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| At first I wasn't thrilled
about going with David to Banff, Alberta for one of his conferences, but I
am very glad that I did. The Canadian Rockies are amazingly beautiful,
and we had a really great time. The architecture and setting reminded
me a lot of my hometown and my parent's home. Both of us also went
downhill skiing for the first time in our lives. This photo is from
our icewalk in Johnston Canyon. Taken: March 2008 |
After being a "chorus wife"
for the first few years of our relationship, David finally became a singing
member of PGMC in January 2008. This picture was taken at our first
concert singing together, in March 2008. Taken: March 2008 |
One of the perks of David's
post-doctorate position is going to conferences around the US.
Occasionally I'm able to fit these into my schedule as well and join him for
a vacation. Here we are together in Miami, Florida. Taken: May 2007 |
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| In June of 2006, David and
I, along three other friends, did a Midwest Coaster Trip. Our last
stop was at Kiing's Island near Cincinnati, OH. Here we are in front
of one of David's top roller coasters, The Beast. Taken: June 2006 |
David is a big fan of
aquaria and fish. It was because of him that I got back into setting
up my own freshwater tank. It's not nearly as pretty as his saltwater
tank. This picture is from our visit to the world's largest aquarium,
the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta, GA. Taken: February 2007 |
David and I are both fans of
the Food Network, and in particular, we both love Alton Brown and his show
Good Eats. In 2004 the Food Network held a food expo and show near
Philadelphia. David and I waited in line for nearly two hours to get
our picture with our "food hero" Alton Brown. Taken: November 2004 |
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| This picture of us was taken on David's first
visit to Philadelphia over the New Year's holiday. Taken: January 2004 |
Here we are on the Jersey
side of the Delaware river (you can see Philadelphia in the background)
visiting the NJ Aquarium. It was during this visit that David and I
officially became "boyfriends". Taken: February 2004 |
David came to my chorus concert in March of
2004. It was special to me to see him in the audience, not to mention I got to "show him
off" afterwards ;) Taken: March 2004 |
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| David has been such a trooper
over the years putting up with having
to help me at the various gay festivals in Philadelphia. This
picture is from the 2004 Equality Forum. It was so nice to walk around the festival
with him holding hands. This is one of David's favorite pictures of
the two of us. Taken: May 2004 |
Thank god David likes roller coasters.
Not nearly to the geeky extent that I do, but that's ok, as long as he likes the parks.
Here we are ascending the lift hill of Steel Force at Dorney Park. Taken: May 2004 |
David had his own "meet the parents"
experience over Memorial Day weekend in 2004. Unfortunately, he was sick a lot that weekend,
but we still had a great time. Here we are with Moose, my Dad's
previous dog. Taken: May 2004 |
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| David and I at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA.
I discovered that weekend that I am allergic to the South, or more specifically, all the
pollen that was in the air. Taken: April 2005 |
In the background of this picture is Knoebel's
amusement park, in the middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania. Taken: October 2005 |
For once, David showed ME around an amusement
park - Kennywood to be exact. Even though I lived in PIttsburgh for over a year, I never
made it to Kennywood. Here we are ascending the lift hill of Phantom's Revenge. Taken: September 2004 |