On December 1st, we had our first blizzard. It was even more fun that I thought it would be! As I write this now, there is not a single snowflake left in the yard, as we've had unusually warm weather for the past week or so. Hopefully, we'll get another blizzard soon.

Tags: Snow, Milwaukee

Tags: Kaiser, Bella, Snow

Mom and Bill came up for the weekend. Unfortunately, I had to study, but Amber took them hiking up north a bit and to see the rest of the sights downtown.

Tags: Mom & Bill, Milwaukee

Amber and I spent the day in Chicago doing the typical touristy stuff. We walked all over the city, from the Sears Tower to the Hancock Building, and of course the Navy Pier. We also ate Chicago-style deep dish pizza at Uno's Pizzeria. It was also pretty cold, so I wasn't so eager to take a bunch of pictures. We can't wait to go back ... next time, we'll have to stop by and see Wrigley Field.

Tags: Chicago

We got our first decent snow of the year, around an inch or so. It was very different, and the dogs sure loved it. They get pretty spunky in the cold.

Tags: Kaiser, Bella, Snow

Block two exams are finally over, and Dad came up from Ocala to visit. Unfortunately, most of the autumn color is gone - I'll have to wait until next year to get some good, colorful shots. We went up to Harrington Beach State Park on Lake Michigan, just north of Port Washington, where most of these photographs were taken. The next batch of pictures will be of the first substantial snowfall. We already had some flurries, but nothing worth taking a picture of.

Tags: Photography

I haven't had the chance, at all, to take any pictures since I started school last month. In fact, almost all of my free time has been spent studying and sleeping. Even though I can't do a lot of the things I used to do, and would like to do, I really can't complain. I'm enjoying school more than I ever have. It's really exciting to be learning something new everyday, and to be completely interested in it too (okay, well Biochem isn't always a party).

Since I don't have much time for photography, I'll try to write up here from time to time to keep everyone up to date with my new boring life. I'd write more right now, except I should be studying for my first round of exams coming up in the next few days.

Tags: Med School, Amber, Jeff

On our way to Germanfest, I took some pictures of the Milwaukee Art Museum on Lake Michigan.

Tags: Milwaukee

With only two weeks left until I start school, we won't be doing much else to update the house for a while. So, I've posted some pictures of the house as it is now. Hopefully by the end of the year we will have the kitchen/hallway/bathroom floors tiled. Next summer, we're planning to paint the outside of the house, construct a new retaining wall in the back yard, and do some landscaping as well.

Tags: House, Milwaukee

For some reason, the chimpanzees and gorillas were not out playing, so I was disappointed that I didn't get to see them. Otherwise, there were a lot of animals out, and all very active, which was great. One sea lion had this ritual where he looked like he was sleeping, but then would make some crazy sounds. Am managed to get it on video with her Razr. It's hard to see the sea lion, but you sure can hear her grunting.

Tags: Milwaukee, Zoo

Fireworks display by the City of West Allis at the Milwaukee Mile / Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.

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Bella had her third birthday, complete with gifts and dog cake.

Tags: Bella, Birthday

Apparently, high-pressured water makes Bella go crazy.

Tags: Kaiser, Bella

I posted some of the pictures I took on our drive to Milwaukee. They are mostly in chronological order, and start in southern Tennessee (I was too lazy to photograph anything in Georgia). If the picture is boring to you, it's probably in Illinois somewhere. I also included a couple of shots of the wood floor in the bedroom after the refinishing, along with the beautiful hallway linoleum. And yeah, that's a rabbit in our yard.

Tags: Milwaukee

Am and I are just now getting settled after almost 3 weeks. The floors in the bedrooms have been refinished, so all we have left to do is refinish the living room floor and we should be done with the major things. Still tons of odds and ends to take care, but I have some time to do all that. When I get the time, I'll post up the pictures from our trip up to Wisconsin along with pictures of the progress we've made on the house.

Tags: House, Milwaukee

Mother's Day at Nanna & Poppie's new house.

Tags: Mom & Bill, Amber, Jeff

Natalie, Josh, Sarah, Rosie, and Jim had us over for one last get together. Lots of good food and even better company. We'll miss you guys a lot!

Tags: Friends, Gainesville

Morgan Kate's first Birthday, May 5, 2006.

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The pictures from Easter are now online.

Tags: Mom & Dad, Eric & Dana

I've put up a second Photo Galleries site using a Flash-based program called Photofolio. Initially, it's more work to set up and modify, but it's a lot easier to maintain and update than the orange Rapidweaver site that has been in place for the past month or so.

Check out the two sites, then take this SURVEY to let me know what you think.

Well, not really. I got a summer job in Milwaukee today at American Eagle. It's a serious paycut, but at least it's a paycheck.

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UPDATE: Apr/10/06
The videos are now streaming, so you shouldn't have to wait for them to load now.

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I've added six videos I took of Bandit this past Christmas. Even though the picture quality isn't very good, they're great memories. Just be patient and let them load, too - the videos are pretty big.

The sellers have countered our offer, and we've accepted it! We're moving to Milwaukee!

Tags: House, Milwaukee

We made an offer on the house we like in West Allis on Monday, so hopefully we'll hear back in a day or two if they've accepted it.

Tags: House, Milwaukee

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UPDATE: Mar/21/06
I've processed and uploaded all the pictures from the trip, so they're actually online now.

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We just got back from a weekend at Hillsborough River State Park near Tampa. I took lots of pictures of Eric, Dana, Am, the mutts, and there's even some of me in the Camping galleries. For more scenic shots like the one above, go to the Florida galleries. I will be putting these pictures up within the next week or two.

Tags: Camping, Florida, Eric & Dana, Amber, Jeff

While in Milwaukee, we found one house out of more than 30 that we fell in love with. Great price, good location, and not much renovation needed. We are very excited. Check out the house here.

Tags: House, Milwaukee

Over the next few days, I will be putting up my favorite pictures from my honeymoon in Antigua last year.

Tags: Antigua, Amber, Jeff

I am in the process of adding pictures to my portfolio, which is basically the best or most interesting of my work. For a more complete array of photographs, visit my photo album.