Web Essays

This Year (Boston, June 2009-present):

• Marcus is fifteen months old (11/19/09).
• Halloween, 2009: Fry, Leela, and Nibbler (11/1/09).
• Marcus is fourteen months old (10/26/09).
• Columbus Day weekend in Bermuda (10/14/09).
• Early fall events/update (10/8/09).
• Marcus is thirteen months old (9/17/09).
• Six more months of babywearing (9/17/09).
• Family trip to Minnesota (9/3/09).
• Marcus's first birthday party (9/3/09) and lots of pictures (10/8/09).
• One fun weekend: softball, party, swim class, birthday (8/17/09).
• August events (8/12/09).
• July events (7/27/09).
• Marcus is eleven months old (7/20/09).
• Fourth of July Weekend (7/6/09).
• Marcus is ten months old (plus Washington DC and Father's Day) (6/24/09).
• June events (6/15/09).
• Marcus is nine months old (6/3/09).

Last Year (Boston, June 2008-May 2009):

• Trip to Rome (5/29/09).
• Mother's Day, etc. (5/10/09).
• April events (4/26/09).
• Marcus is eight months old (4/18/09).
• Marcus stands! (4/2/09).
• Denver trip: TESOL, Bill and Judy, and the Hasans (3/29/09).
• Marcus is seven months old (3/21/09).
• Trip to San Francisco (3/13/09).
• Marcus is mobile--and other updates (3/13/09).
• Six months of babywearing (3/1/09).
• Visit from Grandma Connie and Pop-pop (3/1/09).
• Marcus is six months old (2/20/09).
• Marcus is five months old (1/22/09).
• Robert's birthday and December catch-up (1/09/09).
• New York holiday visit (1/04/09)
• Christmas in Boston (1/04/09).
• Snowstorm! (12/20/08).
• Miscellaneous December events (12/14/08).
• Getting ready for Marcus's first Christmas (12/1/08).
• Thanksgiving week in NY (including Marcus's 100th day dim sum) (12/1/08).
• Marcus's November 23rd baptism in Massapequa, NY (12/1/08).
• Miscellaneous November events (12/1/08).
• Judy's visit to Boston (11/12/08).
• Halloween 2008: Bill, Beatrix, and B.B. throw the party that never was (11/2/08).
• Robert and Christina Have a Baby--Announcing Marcus Omer!
  • Weeks nine and ten (10/30/08)
  • Two months old. . . (10/21/08).
  • Week seven pictures (10/12/08).
  • Week six update, birth certificate fun, linguistic ruminations, and quotable quotes (10/5/08).
  • Week five update (9/29/08).
  • One month old. . . already? (9/21/08).
  • Week three pictures (9/15/08).
  • Week two update (9/5/08).
• Week one pictures and baby stats (8/29/08).
• Birth day pictures (8/22/08) and detailed birth story (8/29/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: August (8/18/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: July (7/28/08).
• Pregnancy Journal: June (6/26/08).
• Expecting Baby Michaud (6/1/08).
  • A Star Wars Approach to Childbirth: Questions and Answers (6/1/08).
  • Selected Baby-Related Bibliography (6/1/08, updated 10/16/08).
  • Boy or Girl: A Comparison of Sex Predictors (6/1/08).
  • Random Musings on Children, Motherhood, and Birth (6/1/08).
  • Catch-Up Pregnancy Journal: December, January, February, March, April, and May (6/1/08).

Year Ten (Boston, June 2007-May 2008):

• More Emails from Students (5/29/08).
• Debbie and Chris's Bowling Wedding Reception: Sacco's Bowl-Haven, Davis Square, Somerville (4/12/08).
• London in March (3/16/08).
• Debbie's Bridal Shower (3/3/08).
• Zombie. . . pigs? (1/25/08).
• Visit to Colorado with Robert's mother and family (1/11/08).
• 2007 Holidays, Part 2: Christmas baking, NY visit, Aurora and Yasmine, and Ben's twins (12/29/07).
• 2007 Holidays, Part 1: Thanksgiving, December Errands, Chanukah, Christmas Prep (12/15/07).
• Boston Family Stuff: Richard's birthday and Helena's TV (11/19/07).
• Halloween 2007: Muggles and More (10/28/07)
• Fall Fun 2007: Cookies, Big E, Sunsets, Morimoto (10/28/07).
• Christina's Guide to Sushi in Boston (10/07/07, updated 4/10/09).
• The Wedding of Miriam and Davis: A Newport, Rhode Island Clambake (9/9/07).
• Roadtrip through Maine, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island with Christina's parents (8/28/07).
• Minnesota Visit, Take Two: In Boston! (8/21/07).
• Minnesota Visit for Cousin Camille's Wedding (7/30/07).
• Adventures in. . . July (7/24/07).
• Philadelphia tourism and Laurie and Chris's 07-07-07 wedding (7/9/07).
• June Fun: Scooperbowl, Father's Day, Karen's birthday, strawberry picking, Franklin Park Zoo (6/25/07).
• Judy and Aurora's Visit to Boston (6/17/07).
• My Wellesley 10th Year Reunion: Class of 1997 (6/10/07).
• A World of Warcraft Wedding: Jef and Jin Yoon and a sushi wedding cake (6/3/07).

Year Nine (Boston, June 2006-May 2007):

• May Flowers?: DeCordova, Memorial Day, Random Fun (5/29/07).
• February and March 2007 Highlights: Home projects, San Francisco trip, NY trip with Sarah and Suzi (3/18/07).
• Sarah's M*A*S*H Birthday Party (3/14/07).
• Unplanned Dining Room Renovations (3/14/07).
• Hawaii Trip 2006: A visit to Maui and Oahu the week before Christmas (12/26/06).
• Thanksgiving and Christmas Lead-Up: Baking, crafts, and hairdye (12/12/06).
• Baltar's Vision: a.k.a. Halloween 2006 (10/29/06).
• Fall Fun: NY visit, glass pumpkins, Welcome Dinner, apple-picking, Fruitlands (10/22/06).
• Minnesota Fair and Family Fun Visit (8/28/06).
• Emails from Students: Or, How Not to Email Your Professor (7/28/06).
• Driving down the Washington, Oregon, and California coast, including Ben and Lise's 6/25/06 wedding in Seattle and exciting Trip Statistics (7/6/06).
• So you want to roast a whole lamb? Emily and Vassar's graduation party = whole lamb on a spit (6/11/06).

Year Eight (Boston, June 2005-May 2006):

• April and May 2005: Ben and Jerry's, bridal/baby showers, bears, and birthdays (Robert's 1/3 of a century!) (5/22/06).
• 2005 Holiday Season: Halloween, Ikea, Las Vegas, and Christmas
• Fall Fun: Our Salmon, Bob's Birthday, Chris's Pizza, Welcome Dinner, Apple-Picking (10/4/05).
• Spectacular Alaskan Adventure (8/29/05).
• Vermont-Montreal Vacation (8/12/05).
• A Weekend in Philly (8/12/05).
• May-July Events: Star Wars Episode III, Napoleon Dynamite party, family visits in Illinois (7/25/05).

Year Seven (Boston, June 2004-May 2005):

• February-April Events: Birthdays, book parties, Easter, etc. (5/2/05).
• The Saga of Our Front Door (3/28/05).
• Cafe Small Group Retreat (3/1/05).
• Chris's Smiling Birthday Party (1/16/05).
• Mid-December Hannukah and Christmas Festivities (12/13/04).
• November and Early December Events: Trivia, Thanksgiving, Jef's dinner, David's art show, cookie-decorating (12/09/04).
• Halloween Party 2004 (10/30/04).
• Buffy Singalong (10/24/04).
• Autumn Events: State Fair and Apple-Picking (10/18/04).
• Robert and Christina Go to Hawaii (9/10/04).
• Oh What Fun it is to Move in a One-Horse Open Somerville: An exciting day helping our friend Chris move (8/28/04).
• Minnesota Family Fun and Slattery Family Reunion (8/26/04).
• Christina's 29th Birthday Cake (8/8/04).
• Fourth of July with Friends (7/5/04).
• Vermont Driving Tour, and Wai Yee and David's Wedding (7/5/04).
• Early Summer Adventures: Fish, Anniversary, Fish, etc. (7/5/04).

Year Six (Boston, June 2003-May 2004):

• A Fun Day with Asma (5/24/04).
• A Spring Vacation Week: Arizona Deserts and Illinois Relatives (5/11/04).
• Spring Sushi Feast (3/20/04).
• The Pats Do It Again: Party and Parade (2/4/04).
• A Halloween Housewarming Party (11/4/03).
• Moving Plans and Photos (9/3/03) and Home Renovations (9/3/03, 9/7/03, 9/14/03, 9/21/03, 9/28/03, 10/5/03, 10/13/03, 10/19/03).
• August Boston Birthdays (8/04/03).
• Robert and Christina Go to the Berkshires (7/20/03).
• More Adventures with Raw Fish: Boston Sushi Notes and Reviews (7/9/03).

Year Five (Boston, June 2002-May 2003):

• Some Springtime Fun: Trinity, Buffy, Morbid Museums, and Giant Cows (5/21/03).
• George's "George is Moving to Thailand" Going Away Party (4/13/03).
• Robert and Christina Buy a House (2/28/03).
• Holiday Events: December 2002 (1/7/02).
• A Day in the Life of a Zipcar, by Mini Mia (11/30/02).
• The 10/26/02 wedding of our Minnesota cousins, Mark and Vanessa (11/02/02).
• Halloween 2002: Arwen and Aragorn and friends (10/31/02).
• Vacation, 2002: Minnesota Family Fun and California Cruising (9/08/02).
• The Grand Opening of the Silver Line (7/22/02).
• Wellesley 5-Year Reunion Events (6/17/02).
• A New England Weekend Trip: New Hampshire and Vermont travels (6/16/02).

Year Four (Boston, June 2001-May 2002):

• Easter in Steamboat Springs, Colorado: A Skiing Family Reunion (4/7/02).
• The Last Day We Ate at Buzzy's Roast Beef: An Ode to a Boston Institution (3/17/02).
• December 2001-February 2002: Family, friends, California trips, holidays, and computers (3/3/02).
• The Energy of Eighty: Written for my ESL students' writing class on Aging and Wisdom (11/18/01).
• The Potters' Halloween: The Story of James and Lily Potter, Wizard and Witch, and Friends (11/4/01).
• September 1, 2001: Apples, Lobsters, and Moving, oh my. . . (9/2/01).
• The August 2001 wedding of Robert's sister Tia (8/15/01).
• Summer adventures: verb blurbs and photos from four states (8/15/01).
• A visit to Kykuit, the Rockefeller Mansion (6/6/01).

Year Three (Los Angeles/Boston, June 2000-May 2001):

• The May 26, 2001 wedding of our cousin, Maria (5/30/01).
• Easter, Etc.: a holiday dinner and selected spring flings (4/21/01).
• Our cousin Maria's bridal shower: a web essay and web photo album (3/12/01).
• The Boston Blizzard of March 2001: A South End Snow-Day Romp (3/7/01).
• Friends and Furniture: Finally Settled in Boston (2/23/01).
• What we've been up to for the last two months, including the short version of the story of our move to Boston (2/9/01).
• Christina's Iron Chef Drinking Game (11/29/00).
• Playing the tourist in Los Angeles, Fall 2000 (11/26/00).
• Halloween 2000--pumpkin-carving, costumes, and parties (10/30/00).
• Restaurant review: Four American restaurants we like in LA (10/6/00).
• A Night at Matsuhisa: Dinner and Entertainment, on the seventh anniversary of the night we met (9/7/00).
• A weekend jaunt to San Diego (9/2/00).
• The Sporting Column, Part II (8/29/00).
• August 2000 Southwest Odyssey journal and photographs (8/14/00).
• Happenings of June and July 2000 (including more football, more sushi, Harry Potter, and pizza-making) (7/10/00).

Year Two (Los Angeles, June 1999-May 2000):

• Star Wars, Pilot Geeks, and Guitars: Social Events of the Last Two Months (3/20/00).
• The Arrival of Worf (our new PowerMac G4) (3/20/00).
• Three Christmas celebrations (1/16/00).
• Review: Dynastar Venus 9 (1/16/00).
• Halloween, 1999--Anakin and Amidala Throw a Party (11/5/99).
• The 10/9/99 wedding of our cousins, Dave and Candy (10/15/99).
• The Anderson School Ph.D. Students' Sports Column (9/5/99; updated 8/29/00).
• A weekend drive up the California Central Coast (8/26/99).
• Sushi Restaurant Reviews (four cities) and Make-Your-Own-Sushi, Part 2 (7/30/99; updated 1/13/00).
• Our second first anniversary celebration--a weekend in Las Vegas (7/6/99).
  
  Trip journal and photos.
  Quick travel tips and mini restaurant reviews (updated 8/15/00).
• Our first first anniversary celebration--a weekend at home and a clambake (7/5/99).

Year One (Los Angeles, June 1998-May 1999):

• A day at the beach, watching and eating fish (4/20/99).
• Highlights of the 3/27/99 wedding of our friends, Bernie and Elaine (4/9/99).
• Review: Volant SuperKarve L Demo (1/12/99).
• Meet Robert's classmates, the Anderson finance Ph.D. students who entered Fall 1998 (1/11/99).
• Christina's Virtual Rare Book Collection--or, see what I do all day at work (12/5/98).
• Sushi-making adventures of the last two years (9/23/98).
• Macs really are better. . . and my husband covets mine (9/23/98).
• Cross-country journal and photos 6/98-7/98 (8/23/98).
• Our wedding, 6/20/98 in Queens, New York (8/12/98).

Archives (Wellesley/Berkeley, January 1995-May 1998):

• Robert's Guide to Berkeley, CA: made with love by Christina (9/97; some broken links here, so be careful).
• Name that Author (12/96).
• Our Trip to Washington, D.C. (12/96).
• The Continuing Saga of Robert (8/96).
• Review: Elan SCX Demo (5/96).
• The Cow Quiz (1/96).
• Rice Cakes and Other Heavenly Things (1/96; updated 3/98).
• CJ's Latin Page (12/95).
• Famous and Not-so-famous Quotations (12/95; updated 8/98).

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