Amy's Photo Album

Welcome to my self-indulgent little corner of the web. You probably have little interest in these pictures, but I had to justify buying the scanner, and my ISP gives me 5MB of space, so what the heck. I don't think viewing any of these photos should cause your screen to crack, but don't say I didn't warn you if it happens.

Friends, Family, Pierre and Me

photo Blue-haired MIT grad and sister

photo My best friend Cha and myself dressed up for the B-52's concert during my green-and-pink-haired days. A rare moment when I wore a dress, but this is one hell of a dress.

photo Cha and me in her NYC apartment, in my green-haired days

photo My brother, Jacob, my sister, Paula, my brother's girlfriend, Judy and myself consume the family's traditional Christmas Eve lunch at a McDonald's outside of Mansfield, OH. I have black hair.

photo The sibs and me with the awesome huge mouse we got for Christmas one year.

photo The Schneider children in the mid-70's.

photo Me, just a few weeks old, with a bear that predates Pierre.

photo Another baby picture.

photo Yes, I still want to be a fightfighter.

photo My best non-human friend, Pierre T. Bear

photo Pierre in a sombrero.

photoPierre and his friend Teddy

photo Jake, Judi and newborn Andy. Don't worry, it's not a shot of the birth.

photo Andy's first birthday.

photo My friends Barry and Serena on their wedding day.

photo For all you MIT alums, the beaver centerpiece at Barry and Serena's wedding.

photo Pierre, Barry, Chris, Leo and Jeff at Barry and Serena's wedding. I cropped myself out of the shot because my head looked mutant.

photo My friends George and Jackie on their wedding day.

photo My friend Paula C. and her husband David, at their wedding

photo My sister Paula and one of her many Elmo's, on Christmas '96 or '97.

photoSteph at her graduation from Tufts

photoThis is one way to clean up some spilled sangria!

photoJudi, Paula, Jake, and me playing pool. The picture looks funky because the disposable camera went through the washing machine.

photoPaula graduating from BGSU

photoPaula and Derek drink up at Formal Cocoa

photo The always stylish George Cooley at Formal Cocoa.

photo The Class of '91 Sears Action Pose at Formal Cocoa

photo Blue-haired Jack and Jamie, wearing Gretcen's dress, at Formal Cocoa

photo Green-haired Jack and his girlfriend Katie at Formal Cocoa

photo The Class of '93 at Formal Cocoa

photo Gretchen and Noah

photo A friendly greeting from Cha and Amy-Amy (I'm not Amy-Amy)

photo Me, back in the ROTC days, wearing non-regulation footwear, with my friend Christina

photo Babes with gams

photo Christina and Jeff

photo Another picture of Christina and Jeff, taken in the summer of 1998.

photo My sister Paula and her boyfriend James.

photo Dramatic re-enactment of James and Paula's engagement.

photo My babes, Gretchen and Steph, during our weekend together in San Francisco, July 1998. We went white water rafting that weekend, but we never got the kick ass picture we ordered of ourselves.

photo Check out the threads on my father. Picture taken sometime in the late 60's.

photo More stylin' clothes from the 70's

photo My cousin Maria, me and my cousin Jennifer. Our loud clothes are the perfect camoflauge for hiding out on the couch.

photo I'm sure this made sense at the time.

photo A young Catholic's perspective on the crucifixion. This is a drawing I did in first grade.

photo My co-workers and me in the service bullpen.

photo My former co-worker and still friend, Coop. He used to work in the bullpen.

Pics from Puerto Rico

Sometimes work isn't so bad, I got to spend a week in Puerto Rico at the beginning of the year. I worked my ass off (some serious long days), but I had time to play, too. Heck, I was just stoked that it was so warm and humid and my skin didn't resemble sandpaper while I was there.

photo The view from my room at the Caribe Hilton

photo The view from El Morro, an old fort in Old San Juan

photo El Morro, as seen from another fort, San Cristobol. I really like the pink building.

photo Approaching El Morro

photo One of the gates in Old San Juan.

photo A rainbow. Not as cool as the one we saw while we were driving around trying to find the place we were supposed to work, but not bad.

photo A swan and I size up each other. The was a pond with swans, ducks and flamingoes at the hotel.

El Yunque

El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the US Forestry Service. My co-worker Steph and I spent two days hiking there when we weren't working. (We lucked out and got a holiday during our work week. Rough, I know.) I loved being there. All that green just got me pumped up. If you're ever in Puerto Rico, make sure you go.

photo One of the many lizards you'll see on your hike. Lest you wonder why we were hiking next to a guardrail, a boulder blocked the road leading to the trail heads, so we had to walk to get the forest

photo La Mina Falls

photo photo photoThe lucious green of El Yunque

photo Luquillo Beach, as seen from the Yokahu observation tower

photo What used to be a public pool, built in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

photo The falls, slightly off the beaten path, Steph and I went in.

photo Me, on the rocks near the falls. Crawling around this area made me really appreciate my feet.

photo I'm pumped to be standing on some rocks next to a waterfall.

photo Steph in the natural jacuzzi at the bottom of the falls.