Monday, August 27, 2007
The Island and More
Here are a few pictures from the weekend... Aaron and I drove to Mackinac Island for the day on Sunday. It was our one year anniversary.
Had to have the fudge!
Not my fav picture of us, but the best one for taking it ourselves!
It was a beautiful day. We really enjoyed it. We were going to take a horse and carriage ride until the guy told us it us $100 an hour... So we walked around instead...
And I finally have my pictures from the reunion. I'll try post those tomorrow.
AND... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Little Bit of Fun
* What is your occupation? Retail Sales Associate
* What are you listening to right now? My computer
* What was the last thing you ate? Strawberry Smoothie
* Do you wish on stars? Of course
* If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pastel Yellow
* How is the weather right now? Cool, looks like rain
* Last person you spoke to on the phone? Karen
* Favorite drink? Water with lemon
* Favorite sport to watch? Basketball, baseball
* Do you wear contacts or glasses? both, I prefer contacts and want surgery
* Pets? none for me. I've been thinking about purchasing a fish
* Favorite month? September
* Favorite food? Too hard to pick that.
* Favorite day of the year? That's something that I can't decide either
* What do you do to vent anger? Write in my journal
* Fall or Spring? Fall
* Cherry or Blueberry? Blueberry
* When was the last time you cried? Saturday
* What is on the floor of your closet? Boxes of stuff that probably should be thrown away
*What did you do last night? Hung out with Aaron
* Favorite smell? Burning leaves
* What inspires you? competition
* What are you afraid of? failing
* Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese
* Favorite car? Jeep Liberty (technically not a car, I suppose)
* Favorite dog breed? Alaskan Malamute, husky
* Number of keys on your key ring? 3 key rings, one has 1, the next 2 and the last 1
* How many years at your current job? 5 months
* Favorite day of the week? Saturday
* How many states have you lived in? 3 if you count AK
* How many cities have you lived in? 7
* What are you listening to right now? My computer
* What was the last thing you ate? Strawberry Smoothie
* Do you wish on stars? Of course
* If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pastel Yellow
* How is the weather right now? Cool, looks like rain
* Last person you spoke to on the phone? Karen
* Favorite drink? Water with lemon
* Favorite sport to watch? Basketball, baseball
* Do you wear contacts or glasses? both, I prefer contacts and want surgery
* Pets? none for me. I've been thinking about purchasing a fish
* Favorite month? September
* Favorite food? Too hard to pick that.
* Favorite day of the year? That's something that I can't decide either
* What do you do to vent anger? Write in my journal
* Fall or Spring? Fall
* Cherry or Blueberry? Blueberry
* When was the last time you cried? Saturday
* What is on the floor of your closet? Boxes of stuff that probably should be thrown away
*What did you do last night? Hung out with Aaron
* Favorite smell? Burning leaves
* What inspires you? competition
* What are you afraid of? failing
* Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese
* Favorite car? Jeep Liberty (technically not a car, I suppose)
* Favorite dog breed? Alaskan Malamute, husky
* Number of keys on your key ring? 3 key rings, one has 1, the next 2 and the last 1
* How many years at your current job? 5 months
* Favorite day of the week? Saturday
* How many states have you lived in? 3 if you count AK
* How many cities have you lived in? 7
Sunday, August 19, 2007
An exercise in rambling
First a note to those wanting pictures... I reverted to film for the reunion. I love my Canon. So... it'll be a bit before those are posted seeing as my four rolls of film are looking at me as I type. In the meantime, Anne posted quite a few nice pictures.
Dad and Mom ended up coming here after the reunion so I got to spend a bit of time with them and the kids. I took Janelle, Jodi and Emily to the Harbor one day. We visited the fort, talked to the actors there and played on the playground. (Em wanted to know why we had to go into every building before we could get to the playground.) Treated the girls to ice cream after. Those pictures are on film also.
The lot has the beginnings of a driveway now. Quite the change from this spring when I would go for walks and try to figure out where exactly our lot was.
It was really windy one night so Janelle and I had a ton of fun going for sauna swim. Didn't have my camera then.
Ever wonder what exactly are "sauna clothes"?
Been feeling sad and helpless after this weekend. I wish there was something I could do. I am extremely grateful for our faith. It is absolutely comforting when a young christian is taken. I always remember my Dad's words from years ago... He told me that sometimes the young ones are taken to remind us of our faith. Isn't that the truth?
The girls, Jodi, Annie (Kristin's) and Laura put on a play for us last night. I wish I could have video-taped it. They could hardly act for laughing so hard. And the motions they made when they took their bows... One of those things that I would love to have the ability to describe.
Tommy, Aaron and I went for dinner tonight. Tommy will be coming to school up here in a year. That's the plan as of right now. Hard to imagine. I don't feel old enough for T to be a senior this year...
The weather is cooling down and the leaves have been changing for weeks. I'm not ready for fall. It is my favorite season but I want to enjoy summer for awhile longer.
Sigh. Here's to another week that'll fly by! Funny how the older you get, the faster time goes.
Dad and Mom ended up coming here after the reunion so I got to spend a bit of time with them and the kids. I took Janelle, Jodi and Emily to the Harbor one day. We visited the fort, talked to the actors there and played on the playground. (Em wanted to know why we had to go into every building before we could get to the playground.) Treated the girls to ice cream after. Those pictures are on film also.
The lot has the beginnings of a driveway now. Quite the change from this spring when I would go for walks and try to figure out where exactly our lot was.
It was really windy one night so Janelle and I had a ton of fun going for sauna swim. Didn't have my camera then.
Ever wonder what exactly are "sauna clothes"?
Been feeling sad and helpless after this weekend. I wish there was something I could do. I am extremely grateful for our faith. It is absolutely comforting when a young christian is taken. I always remember my Dad's words from years ago... He told me that sometimes the young ones are taken to remind us of our faith. Isn't that the truth?
The girls, Jodi, Annie (Kristin's) and Laura put on a play for us last night. I wish I could have video-taped it. They could hardly act for laughing so hard. And the motions they made when they took their bows... One of those things that I would love to have the ability to describe.
Tommy, Aaron and I went for dinner tonight. Tommy will be coming to school up here in a year. That's the plan as of right now. Hard to imagine. I don't feel old enough for T to be a senior this year...
The weather is cooling down and the leaves have been changing for weeks. I'm not ready for fall. It is my favorite season but I want to enjoy summer for awhile longer.
Sigh. Here's to another week that'll fly by! Funny how the older you get, the faster time goes.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Back Home Again
This weekend was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed getting to see most of the cousins again. It's crazy how fast the family has grown in the past few years.
Some highlights:
*Rollerblading with Emily, she had a bit of a time trying to learn but eventually figured it out! And was always wanting to go again... Tough girl!
*There was a "bulldozer" type contraption in the sand box that Laura was using to dig a pile of dirt. When I told her that is what Aaron sometimes drives for work she responded (after a pause to think about it) "that's weird."
*Danny took me for a walk and was talking about the star show that night. I asked him what he thought the guys would tell them. Dan's response "If you want to learn more go to www.star.com or www.star.org"
*The park rangers where walking around the camp ground, keeping a pretty close eye on things. When they spotted kids playing nicely they would give an "I've been caught" sticker. The first time this happened Noelle had tripped and fallen and Jodi stopped to ask if she was okay. The girls then went down to the camp office and received a piece of candy.
Billy told us later that he, Paul and Robert thought they saw a ranger so Paul purposely tripped and Robert and Bill rushed to see if he was okay. Alas, it wasn't a ranger so no candy for the boys...
Some highlights:
*Rollerblading with Emily, she had a bit of a time trying to learn but eventually figured it out! And was always wanting to go again... Tough girl!
*There was a "bulldozer" type contraption in the sand box that Laura was using to dig a pile of dirt. When I told her that is what Aaron sometimes drives for work she responded (after a pause to think about it) "that's weird."
*Danny took me for a walk and was talking about the star show that night. I asked him what he thought the guys would tell them. Dan's response "If you want to learn more go to www.star.com or www.star.org"
*The park rangers where walking around the camp ground, keeping a pretty close eye on things. When they spotted kids playing nicely they would give an "I've been caught" sticker. The first time this happened Noelle had tripped and fallen and Jodi stopped to ask if she was okay. The girls then went down to the camp office and received a piece of candy.
Billy told us later that he, Paul and Robert thought they saw a ranger so Paul purposely tripped and Robert and Bill rushed to see if he was okay. Alas, it wasn't a ranger so no candy for the boys...
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
I wonder how
My mother does it... She spends most of the summer traveling between the camp and home, with five + kids...
I'm leaving tomorrow to work at another location and go to the reunion from there and I feel extremely frazzled. I know that I'm going to forget something. Probably an important something, like a book to read. Or batteries. Or camera. Can't forget the camera.
But she does it all the time. And manages quite nicely... I need to be more organized.
Can't wait to get to the campground though. It should be a really good time seeing all of the cousins and aunts and uncles again. Megan and I were talking about the last family reunion. I think we spent most of the time trying to avoid everyone else. Maybe I have grown up a little 'cause now I'm looking forward to spending time with everyone...
I'm leaving tomorrow to work at another location and go to the reunion from there and I feel extremely frazzled. I know that I'm going to forget something. Probably an important something, like a book to read. Or batteries. Or camera. Can't forget the camera.
But she does it all the time. And manages quite nicely... I need to be more organized.
Can't wait to get to the campground though. It should be a really good time seeing all of the cousins and aunts and uncles again. Megan and I were talking about the last family reunion. I think we spent most of the time trying to avoid everyone else. Maybe I have grown up a little 'cause now I'm looking forward to spending time with everyone...
Sunday, August 5, 2007
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