Hudson’s birthday coincided with the epic Solar Eclipse 2017, a once-in-a-lifetime event that a two-year-old could never appreciate. In fact, I’m pretty sure he slept right through it (since the peak happened pretty close to nap time). Between eclipse viewing and birthday partying, it was a crazy, hectic, but very fun day that I’ll always remember.
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Sun’s out, son’s out
Posted in family, Kids, Science, The District, Work, tagged birthday, eclipse, solar eclipse, toddler birthday, two year old on September 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »
39 weeks: the homestretch
Posted in family, Government, Holidays, Kids, Science, The District, Traffic, Work, tagged delivery, labor, maternity, pregnancy, washington dc on December 6, 2016| 1 Comment »
Well, baby is due on Sunday but theoretically could come any day now. Did you hear that, baby? Any day now. The second pregnancy has been relatively uneventful but definitely more tiring with a 15-month-old involved. I’m so thankful my parents have been here for almost two weeks now to help out as we await the arrival; while Bart has been super amazing as usual, we could never have managed this well on our own.
I could say a lot about pregnancy and all the thoughts and emotions associated with it or described the unique aspects of this one, but as we count down the final days I thought I would keep it relatively light by reflecting on some of the questions and comments I have received over the last few months. Most are pretty benign or guileless, even if they get annoying in their frequency or short-sightedness.
Three years, fourteen months, and eight weeks
Posted in DIY, family, Kids, Monthly Update, Moving, The District, The house, tagged baby, diy, fall, House, pregnancy, renovation, toddler on October 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
You know I love a good milestone post on the blog. This week the Taylors have three to note as we move solidly into the fall season.
This day in history: Asaph Hall and the moons of Mars
Posted in Physics, Science, The District, Work, tagged asaph hall, astronomy, deimos, mars, moons of mars, phobos, USNO, washington dc on August 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
One year ago today, I was not in labor with Hudson (it was his due date, but you know how babies–and statistical distributions–are). But on this date 139 years ago, something very special happened right at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.
Tire-d
Posted in The District, Traffic on July 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Last spring, I managed to annihilate two tires on my new car within about three weeks. I ran over a nail one week; it ended up too close to the sidewall, so I had to get an entirely new tire for an otherwise minor patch job. Then, less than three weeks later, I ran over a weight used to balance tires, and it completely obliterated the tread beyond repair. Same tire, too…just three weeks old, and had to be replaced.
Surely you would think my bad luck with tires was used up in those unlikely incidents. Unfortunately, I got to experience tire dejavu twice again this summer.
Laid to rest
Posted in Faith, family, Holidays, The District, tagged arlington national cemetery, army, funeral, GBM, Vietnam, washington dc on July 1, 2016| 1 Comment »
Yesterday, surrounded by family and friends and honored by his country, we laid to rest the remains of BH Taylor Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery.
Three years: transplanted
Posted in Moving, The District on November 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Last week, I bought some new pots for my lily and hibiscus plants. They were still in the original pots and were getting root bound, so it seemed like the thing to do before bringing them to overwinter inside the house. Since today marks three years since our move to Washington, D.C., I reflected a bit on my own transplantation from Colorado to the east coast. It’s hard to say that after three years I still feel “new,” but I wonder just how deep our new roots here go.
38 weeks: it’s never too late?
Posted in DIY, Food, Friends, Kids, The District on August 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Being technically full-term and able to possibly go into labor at any moment hasn’t stopped the Taylors from hosting two different contingencies of houseguests over the last two weekends. It’s never too late for a last-minute visit from friends, right?
Mount Vernon by candlelight
Posted in Holidays, The District, weather, tagged christmas, epiphany, George Washington, holidays, Mount Vernon, New Year's Day, twelve days of Christmas on December 3, 2014| 1 Comment »
Since moving to Northern Virginia just over a year ago, we have wanted to visit George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon, which is surprisingly close to us. We’ve heard many people say how wonderful it is; my parents went when they came to visit us in October and had a great time. Bart suggested last month that we could go see it on Veterans Day when we both had the day off, but someone told us that it was really special to see at Christmas time, so we opted to push our trip off a few weeks and finally made our way over there on Sunday evening.
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Air and Space Museum: Udvar-Hazy Center
Posted in Holidays, regional travel, The District, travel, tagged air and space, airplanes, Concorde, Discovery, Enola Gay, museum, smithsonian, space shuttle, SR-71 Blackbird, Veterans Day on November 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Last week, I had Tuesday off for Veterans Day. I’m a little late to the game to say thank you to all those who have served in various ways for our country, but they deserve recognition all year and not just one day, so thank you all for your service and sacrifice!
Veteran’s day is not one of those holidays that Bart gets off from his work; however, after working really hard during October on a project, he decided to take one day off to relax a bit and do something fun while I was off as well. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to check another local Washington, DC attraction off our list. We tossed around a number of good ideas and finally landed on the Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport in Virginia.
The Taylor Approximation 