Andrew, Katherine, Edward and Aaron: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March Break 2015

We didn't go far during the March Break, but we did get lucky! A sunny table overlooking the best stretch of the Magnificent Mile (a.k.a. Michigan Ave) in Chicago at the Grand Lux Cafe. Great way to rest our feet and tempt our tastebuds during our busy travels.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Cub Scout Derby Car Race 2015

Today Edward participated in his last Cub Scout Derby car race with his troop with Aaron added along as the extra car needed to balance out the races. He finished with his best showing ever at 14th out of 46 cars with the Stair Master. Aaron did not too badly either, finishing 27th with his hand painted Race Car. Pretty good considering he's not even a Cub Scout since he's only five years old. It'll be two years till he can join. Today's race was the best turnout ever with

Andrew as Master of Ceremonies. Fun had by all!

Our Background

Hi! I'm Katherine and I will be doing most of the posts on this blog. I'm from the Greater Toronto Area, primarily growing up in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. My husband Andrew, was born in Montreal, however grew up in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, also in Canada. Andrew and I met in Kingston in 1996 while both studying at Queen's University. During a trip the following year to the Greek Islands, we happily got engaged underneath a lovely full moon on Santorini. In Canada, Andrew continued his studies, finishing with a Ph.D. in pure math, upon which we got married in Toronto on Canada Day in 2001 at Vaughan Estate at Sunnybrook. We then travelled and spent a postdoctoral year in Copenhagen, Denmark, and immediately upon our return to Toronto, were happy to announce the arrival of our first son, Edward, in February of 2004. We then moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick for two years where Andrew was an assistant professor at the University of New Brunswick. Then we moved to Toronto for four years where Andrew later became an associate professor at York University. During this time, our second son, Aaron, was born in December of 2009 while we lived in Markham, Ontario. Finally, our family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana where we've now been for about eight years with Andrew as a full professor in the Purdue math department. Edward is thirteen years old attending ninth grade in the fall and Aaron is eight years old now in grade three.