Showing posts with label Whelihan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whelihan. Show all posts
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gregory and James
Friday, August 20, 2010
Birthday Party
In 2009, my grandmother became a great-grandmother another five times -- Alma was the last of the 2009 babies. The family has been celebrating lots of 1st birthdays recently. Here's another from this past weekend. Look how cute that birthday girl is!!
Alma enjoyed the pool until she saw me trying to snap her photo. I still think she is super cute, even when upset. (Did we mention that she's becoming more attached to me recently?)
Of course, if there is a chance to give Alma a skull-n-crossbones temporary tatoo, we are going to do it as a "tramp stamp".
Let's take another look at that adorable birthday girl -- SO CUTE!!!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
90 to 1 odds
March is a great month for birthdays. This month, my grandmother turned 90, my little nephew turned 1 and my sister-in-law (who shares a birthday with said nephew) didn't have to age because she has forfeited her birthday. When she gave birth last year, she declared, "Now, I no longer have to age!" Joshua's sister Amy, who also has a birthday in March, may have declared the same anti-aging policy a number of years ago because, honestly, she doesn't seem to age at all! Happy birthday to all these lovely ladies and to the Little Man.
Here is Grandma Whelihan enjoying her big birthday bash. We like to give gifts that call it like it is. (Champion brand was established the same year as my grandmother was born, 1919.)
Right after that trip to NYC to celebrate my grandmother's life, I jetted off to Las Vegas for a weeklong American Association of Geographers Conference in Las Vegas. I was able to present my thesis, Mapping Geographically Weighted Regression: Spatial Nonstationarity of Logistic Regression Models of Juvenile Drug Crime Recidivism. The presentation went well. The questions afterward were tough. That's what I get for writing a statistically-focused paper and inviting people who wrote books on the subject to the session. Not that I'm complaining; their questions and suggestions are super helpful as I put the last touches on my thesis. Statistical stats is so interesting to me, but I am constantly reminded how big the field is. Some day I'll be an expert too. Some day ....
Unfortunately, since I'm allergic to cigarette smoke, I got the worst cold during this trip. I went nearly two full years without being sick and, while I'm grateful for that, I'm bummed that I had to endure a cold during this trip. The sessions I attended were fascinating -- census tract changes set for the 2010 big event, mortgage foreclosures, among others -- but the cold was a little more than distracting.
In an attempt to avoid the casinos, I spent a small chunk of time poolside at Caesar's Palace, which was beyond pleasant.
While touring around the city, I did not go into this building. The large photos of Elton John, Bette Midler and Cher were clear signs that I did not belong there.
One of the best parts of the trip was walking out to the Vegas burbs to visit the Springs Preserve. While interesting, it was a bit of a sham -- the water company putting up a museum dedicated to how Las Vegas is so extremely good at saving at water and how environmentally-conscious the area is. Um, excuse me? Sure, the ten-acre lot where the museum stands may be made with the environment in mind, but I had a hard time finding that same mindset in the rest of the area.
Even though I missed Joshua during my week in Vegas, it was nice to have some time on my own. I like exploring.
During my three-hour layover in Chicago on the way back to Philly, I emailed Joshua's best friend Scott to see if he was in the airport. Of course, in only a way that Scott can be, he was just flying in from Duluth. It was great to have a little visit with him before hopping on my flight home.
Once I got back to Philly, Joshua and I went over to our neighbors house to watch wrestling. Back story: Our talented neighbor, Randy, is a writer for the Associated Press and has to produce a piece on the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania. He invited us over to watch the first and the most recent Wrestlemanias. It was fun to watch Mr. T and the Hulk team up back when they were so much younger. Randy wrestled and wrote a piece two years ago about professional wrestling so I'm excited to read this newest piece. Please watch the video. My favorite part is when (very faintly) you can hear Randy say, "Oh no, this is bad."
This morning, I attended a shower to celebrate Amanda's pregnancy. She looks great. The party was fun and it was nice to catch up with friends from college.
Next weekend: Comprehensive exams = approximately 55 hours to write three essays that prove I am Master (with a capital M) material. Topics: 1. GIS and Crime Mapping, 2. Spatial Statistics with regard to Geographically Weighted Regression, 3. Peer Contagion within the Juvenile Delinquent Population. Fun stuff. Wish me luck!
Here is Grandma Whelihan enjoying her big birthday bash. We like to give gifts that call it like it is. (Champion brand was established the same year as my grandmother was born, 1919.)
Right after that trip to NYC to celebrate my grandmother's life, I jetted off to Las Vegas for a weeklong American Association of Geographers Conference in Las Vegas. I was able to present my thesis, Mapping Geographically Weighted Regression: Spatial Nonstationarity of Logistic Regression Models of Juvenile Drug Crime Recidivism. The presentation went well. The questions afterward were tough. That's what I get for writing a statistically-focused paper and inviting people who wrote books on the subject to the session. Not that I'm complaining; their questions and suggestions are super helpful as I put the last touches on my thesis. Statistical stats is so interesting to me, but I am constantly reminded how big the field is. Some day I'll be an expert too. Some day ....Unfortunately, since I'm allergic to cigarette smoke, I got the worst cold during this trip. I went nearly two full years without being sick and, while I'm grateful for that, I'm bummed that I had to endure a cold during this trip. The sessions I attended were fascinating -- census tract changes set for the 2010 big event, mortgage foreclosures, among others -- but the cold was a little more than distracting.
In an attempt to avoid the casinos, I spent a small chunk of time poolside at Caesar's Palace, which was beyond pleasant.
While touring around the city, I did not go into this building. The large photos of Elton John, Bette Midler and Cher were clear signs that I did not belong there.
One of the best parts of the trip was walking out to the Vegas burbs to visit the Springs Preserve. While interesting, it was a bit of a sham -- the water company putting up a museum dedicated to how Las Vegas is so extremely good at saving at water and how environmentally-conscious the area is. Um, excuse me? Sure, the ten-acre lot where the museum stands may be made with the environment in mind, but I had a hard time finding that same mindset in the rest of the area.
Even though I missed Joshua during my week in Vegas, it was nice to have some time on my own. I like exploring.
During my three-hour layover in Chicago on the way back to Philly, I emailed Joshua's best friend Scott to see if he was in the airport. Of course, in only a way that Scott can be, he was just flying in from Duluth. It was great to have a little visit with him before hopping on my flight home.
Once I got back to Philly, Joshua and I went over to our neighbors house to watch wrestling. Back story: Our talented neighbor, Randy, is a writer for the Associated Press and has to produce a piece on the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania. He invited us over to watch the first and the most recent Wrestlemanias. It was fun to watch Mr. T and the Hulk team up back when they were so much younger. Randy wrestled and wrote a piece two years ago about professional wrestling so I'm excited to read this newest piece. Please watch the video. My favorite part is when (very faintly) you can hear Randy say, "Oh no, this is bad."
This morning, I attended a shower to celebrate Amanda's pregnancy. She looks great. The party was fun and it was nice to catch up with friends from college.
Next weekend: Comprehensive exams = approximately 55 hours to write three essays that prove I am Master (with a capital M) material. Topics: 1. GIS and Crime Mapping, 2. Spatial Statistics with regard to Geographically Weighted Regression, 3. Peer Contagion within the Juvenile Delinquent Population. Fun stuff. Wish me luck!
Monday, November 10, 2008
More/our photos from the last month of excitement
Patrick and Carrie got engaged! Hooray! Patrick asked me to part of the wedding party, which is totally awesome. That is going to be such a rockin' good wedding because they are so totally in love and excited about everything.
Here they are opening their first official engagement gift when they came for Joshua's birthday party.
Joshua's birthday party was super fun. The house was a wreck from a crazy week and the dog was nutso (as usual) but we have wonderful and tolerant friends and family who helped us to celebrate Joshua's first 30 years.
Joshua really wanted to make his own birthday cake. In the tradition of funny birthday cakes, he made a beer bottle cake. Very impressive, right?! And super tasty thanks to Hershey's chocolate!
I know that we already reviewed this on the blog, but we have to touch on it again: the Phillies won the World Series! It not like other towns that win big games. This is Philly and their 25+ year streak of not winning ANYTHING major. And South Philly is where all the fanatical fans seem to be located. It has been great to be here for all of the excitement.
The night of the second half of the final game, everyone in the bar went crazy with every little thing that happened. Once the game was done, everyone went outside to celebrate. Tons of high-fiving and hugging as people seemed overwhelmed with emotion for their team and fellow Philadelphians. Even little kids were standing outside of their homes in their PJs and jumping up and down. It really was a cool thing to witness.
This Halloween proved to us how blessed we are to live on our street. Our neighbors came out in costumes with tons of candy and alcohol. One of the most beloved ladies on our street, Marie, who is over 80 years old, dressed up as a Native American so that she could go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. Evidently her costumes are well-known and very anticipated each year. Our best friends on the block, Dottie and H, dressed their little boy up as a penguin, which was overwhelmingly cute. Randy and H put on wrestler masks and sipped wine through straws. Overall a very fun night although we cannot believe that we did not get dressed up this year. Next year ... next year ...
This past weekend, David and Jess got married! It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a kickin' party with (what felt like and might have been) 300+ of their closest family and friends. It is always so much fun to see the Whelihan side of the family and hang out with all of my cousins.
Here they are opening their first official engagement gift when they came for Joshua's birthday party.
Joshua's birthday party was super fun. The house was a wreck from a crazy week and the dog was nutso (as usual) but we have wonderful and tolerant friends and family who helped us to celebrate Joshua's first 30 years.
Joshua really wanted to make his own birthday cake. In the tradition of funny birthday cakes, he made a beer bottle cake. Very impressive, right?! And super tasty thanks to Hershey's chocolate!
I know that we already reviewed this on the blog, but we have to touch on it again: the Phillies won the World Series! It not like other towns that win big games. This is Philly and their 25+ year streak of not winning ANYTHING major. And South Philly is where all the fanatical fans seem to be located. It has been great to be here for all of the excitement.
The night of the second half of the final game, everyone in the bar went crazy with every little thing that happened. Once the game was done, everyone went outside to celebrate. Tons of high-fiving and hugging as people seemed overwhelmed with emotion for their team and fellow Philadelphians. Even little kids were standing outside of their homes in their PJs and jumping up and down. It really was a cool thing to witness.
This Halloween proved to us how blessed we are to live on our street. Our neighbors came out in costumes with tons of candy and alcohol. One of the most beloved ladies on our street, Marie, who is over 80 years old, dressed up as a Native American so that she could go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. Evidently her costumes are well-known and very anticipated each year. Our best friends on the block, Dottie and H, dressed their little boy up as a penguin, which was overwhelmingly cute. Randy and H put on wrestler masks and sipped wine through straws. Overall a very fun night although we cannot believe that we did not get dressed up this year. Next year ... next year ...
This past weekend, David and Jess got married! It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a kickin' party with (what felt like and might have been) 300+ of their closest family and friends. It is always so much fun to see the Whelihan side of the family and hang out with all of my cousins.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Whelihan Invasion
Did we tell you that we were able to have a visit with part of the Whelihan gang (L's mom's side of the family) when they were in town last weekend? It was great to see them ... it's been a while since we have had a proper visit!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Giving Thanks 2007 Spectacular
We always have lots of lovely people over for dinner, but we often forget to take pictures of the entire crowd. This is probably a good thing because who really posts blog entries about what they do all the time ... except for everyone who lives in Seattle and us, I guess.
Anyway, even though we have no photographic evidence of it, the weekend before Thanksgiving we had a lovely dinner with some of my Whelihan cousins -- David, Michael and Alexis -- and also Brian, Bridgette and TBD. Mike and Alexis were able to visit with us for the weekend. What a great couple, easy guests and a fun time!
This year’s day-of-eating-too-much was wonderful. Brian, Bridgette, TBD (the non-born baby), Charlie (the teen-angst dog), Joshua and I spent the long weekend with my parents in Carlisle among the fall colors.
We were able to enjoy a wonderful (and traditional!) meal together with one of the student from Dickinson College, John Paul.
Celebrate Mom’s 35th birthday!
Watch Flicker (TBD) push on Bridgette’s belly.
Eat mass quantities of the povitisa Joshua made last weekend.
EDIT: I cannot believe that I forgot some of the other exciting activities!
* BOWLING
* Hershey Bear's Hockey
* and 9-ball in the basement ... although when Joshua beat Dad and I two games in a row, while still calling the balls by the color instead of the number, I'm not sure what that should be called.
Anyway, even though we have no photographic evidence of it, the weekend before Thanksgiving we had a lovely dinner with some of my Whelihan cousins -- David, Michael and Alexis -- and also Brian, Bridgette and TBD. Mike and Alexis were able to visit with us for the weekend. What a great couple, easy guests and a fun time!
This year’s day-of-eating-too-much was wonderful. Brian, Bridgette, TBD (the non-born baby), Charlie (the teen-angst dog), Joshua and I spent the long weekend with my parents in Carlisle among the fall colors.
We were able to enjoy a wonderful (and traditional!) meal together with one of the student from Dickinson College, John Paul.
Celebrate Mom’s 35th birthday!Watch Flicker (TBD) push on Bridgette’s belly.
Eat mass quantities of the povitisa Joshua made last weekend.
And play with the dog in the backyard. 
All in all a great weekend!
EDIT: I cannot believe that I forgot some of the other exciting activities!
* BOWLING
* Hershey Bear's Hockey
* and 9-ball in the basement ... although when Joshua beat Dad and I two games in a row, while still calling the balls by the color instead of the number, I'm not sure what that should be called.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
New York, New York
This past weekend was spent in New York City.
* Visited Grandma on Staten Island.
* Took the ferry to Manhattan. Joshua got to see the The Statue of Liberty for the first time exclaiming, "She isn't that big!"
* Went to a swanky black-tie birthday party for my former boat mate in the Caribbean. I knew most of the party-goers because most were guests on the boat at one point in time -- they didn't recognize me at first because my hair is now much shorter, I have more clothing on than just a bikini, and I'm not covered in a combination of 
varnish, food and engine oil.
varnish, food and engine oil.
* Stayed over with friends and celebrated Mass and brunch together.
Another great weekend!
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