Wednesday, January 25, 2006

So....what else is new?

Well, we recently moved to a new apartment in Auburn. We are not all set up yet and largely without much furniture or we'd show you some images of the new digs. We are settling in, but getting moved in must also be tempered with the start of classes, travel, and other committments. Also, thanks to Nafeh's recommendation, we just signed up for Netflix. We haven't received the first movies yet, but the selection is amazing. A lot of good documentaries, classics, independent films, and television series you wouldn't find in your local Blockbuster or Movie Gallery. For example, we love mysteries so we already put Miss Marple and Inspector Poirot mysteries in our queue along with some great sci-fi like Farscape and Babylon 5!

We spoke of classes earlier and yes, we did mean classes for both of us. As you all probably know, Brian is now in his second semester of the Ph.D. program in Physics at Auburn and doing well as well as eating, drinking, and sleeping Physics. Our conversations have become quite interesting and enlightening if not increasingly silly from the strain on the brain. And, now, I (Alicia) will be joining him for lunch occasionally on campus as I started taking one class, Middle Eastern Societies, this Spring. Yes, I applied and was accepted to the M.S. (or M.A. - haven't quite figured out which) program in Sociology with a concentration in Cultural Anthropology. I will also be taking some core theory and methods undergraduate sociology courses over the summer. So, the balancing of time has become quite tricky, but we both have a lot to aspire to and are enjoying the challenge.

Welcome Jameh!

The most amazing recent event in our lives recently was the birth of our nephew, Jameh Tyson Fananapazir, son of Nafeh and Katrina Fananapazir, born Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3:11 a.m. We'd like to share some oh-so-cute family photos with you - basically because we can't get enough of the little guy!

You can go to http://www.nafeh.com/baby/main.php, to learn more about Jameh, the Fananapazir's and to see more cute family and baby pictures.


Katrina, Alicia's sister, presents Jameh to the world and vice versa.


Here I (Alicia) am with Little Jameh! Awwww! I could hold him all day long!


And...here's Brian with Jameh! Aren't they so cute!!


Awww...Abuelita and Jameh! Wait! What's that? Truly a blessed baby!


Awwww...three generations!!


And here's the Father-of-the-Mother-of-Jameh soaking in some rays!


Dad (Nafeh) and son!








Here's some more images...


Geoffrey and Jameh


Navid and Jameh


Brian (Tyson) with Jameh


Father-of-the-Mother-of-Jameh walking Jameh