What a great thing to come home to!!

My favorite part of the day is coming home after work. Kenzie always greets me with the best smiles. Here she is right after I came in after a tough day this week...

 It's amazing how any burden or stress I am feeling can just be melted away by that smile. Speaking of melting, we have managed to get rid of some of the snow that is piled up everywhere in the city. There is still plenty hanging around though. Here you can see one of the sidewalks at the hospital where I am currently working. You can see some cars in the background to give you an idea of the scale of the snow buildup.

 At least some folks have a good sense of humor about it....I had to get a picture of this "Free Snow" sign in the yard of a house on my way to work.

 I've written previously about the steep learning curve that I experienced regarding driving in Boston. Well just as I was getting comfortable driving here, the Winter weather completely changed everything. I have nearly no experience driving in snow and ice. My instinct is to slow down dramatically but most everyone else in the city doesn't seem to like that. I've been receiving a lot of horn blows, glares, and "finger gestures" pointed in my direction lately. When I mentioned this to a colleague at work their reply was, "Just ignore those Masshole drivers". Well needless to say I got a kick out of combining the words Massachusetts and a__hole and unfortunately that just about sums them up!

I found a more technical definition in the 'urban dictionary':

1. For residents of Massachusetts, it is an achieved title for driving faster, being wreckless, cutting other drivers off often, and having no patience for other drivers on the road.

2. For non-residents of Massachusetts, it is a term of dislike for the people of Massachusetts that drive like an a__hole.

1. I was such a masshole today when I went down route 128 at 98 mph.

2. Don't even think about cutting me off, you masshole!

Every month the group of Gerontology fellows gets together for dinner. This month the restaurant of choice was Fin's, a great sushi place. Here you can see Kenzie getting ready for an evening out on the town. I bought that dress for her, when Jennifer was about 8 months pregnant. I can't believe she is wearing it now-time really does fly!

 Here's Kenzie and Jen at the restaurant. Kenzie decided to spend the evening chewing on a miso soup spoon!

 It had been way too long since I've had sashimi. It was fantastic!

Here is Kenzie with Diana, Tia, and Jesse

 Kenzie likes Tia!

 We stayed out a little past Kenzie's bedtime. She couldn't make it home without falling asleep.

 Even after I carried her upstairs, she didn't budge!

I thought this was a sweet picture. She fell asleep holding Jen's button.

We are definitely in the full swing of teething these days. Drool is just a normal part of life now. Here is a cute picture of Kenzie with drool everywhere-

I happened upon this old picture of me drooling back in the day. Like father like daughter!

Valentine's Day brought us packages from Honey and Pops, Nana and PawPaw-

Honey sent a box of goodies for everyone.

 Nana sent these great mugs filled with candy. You can see that the candy is gone-Jennifer claimed mine too! Anyone that knows us knows that anything that you can drink coffee from is always a great gift for us!

This week's 'Featured Flashback' will have you longing for greener days. Here is a picture of my parents guest cabin in late summer. Oh I can't wait to sleep in that bed again soon! Click on the picture for a better view....

 And here is one last picture of Kenzie to end this post! 

Ashley