do photography......

Sat Jan 16, 2010

So I was showing them cool things you could do with a flash.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

Including some back lighting.

Sat Jan 16, 2010

On the way home, I stopped by my parents house and said hello to them and the kids (they were babysitting).

Sun Jan 17, 2010

I could write a better caption, but you wouldn't bother reading it.

Sun Jan 17, 2010

Kristi and I got comfy on the sofa.

Sun Jan 17, 2010

And then the kids joined in and ruined our relaxation time.

Tue Jan 19, 2010

Not enough detail......I need a better lens.

Wed Jan 20, 2010

The Melting Pot with my parents.

Thu Jan 21, 2010

Dinner at Venegas.

Thu Jan 21, 2010

While the atmosphere was nice....

Thu Jan 21, 2010

The food was just OK....

Thu Jan 21, 2010

So we probably won't be going back anytime soon.

Thu Jan 21, 2010

We did, however, have great company that night with John and Dana joining us!!

Sat Jan 23, 2010

At the beach, and where else would you expect to find these two?

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Of course sometime they move to other places, but they're always laying around.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

That dog is a bum.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Fun with the macro lense.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Sometimes they had to get up.....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

To go out for a walk. The dunes were still messed up from the last hurricane.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

As always, he loves to run on the beach.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

I was trying to capture how foggy it was....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

But I did get this picture of their footprints.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Riley saw some birds........

Sat Jan 23, 2010

And was off like a jack rabbit.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Try as he may, he just isn't fast enough.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Just watching this video makes me want to go to the beach.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

That night it was Classic Cab to....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

A favorite place of ours only 30 blocks north.....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Galaxy Bar and Grille.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

The food is always good.....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

And the seafood is always fresh.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

We ran into some old G-13 friends there....

Sat Jan 23, 2010

And it turns out some G-13 members were playing that night.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Our regular cabbie, Brian, picked us up...

Sat Jan 23, 2010

And we went home and got some rest before going out later.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

It was good seeing Sonny and John again.

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Be sure to check out the "The Electric Co. @ The Steer Inn" album for all the pics from the show.

Mon Jan 25, 2010

Back home, and the home grown mushrooms are coming in!!!

Mon Jan 25, 2010

If you know that I'm a video game player......

Mon Jan 25, 2010

Then it probably comes as no surprise that I went to the midnight launch for......

Mon Jan 25, 2010

Mass Effect 2.

Tue Jan 26, 2010

Over at my brother's house.....

Tue Jan 26, 2010

Taylor turned his 360 account into an online account. He chose the name himself.

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Restaurant week in Baltimore.....

Thu Jan 28, 2010

And we went to....

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Prime Rib in Baltimore. Check out the wine.

Thu Jan 28, 2010

The escargot tasted a little fishy.

Thu Jan 28, 2010

But Mike said the steak was good.

Thu Jan 28, 2010

As for me, the salmon wasn't to my liking.

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Nor was the crab imperial.

Fri Jan 29, 2010

Kelli out for a night with her work nerds.

Fri Jan 29, 2010

She likes to go to happy hour at the bar across from her work.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Meanwhile, Riley and I just hang out at home.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

I snagged this off the front page of my website. I thought it had a tilt-shift look to it.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Kelli had my truck this night, as her car wouldn't make it out of the driveway.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Not letting that discourage me, I set out on foot to get a beer.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

The whole journey took 45 minutes to go 2 miles.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

When there were no sidewalks, I was sure to stay clear of the road.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

45 minutes later, and I had arrived at my destination.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Time for a beer!!!!

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Some food would also be good.

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Here is a screen shot of the facebook thread. As a note, it was Kristi's post that made me go. On another note, the Google face recognition tagged me 5 times in this photo.

Sun Jan 31, 2010

My father came by to show off his new truck....

Sun Jan 31, 2010

And to drive the four of us to Baltimore for a home builders convention.

Sun Jan 31, 2010

I'd like one of those for the foyer.

Sun Jan 31, 2010

After browsing around for an hour or so.....

Sun Jan 31, 2010

It was time to head home.

Sun Jan 31, 2010

Taylor and Mathew hung out for a while at the house....

Sun Jan 31, 2010

Before heading home.

Mon Feb 1, 2010

And this is what happens when I try to head home from Kristi's.

Tue Feb 2, 2010

Another night found me at Peter's.

Tue Feb 2, 2010

He put a vent in the door.....

Tue Feb 2, 2010

But saved the piece he cut out (which included my name).

Wed Feb 3, 2010

The snow from late January.

Wed Feb 3, 2010

We were getting lots of oranges from the Winter CSA, so it was time to make juice.

Thu Feb 4, 2010

Here comes the double blizzard.

Fri Feb 5, 2010

Happy Hour with her work nerds.

Sun Feb 7, 2010

Check out the "2010 Double Blizzard" album for the pictures of the blizzards.

Thu Feb 11, 2010

Yes, I have a gaming problem.

Fri Feb 12, 2010

Valentine's Day gift from me to Kelli.

Fri Feb 12, 2010

The opening of the Olympics (the CC has the revised Olympian count for Georgia)....

Fri Feb 12, 2010

And Peter and I met up with....

Fri Feb 12, 2010

Brian Shadrick for some drinks.

Sat Feb 13, 2010

Self portrait (and no, I'm not saying I'm an ass).

Sat Feb 13, 2010

Playing catch with Riley on the bed.

Sat Feb 13, 2010

Check out the "Heavy Seas Oyster Fest" album for the fun we had at that event.

Sat Feb 13, 2010

Kelli enjoying a beer while taking a tub, and Riley wants in on the action.

Sun Feb 14, 2010

A morning at the mall with Kristi, Ashley, and Sophi.

Sun Feb 14, 2010

Heading out for Valentine's Day.

Tue Feb 16, 2010

I only shoveled one side of the driveway.....

Tue Feb 16, 2010

So I moved her car to my side while still in the garage. I should have done a time lapse photo of the 10 point turn.

Tue Feb 16, 2010

Holding a flash on each side.

Tue Feb 16, 2010

Like this.

Tue Feb 16, 2010

Whenever Chris comes over, we end up playing with the cameras.

Tue Feb 16, 2010

Here, we were playing with the macro lens. Check out the large version for the detail.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Ashley's school was opening late due to the snow, so I watched her while Kristi went to work.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

We had lots of fun that morning....

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Including a stop at the McDonalds playground.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

The 9:30 club to see one of Kelli's favorite bands, The Used (if you could read it in the picture).

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Their shows always turn into a big mosh pit.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

But we love going to concerts.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

This is just crazy. He has both sides of the crowd charge at each other.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Kelli got close, but didn't want to jump in the action.

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Kelli thinks he is HOT!!!!!!

Wed Feb 17, 2010

Afterwards there was a meet and great with the band, but no photos were allowed.

Thu Feb 18, 2010

Remember the Kindle I got my father for Christmas? For his birthday I gave him books from audible.com to listen to on it.

Fri Feb 19, 2010

Check out the "Girls Weekend Feb 2010" album for Kelli's first ever Girls Weekend at the beach.

Fri Feb 19, 2010

A night at my brother's, and Erin is making another great meal for me.

Fri Feb 19, 2010

While Erin was cooking, we goofed off.

Fri Feb 19, 2010

Of course, it wasn't long before the food was ready!!!!

Sat Feb 20, 2010

While the girls were at the beach.....

Sat Feb 20, 2010

Chris and I hung out and played with the cameras.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

We also went out to get....

Sat Feb 20, 2010

Sushi!!!

Sat Feb 20, 2010

After that, we headed to Brian's house to watch a UFC fight.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

The night was long.....

Sat Feb 20, 2010

As Lola was happy to show.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

I thought about turning that last picture and this one into an animated gif.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

The UFC is not gay.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

Brian took a picture of us....

Sat Feb 20, 2010

And then took a picture of himself.

Sat Feb 20, 2010

He made homemade vegatarian chili that was great!!!!

Sat Feb 20, 2010

I ended up spending the night at Chris' house so as not to have to drive home after drinking.

Thu Feb 25, 2010

Check out the "Berkeley Springs, WV" album for those pictures.

Sat Feb 27, 2010

Gin and Juice.....

Sat Feb 27, 2010

Made with produce from the Winter CSA.

Sat Feb 27, 2010

Really, he loves this spot.

Sun Feb 28, 2010

Riley and I being bums together on a Sunday evening.

Mon Mar 1, 2010

Riley loves to lay in bed with Sophi.

Tue Mar 2, 2010

Can you guess where this picture was taken?

Tue Mar 2, 2010

We were there to see Ani Difranco.

Wed Mar 3, 2010

The next night we were in Annapolis for another concert.

Wed Mar 3, 2010

We had some food....

Wed Mar 3, 2010

And then enjoyed the show. Check out the "Andy Mckee @ Ram's Head On Stage" album for those pictures.

Sat Mar 6, 2010

Check out the "Skiing at Wisp 2010" album for those pictures.

Tue Mar 9, 2010

Nice Disney ring, Kelli.

Thu Mar 11, 2010

About to get the long hair cut off. Sexy, right?

Thu Mar 11, 2010

Enjoying a bottle of wine with dinner.

Fri Mar 12, 2010

I was cleaning some stuff out in the back, and found this jacket.

Fri Mar 12, 2010

I think I should wear it around.

Fri Mar 12, 2010

What do you think?

Sat Mar 13, 2010

Rob Dinkle came over to hang out one day.

Sat Mar 13, 2010

Duhhh.

Sat Mar 13, 2010

Scott also swung by to hang out.

Sun Mar 14, 2010

Check out the "The Electric Co. @ The Whiskey" album for all the shots from that night.

Mon Mar 15, 2010

We had a lot of onions from the CSA, so I made a large batch of french onion soup.

Tue Mar 16, 2010

I went to Bean Hollow for lunch and ran into old friend Chris Yockey.

Tue Mar 16, 2010

A fun creation at The Melting Pot.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Riley likes to keep tabs on the critters in the backyard.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Lunch on St. Patrick's Day....

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Was at Victoria Gastro Pub.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Bob's an idiot.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

For St. Patrick's Day we headed to The Diamonback Tavern in Ellicott City.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

I was there to take pictures for marketing purposes.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Check out the "St. Patrick's Day @ Diamondback Tavern" album for those pictures.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Back at Peter's we hung out on the deck....

Wed Mar 17, 2010

And then Kelli took a little nap while Peter and I hung out.

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Good times, indeed!!!!!

Thu Mar 18, 2010

Well that's all for Winter, and it looks like Spring has arrived!!!