Ice Storm

On the night of Jan 14th Ann Arbor got freezing rain that covered everything in ice.

My Birthday

Monica had a party at her house for my birthday.

Ottawa

Monica and I went to Ottawa for a long weekend.

South Haven

Monica, Jeremy, Huey Fang, and I took a trip to Michigan's west coast for a nice Memorial Day weekend trip.

Kayaking

Monica and I took the trip down the Huron River with Smootchie.

Mis and John's Wedding

After a long battle with the single life and cohabitation, Marissa (Monica's cousin) and John finally got hitched. The ceremony was short and just sweet enough, much like the salmon and pomegranate martinis afterward.

Ocean Shores

After the wedding Monica and I went to Ocean Shores, WA to meet up with my family and fly kites.

Sheep Lake

For a quick day hike we drove up to Chinook Pass and hiked up the Sheep Lake trail.

Mackinac Island

Monica's mother and her husband were visiting. We spent the first two days visiting Mackinac Island.

Misc

Viktor's Art

We went to the opening of Viktor's art installation in Farmington Hill and then Kathy lead us on wild chase for restaraunts with Pita in their name.

Lausanne

I visited Pascale in Lausanne. I met a couple of her friends and then we took a bike ride to a lookout above the city.

Walking around Geneva

I did some shopping and then, after the stores closed, wandered around.

Will visiting, four Swiss cities

Will was visiting, and by some luck we had a wirlwind tour of Lausanne, Bern, and Basel, finishing with an Italian dinner in Geneva with Marco.

Hudson-Mills Metropark

Monica and I took a walk with Jeremy and Huey Fang around Hudson-Mills Metropark.

Christmas Trees

Monica, Jeremy, Huey Fang, and I visit a tree farm, borrow a saw, and do what comes naturally.

El Paso

Monica and I had some time in El Paso before and after driving to Austin.

Austin