Mr. & Mrs.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Building an ark...
So, another day of rain. Big surprise, huh?
Here's the aforementioned "walking path" in our town, notice the lack of path.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Weekend
I had the busiest weekend ever.
I wasn't going to show up at FNK, but I couldn't help myself. Glad I did, I would have missed out on skinny dipping and giggling in the pool.
On Saturday I went to my sister's wedding luau. It was great fun. It was a hot day, but a relaxing one. There was happiness and joy. There was a beautiful ceremony under the big tree.
My favorite moment was when the wedding official was saying the vows for Jim and he glanced at Jen when she was looking down trying to keep herself composed.
The look in his eyes, it's the look that poems are made from and songs are sung about.
They had a pig roast and it was awesome to see the pig brought up and then dressed. It doesn't look all that pretty without the dressing...bleh.
He was yummy, though. Caetie refused to look at it and did not try any, after all she IS a pigitarian.
J had great fun running around and playing in the tire swings. They had a giant tent set up in case of rain and the round tables inside. Caetie and Mike "loitered" in a variety of different places. The three of them finally got to hang out with Aunt Sheri. Apparently I am a horrible sister and mom for not making sure they knew who Aunt Sheri was. That won't happen again because now they know who she is and that she lives near Turkey Run. There is a bonus to going camping now, spending time with Aunt Sher!
Jen and Jim's cake was a round stack of white boxes with boy and girl coconut monkey figures on the top. The boxes were filled with the most amazing brownies EVER. It was the most original wedding cake I had ever seen and perfect for a HOT day in August. I can't imagine an actual cake would have made it with the humidity.
Jim started the mother of all bonfires in the evening when it got dark.
The open bar served wonderful Mai Tais. They were so good. There were coolers filled with water and soda and all assortment of drink. Kegs of beer ran freely, they had so many that John was able to take them with him to Ozzfest on Sunday!
Speaking of Ozzfest on Sunday...oh, and I had an all day appointment at Children's today for J. So tired.
I'm too tired. I will type more later.
Oh, and I have wedding pictures, too! I will make sure to post them up so you can see how much fun we had at the wedding. I also have more small town WI pictures for Stacy. I got a really good one of the movie theatre and Kilwin's at dawn. You'll love them.
TTFN!
I wasn't going to show up at FNK, but I couldn't help myself. Glad I did, I would have missed out on skinny dipping and giggling in the pool.
On Saturday I went to my sister's wedding luau. It was great fun. It was a hot day, but a relaxing one. There was happiness and joy. There was a beautiful ceremony under the big tree.
My favorite moment was when the wedding official was saying the vows for Jim and he glanced at Jen when she was looking down trying to keep herself composed.
The look in his eyes, it's the look that poems are made from and songs are sung about.
They had a pig roast and it was awesome to see the pig brought up and then dressed. It doesn't look all that pretty without the dressing...bleh.
He was yummy, though. Caetie refused to look at it and did not try any, after all she IS a pigitarian.
J had great fun running around and playing in the tire swings. They had a giant tent set up in case of rain and the round tables inside. Caetie and Mike "loitered" in a variety of different places. The three of them finally got to hang out with Aunt Sheri. Apparently I am a horrible sister and mom for not making sure they knew who Aunt Sheri was. That won't happen again because now they know who she is and that she lives near Turkey Run. There is a bonus to going camping now, spending time with Aunt Sher!
Jen and Jim's cake was a round stack of white boxes with boy and girl coconut monkey figures on the top. The boxes were filled with the most amazing brownies EVER. It was the most original wedding cake I had ever seen and perfect for a HOT day in August. I can't imagine an actual cake would have made it with the humidity.
Jim started the mother of all bonfires in the evening when it got dark.
The open bar served wonderful Mai Tais. They were so good. There were coolers filled with water and soda and all assortment of drink. Kegs of beer ran freely, they had so many that John was able to take them with him to Ozzfest on Sunday!
Speaking of Ozzfest on Sunday...oh, and I had an all day appointment at Children's today for J. So tired.
I'm too tired. I will type more later.
Oh, and I have wedding pictures, too! I will make sure to post them up so you can see how much fun we had at the wedding. I also have more small town WI pictures for Stacy. I got a really good one of the movie theatre and Kilwin's at dawn. You'll love them.
TTFN!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
Quoted
"The quickest way to ruin a relationship with someone is to actually try to have a relationship with them."
A friend has this quote on their blog. At first it made me sad for them and for me. I WANT relationships and I think that includes both friendships and intimate relationships. It also, in my opinion includes familial relationships and the relationship of self.
I want the joys and sorrows and all the in-betweens that go with relationships.
At first I read that quote and figured that something had happened and they were done or tired and didn't want to deal with the drama of relationships. They didn't want all the crap that comes with dealing with relationships. Maybe they were just tired.
Now, all of this could have been answered by asking my friend what the quote meant. I am sure that you are all asking yourselves why didn't I just say, "Hey, what's up with the quote?"
I was going to and then I realized that I had more insight into MYSELF without asking them, for the moment.
I realized that without knowing their thoughts it allowed me to reflect on how it made me feel.
It made me happy and sad for all of the relationships that come and go. We have all had them. Childhood friendships, the relationships of grammar school, high school, college, young adulthood, young parent relationships, they all come and go and ebb and flow in and out of our lives. The family relationships that change and morph and shift as you age, you experience, you grow. The first emotional relationship, sexual relationship, business relationships, community relationships we have all had. How they add to your life and change and shape who you are and who you will become.
Then I realized that the quote doesn't have to be sad, defeated. The quote is actually joyous and full. It says, "The quickest way to ruin a relationship with someone is to actually try to have a relationship with them."
Don't try. In the honorable words of Yoda, "Try? There is no try. Do or do not, there is no try."
That is not to say that relationships don't take work. Just as work you enjoy doing is not difficult to do, so is a relationship. It takes work, but because you enjoy it it is not difficult or hard to do.
That is what I realized about me from the quote.
I want relationships that seem effortless because I enjoy them so much it is not hard to maintain them.
I want relationships that are good for me and when they start to feel like I have to "try" to have them, that is when I should realize that they aren't working, they aren't good for me, or--shock and gasp--maybe I am not good for them.
I hope my friend will tell me what they thought when they put that quote up. I'd like to know.
And they should know that our relationship is easy, fun, and joyous. It's a lot like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Cake Pants meets Cornfield Confessionals meets What About Bob? and I love every moment of it, good, bad, and ugly and can't wait to see what happens next!
A friend has this quote on their blog. At first it made me sad for them and for me. I WANT relationships and I think that includes both friendships and intimate relationships. It also, in my opinion includes familial relationships and the relationship of self.
I want the joys and sorrows and all the in-betweens that go with relationships.
At first I read that quote and figured that something had happened and they were done or tired and didn't want to deal with the drama of relationships. They didn't want all the crap that comes with dealing with relationships. Maybe they were just tired.
Now, all of this could have been answered by asking my friend what the quote meant. I am sure that you are all asking yourselves why didn't I just say, "Hey, what's up with the quote?"
I was going to and then I realized that I had more insight into MYSELF without asking them, for the moment.
I realized that without knowing their thoughts it allowed me to reflect on how it made me feel.
It made me happy and sad for all of the relationships that come and go. We have all had them. Childhood friendships, the relationships of grammar school, high school, college, young adulthood, young parent relationships, they all come and go and ebb and flow in and out of our lives. The family relationships that change and morph and shift as you age, you experience, you grow. The first emotional relationship, sexual relationship, business relationships, community relationships we have all had. How they add to your life and change and shape who you are and who you will become.
Then I realized that the quote doesn't have to be sad, defeated. The quote is actually joyous and full. It says, "The quickest way to ruin a relationship with someone is to actually try to have a relationship with them."
Don't try. In the honorable words of Yoda, "Try? There is no try. Do or do not, there is no try."
That is not to say that relationships don't take work. Just as work you enjoy doing is not difficult to do, so is a relationship. It takes work, but because you enjoy it it is not difficult or hard to do.
That is what I realized about me from the quote.
I want relationships that seem effortless because I enjoy them so much it is not hard to maintain them.
I want relationships that are good for me and when they start to feel like I have to "try" to have them, that is when I should realize that they aren't working, they aren't good for me, or--shock and gasp--maybe I am not good for them.
I hope my friend will tell me what they thought when they put that quote up. I'd like to know.
And they should know that our relationship is easy, fun, and joyous. It's a lot like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Cake Pants meets Cornfield Confessionals meets What About Bob? and I love every moment of it, good, bad, and ugly and can't wait to see what happens next!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
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