March 6 - March 12

These two handsome guys are Matt Simonette and Jim Chilsen. Both were Megan's colleagues at Marquette's Journalism School. Matt went on to New York University and received a Masters in Film. He currently works for a publication in Chicago. Jim lives in Evanston, Illinois, is married with two children, and works for the Citizens Utility Board in Chicago -- an advocacy organization. This picture was taken in 1995.

February 27 - March 5

It's impossible to remember all the names in this photo, taken probably in the early 1990s. The folks in the picture are mostly ex-Jesuit Volunteer Corps people who we hung out with, some more than others, when we lived in Milwaukee. Lower row is Felicia, her now husband Harold, Joe and unknown. The only persons in the top row whose names are remembered are top left: Trish and Tori.

February 20 - February 26

The Davis-Hartmann wedding party. Kristen, the bride, was a volunteer in the program Mike ran in Milwaukee. Stefan was a member of the Pallottine order. They had a civil ceremony in Germany, where they live on a collective farm, and a religious ceremony in Geneva, NY where Megan and I delivered the homily for their wedding.

February 13 - February 19

Here is Mike, standing in front of Big Balls of Cowtown. This picture was snapped by Megan in Fort Worth, we believe, when we visited there in the late 1990s. While both of us were never attracted to Dallas as a city to visit or live, Fort Worth seemed like an interesting place. Unfortunately, the downtown looked like a tornado went through it, because a tornado really did go through it, blasting windows from some of the high rise buildings there.

February 6 - February 12

The courtyard of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The museum was established by the same Ringling of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. The museum contains many pieces of art collected by its founder and patron, as well as putting on special exhibitions and playing host to traveling exhibits.

January 30 - February 5

A picture of our grapevines in our backyard in Albuquerque during our early spring snow in April 2005. The snow made the grapes scarce that summer, along with the apricots that usually grace the neighbor's tree. Even our pomegranate bush failed to produce this past fall, even though it bore tons of fruit the year before. We're not sure what will happen this year...we have had very little precipitation this winter.

January 23 - January 29

This fine specimen of manhood is Mike walking along a beach in Texas. Though the beach is most likely on Galveston Island, it could also be at Port Aransas. Megan, after spending much time at her parents' in Florida, was underwhelmed by the brown sand. Mike likes the ocean but is used to the small cove beaches and the dramatic cliffs of the Northern California coast. Both of us were disturbed that Texans simply drive their huge trucks and SUVs right onto the beach, which to us mars the scenery and the beauty that is a beach. But to each his/her own.

January 16 - January 22

What can we say about the Golden Gate. Still one of the, if not THE, most picturesque bridge in the world. This picture was taken by Megan while she was in California for her brother Michael's wedding to April Orcutt in 1991.

January 9 - January 15

A photo below shows Mike holding a sword at a medieval wedding in Germany. This picture is from the same wedding, and includes the bride and groom in front with various guests. Notice Mike and Megan in the back on the left. Unfortunately Norman and Sigi are not together any more, but their wedding was quite a good time!

January 2 - January 8

In fall of 2004, we received a visit from Michael Kamerick (Megan's brother) and his wife April Orcutt. We took them on a hike on the 10K trail on Sandia Mountain just outside Albuquerque. In Del Agua Canyon, the aspens were starting to show their fall colors, and April snapped this photo from the overlook at the top of the peak.