A bird's eye view ...

We took a plane ride over the high peaks while our friend Gina was visiting. The pilot even let Dan fly!!!! If you look closely you can make out the ear-to-ear grin he had on his face. It was the first snow of the season and the peaks were just beautiful. I believe this grouping is know as the Gothics. And no, I don't know why I'm standing like that!!! Quite the pose huh?

What's the weather been like???

This was October 20, the day our friend Gina came to visit from Pennsylvania and said what the @#!@!? She said "It's October!!!" and we said "Well, IT IS October". Since then the weather has actually been very/dissapointingly calm. Here's hoping for more snow soon!!!!

Well, Dan was enjoying the life of a man of leisure but FORTUNATELY he is now employed as an electrician. No more lazy days on the water/trail for now. Awww, don't we feel sorry for him?!?!?!?!???

Trudeau Institute ...

I work at an incredible place called the Trudeau Institute where we work on finding ways to cure and treat infectious disease. My lab focuses on Tuberculosis. This is a very tough "bug" that has seen a resurgence in third world countries as well as populations throughout the world with compromised immune systems (i.e. HIV+). Other labs at the Institute work on cancer, flu, and multiple sclerosis. I'm learning a lot and TRULY loving my job. Feels good! Doesn't hurt that we are perched on the shore of Lower Saranac Lake. It's a very relaxed/academic-like atmosphere but a lot of good/serious research is taking place. Check it out if you're interested - see the link on this page for more info.

Meet the squirrels ...

Although no one could ever replace Kitty, Dan and I thought it might be nice to try two!! We adopted Jem (grey and white) and Scout (grey and white stripes) about a month ago. They are brother and sister. We call them the squirrels because they make it feel like we live with squirrels :) Scout's the dainty lil' princess and Jem is built like a bull dog but very needy/lovey.

Rest in peace little man ...

As some of you know we were very sad to lose Kitty shortly after he moved up North. We miss him terribly and think/talk about him often. He was a huge part of our lives for nearly 17 years. He had a long run but it never seems long enough.

We miss you buddy :(

Intro ...

Thought it would be nice to have a blog to document our adjustment to life up North. As someone who is online often, I love having blogs to catch up with how/what friends and family are up to. Anyway, we're getting settled in for freeze up and it will give something to work on from my cozy couch. Here are some pics of the house we're renting in Saranac Lake. Some would say I was a little lonely waiting for Dan to move up WITH THE FURNITURE!!! :)