I was with my aunt 9 years ago when she got a kitten and named it Anya. The name meant nothing to me at the time. Today, I learned the cat is named after the Buffy character. <3

My sister is on her way for Thanksgiving! Let the holiday season begin!!!
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Picked my grandma up from the hospital after her short procedure. She's on morphine. She handed me a cookie then went to sit down. <3 her.

Road trips with my grandma include stops for milkshakes :-)

My grandmother has an impressive green thumb. That didn't get passed down to me. http://flic.kr/p/at6udi

My mom and Chris are super focused on their fantasy draft picks. Ssshhh, they can't talk now.

I have 1.5 hours to clean my apartment before my mom gets here. Ack!

I'm not invited to play with my nephew and Chris: http://instagr.am/p/Jg34l/

There's a big wedding in the family today and I still haven't mastered the art of braiding my own hair.

I love my parents: http://bnter.com/convo/32853

Is there a word that means 'either niece or nephew' the way 'sibling' can mean 'brother or sister'? And why is 'cousin' the only gender neutral family term (that I can think of)?

Niece #2 is making her way into the world right now! Can't wait to meet her!

I wish my parents lived closer so mom could always cook me dinner. She left lots of goodies for us while we're dog sitting.

Sis flew away this morning. *sniff*. Our coasts are too far apart.

Jessie is so tan now. LA, what have you done to her?? (and by 'so tan', I mean, 'no longer ghost-like')

MY SISTER ARRIVES TOMORROW!!!!!! todo: clean, buy wine YAYAYAYAYAYAY

Scanning a 92 year-old photo album from my father's paternal grandparents. It starts in 1919 and ends in 1954.

My parents still have their chicken bread basket topper! Love it http://instagr.am/p/DrnIG/

Making cookies with mom. Like when I was 6. Except we're both working at our laptops while they bake.

Chris is shaving his beard off right now. This will be approximately the 3rd time in our relationship I'll see him without any facial hair.

I think my sister just agreed to move back to NYC but I'm not sure she meant it. Stop toying with my emotions!

I just got an email from someone in Germany who says we're distant cousins through my great grandmother Adeline Gehrig (she of the wikipedia fencing article). He included a doc with family tree info going back to 1814. <3 the internet

Chris came out of surgery feeling ffffiiiiiiiinnnnne. Now the fun starts.

Things my parents do on vacation: Stop in the Apple store and call me to find out which Mac they want. <3

10:03pm -- time for all the lights on timers to go out at my parents' house!

Scanning more photos from my grandmother's basement. When I'm done, I'm going to put together a special collection of thumb-covered photos through the decades.

I uploaded a full scan of my grandfather's photo album to flickr. The photo archiving process has pointed out a bunch of flaws in flickr. Can't create a map of just a set. Can't tag people who aren't flickr members. Etc. http://tumblr.com/xht1cn4c18