Our New House!

It’s been a little over a month since we moved into our new house, just about 2 miles from our old place. We’re still settling in, but it now feels like home. Here’s a time-lapse of the construction, which took about 5 months .

Atlanta United FC

For Emily’s and Elisabeth’s 18th birthday, we took in an Atlanta United FC game at Mercedes Benz Stadium.  Even though they lost, it was still a great time – the stadium itself is really impressive! You can find some pictures and a video here.

Zoo Atlanta, September 5, 2017

We wanted to sneak in one last ‘field trip’ before summer slips away, so we went to Zoo Atlanta today. You can find my pictures here, and here is a short video with highlights:

 

Lou Martilotta, 1924 – 2017

My father, ‘Big Lou’ Martilotta, has passed away after battling congestive heart failure over the last year.  He died on the 65th anniversary of his wedding to my mom Lucille Martilotta, just 3 days after his 93rd birthday.  Dad had been healthy up until just the last 12 months or so, driving his car and living on his own as recently as last year.  He had a great funeral over this past weekend, with many of his former students turning out to pay their respects, and to share fond memories. You can read his obituary here. He will be missed!

Goodbye 2016!

Suzy and I enjoyed seeing John Oliver at the wonderful Art Deco Fox Theater on New Year’s Eve. He didn’t disappoint, and it was a great way to ring in the new year. You can see some of my pictures of the evening here.

Merry Christmas!

You can find some photos here from the “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights” exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, taken earlier this month. Happy holidays!

Our China Trip: Wrap-Up

I wanted to add a post with all the links from our trip.

POSTS:
– Our China Trip: Prologue – SoCal layover
– Our China Trip: Chapter 1 – Beijing
– Our China Trip: Chapter 2 – Guilin
– Our China Trip: Chapter 3 – Nanning
– Our China Trip: Chapter 4 – Yangtze Cruise
– Our China Trip: Chapter 5 – Shanghai
– Our China Trip: Chapter 6 – Hong Kong

VIDEOS (playlist of all videos is here):
– Beijing
– Guilin and Nanning
– Yangtze River Cruise
– Shanghai
– Hong Kong

PICTURES: Complete link is here

CHINA MONTAGE: Link is here

We hope you enjoyed!