Noah & Shari's Wedding

This past weekend Elaina and I hopped a flight out to Raleigh, NC for Noah & Shari's wedding. We had a great time with good people, free booze, and plentiful food. Great job, Mr. & Mrs. Becker! Below are some pictures of the highlights.


Here we are with Mom, Jake & Kaori. Look how cute everyone is!


The happy/devilish look of Noah.


Shari surprises us all by flanking from the left.


...I... promised... I... wouldn't cry...


Holy crap they look cute. This is at the reception, and is the only decent picture I have of the newlyweds.


Happy Noah :) Well done, sir.

Before and After

Three weeks after purchasing our house, Elaina and I have made some massive changes to the place. Here are some before and after pics of our progress. We painted the house ourselves.


Office Before


Office After



Guest Bedroom Before


Guest Bedroom After



Master Bedroom Before


Master Bedroom After



Master Bathroom Before


Master Bathroom After



Kitchen Before


Kitchen After



Living Room Before


Living Room After

We Are Homeowners!

As of Thursday, January 26th at around 5:00pm, Elaina and I became homeowners! We are so freakin' excited because this place is a dream. We are going to slowly move in over the next month, so if you have a truck and live in Austin, give us a call! We will provide beer and steaks as payment ;)

Elaina's Abstract for Italy

This past week Elaina submitted her first "first authorship" abstract for a conference she will be attending in Italy. The abstract is titled "Intravenous Ethanol Infusion Effects on Dopamine Response in the Nucleus Accumbens Core and Shell." This is a big deal because although this isn't her first abstract, it's the first one where she is the main author and scientist behind the work.

In case you don't know, an abstract is basically a preliminary summary of study data that is presented to colleagues all over the world, so they can see what studies these scientists are doing that may impact their future research.

To view her abstract, click here: www.unc.edu/~eahoward/abstract.pdf

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas (and Hannukah)! This year we had an amazing Christmas day, full of mimosas, video games, green bean casserole, stuffing, pictures, and crazy antics.

Here's what Eddie got: MP3 player, liquor decanter, lumbar support pillow, Prince of Persia 3 for the XBox, "Shaolin Soccer" on DVD, a bunch of money, and a box of marzipan :)

Here's what Elaina got: Palm Tungsten E2 (with bluetooth), digital camera (well, for both of us), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" on DVD, gift certificate for shoes, centerpiece from Crate and Barrel, a bunch of money, and some of Eddie's marzipan :)

Some pictures:


Elaina wearing Eddie's stocking.


Elaina talking to her mom.


Elaina and her Palm Tungsten E2 (with bluetooth).


Eddie posing with his MP3 player.


Eddie and the "Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones"


Our lovely Christmas tree :)

Creepy Moustache Party

This past weekend Elaina and I had the honor of attending Austin's own "Creepy Moustache Party." The theme is simple: if you can grow facial hair, do so for about a month and then shave it all except your moustache. If you can't grow a beautiful moustache, one will be supplied at the door.

A full slideshow of pictures can be found here: http://photos.yahoo.com/eddie_a_howard

In the meantime, feast your eyes on this:

Chronic of Narnia

If you haven't seen it yet, this clip from Saturday Night Live is probably the funniest thing they've done in 20 years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0