Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father's Day
i love my dad. so much that i won't post a picture of him here. :)he's touchy about things like 'privacy' and not having his picture posted on the internet. fair enough. it's not for me, but i get it.
but i will tell you a little bit about him and how much i love him. and why i'm so lucky that he is my dad.
mostly i'm lucky because without him, i wouldn't be the woman i am.
the thing is, i don't talk about it much, but music is what makes my soul sing. i can't live without it, and it nourishes me. i need it.
i'm sure the reason i need it, the reason i love it is because of my dad. he taught me to read music, to listen to music, to feel music, and to love music. you might be thinking that a person can't be taught to love music or to listen to music -- and that might not be entirely true. but in some ways it is. i remember laying on the carpet in our living room with the score of the 1812 overture, listening to it playing (loudly of course) over the stereo. and dad would follow the music along with his finger, jabbing the cannon bursts like exclamation points.
he would trace the different national anthems along for me to see how they were woven through by tchaikovsky. he showed me how dynamics worked in a tangible and exciting way.
of course my dad has loved me and supported me through difficult times; breakups and disappointments. but nurturing my love of music is one of the things that endears him to me most of all.
i love you dad!
Labels: dad, family, father's day, love
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Friday, May 23, 2008
a little wedding recap
well i'm not going to go over the whole weekend -- way too many events, and i'm only going to post a few pictures. :) here's one of the bride's pretty sister doing my hair
and then here we can see how it turned out! it was so fun having my hair done - it's been a long time. probably since my own wedding, since i had an occasion to get my hair really done up.
and then this was a dance with my honey - this was my moment with him. most of the rest of the weekend he was taking pictures, literally. but somewhere over the rainbow was playing (the ukelele version) and i think the siblings of the bride and groom were supposed to be dancing. so he came and danced with me for a bit -- after he'd gotten the necessary photos, of course! i was happy to see him, and happy to have a moment with him.
you can see the bride and groom in the background. and in less-important news, you can also see my super cute brown shoes...i tried to break them in beforehand, but they only lasted 4 hours or so. seems like the shoe makers didn't account for my 4th toe. strange. i will show them to you later on, another entry.many other wonderful and fabulous times were had (the actual wedding, for instance). but these are a few from the reception, which was also beautiful and a lot of fun.
Labels: dancing, family, fun, wedding
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. -- Mary Kay Ashwell i got home early this morning from arizona - i snuck off without telling you. :) since spencer and i were both leaving, i didn't want to invite the robbers to come for a visit. but we were gone all weekend to phoenix, spencer's brother was married this weekend to a lovely girl, and spencer was the photographer. it was (of course) a very exciting weekend. spencer's done quite a few engagement pictures before, and a few bridal portraits, but this is the first wedding he shot as the primary photographer. i've seen most of the photos, and he did a great job.
the wedding was beautiful, they were married in the LDS mesa arizona temple. there was a reception and a luncheon and another luncheon - lots of fun times with our family and her family. i am bushed.
here are some links which will hopefully amuse.
LOL pony
Wasted food
Sad cat -- also funny, don't worry
Couch/bookcase
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
"I don't need very much now,"
said the boy,
"just a quiet place to sit and rest.
I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree,
straightening herself up
as much as she could,
"well, an old stump is good
for sitting and resting.
Come, Boy, sit down.
Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy
--Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom, who i love. who's always been there, and has given everything for her children, to raise them and love them. I couldn't ask for a better mom, and am lucky to have someone in my life so cheerful, so kind, and with such a big heart. You taught me what it is to be a wife and a woman.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
another day, making travel plans
He who does not hope to win has already lost. --Jose Joaquin Olmedoi'm setting up my next appointment with the diamond headache clinic -- i will go out to see them on june 30th. so of course that also entails setting up flights as well! this time, i'm going to try and fly in and out the same day -- not staying overnight. we'll see how it goes.
one of my goals for this year (my year runs from may to may) ;-) is to try and have a more positive attitude, regardless of pain. i think that it's important to maintain hope and like the quote says, if you don't believe you can win (conquer the migraines), you are probably right. i need to stay positive and remember that i'm working with good doctors.
i do believe that i have the best shot possible with the doctors in chicago -- they work with people like me all the time there. people who haven't responded in the past to preventative medications. but somehow, they make progress and help them to get some relief.
now every year, my sisters and mom and i get together for a girl's weekend. my littlest sister will join us next year, once she's 13. so it's kind of a grownups only kind of thing. and this year my sister G wasn't able to make it. :-( we missed her. but we had a great time, and i thought i'd share a few pictures and show you how it all went.
we had to have our picture taken with the BYU mascot, of course
and then we needed a picture with mom as well.
::rawr::and here was our most favorite shuttle driver, who saved us from a very cold night's walk:
and here's mom showcasing her delicious fudgy wares;
we were also coerced into a tree tour (more on that here)-- muum loves trees and all things shrub related. sarah and i love to mock all things tree and shrub related, so it worked out pretty well. here i am demonstrating the buttressing of this particular species:
and then on saturday we went to my house to tie a quilt. for charity. it was good times, since we've had limited experience tying quilts and even more limited experience setting up quilts to tie. but in the end, it worked out. doesn't it always? the one big picture is the only picture i took all weekend. all others are courtesy of muum.
you will see the usual cast of characters -- me, muum and the edge. we missed having gretchen with us but! our new friend, my brother's fiancee, sarah the second also joined us for this insane weekend! welcome sarah the second!Labels: BYU, family, fun, girls' weekend, women's weekend
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
There's nobody like my sister!
guess who's 25 today? 
that's right!!! it's gretchen!! go on over and wish her a happy birthday, won't you? 
here we are laughing it up -- mom says we look like the 4 stooges. so true, so true. i figure i can post an unflattering picture of everyone else if it's MORE unflattering of me. that's fair, right?we miss you, G!! we can't wait to see you again. and we LOVE YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Labels: birthday, family, gretchen
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
recent crochet projects
i've completed two crochet projects in the past month, and i tell you what, they've been fun. i'm pretty sure there's nothing better than making something for a baby girl. i have a new niece, on spencer's side. i just met her the other day. she is darling -- they call her annie.of course this necessitated a baby blanket. here we have it. the pattern is called a Baby Ripple Afghan. i think next time i would do 2 solid colors instead of the variegated yarn.
the blanket is made of a bunch of long strips, then stitched together.
here it is mid-assembly:
and then all together:
and unfolded:
and then i came across this baby hoodie and i just couldn't resist. i went with plain pink.
and then this is the back of it:
the pom-pon is cute, but was ill-fated.her parents were kind enough to put it on her, even though it is a bit too big right now. we can get the general idea, right?
adorable. she's just the cutest.we had to get spencer in for a picture, as well:
that's all she wrote.Labels: crocheting projects, family
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thanksgiving
it was a great Thanksgiving.and also, my hair is brown now.
i like it pretty well. mainly, i needed a change. and this is certainly a change.so Thanksgiving; there was talking, laughter, and Guitar Hero.
my littlest sister K had an early lead in the competition, but was later beaten by a few of the brothers-in-law.
then it was time for the littlest of guitar heroes to have their turn.
here's T with an axe,
and my nephew E demonstrating the little-used sitting position for guitar playing.
once the guitar playing had lost its allure, there was still time to kill before we could eat! grandma invented a new game; put a leaf on every pumpkin of aunt G's pajama pants *without* waking her.
masterful job indeed.stay tuned, next time we will feature photos taken by E and T -- you don't want to miss it.
Labels: family, fun, thanksgiving
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Girl's weekend recap
edited to add: finally got the pictures working. thanks for being so patient. :)Every year, my mom and sisters and I get together for a girl's weekend. this involves lots of fun, food, laughter, and relaxation.
that was this past weekend. for another recap, see my muum's, here.
we rented a hotel room nearby for the weekend, and my job was the snack czarina. that is, the one who brings the snacks. here i am w/a few of my chocolate offerings. :) please note the crown; only worn by the snack czarina. it's really quite an honor.
moving on. my craft (that i was teaching) was jewelry. when i first arrived, i wanted to show muum the beads i chose for her. unfortunately, i'm a huge klutz. sooo i dropped the container holding the smallest beads onto the floor, where the spilled beads made for lots of fun. muum helped me pick them up.
here is my sister G, checking out the jewelry tools.
after lunch, we had to stop at the Quilted Bear, which is basically a huge craft bazaar. here are a few of the cutest things i saw.
there were TONS of other fabulous things. too many to take pictures of. :)
then saturday afternoon, spencer brought me the laptop. here he is going in for the kiss.
last, but CERTAINLY not least, my newest shoes. they are my first and only leopard print item. i love them. flats. so cute.
that's it! the other bloggers went to blogher. me? i went to girls' weekend. :)
Labels: family, fun, girls' weekend, laughs, shoes
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
i tried to clean up my blogroll: there were a couple on there who'd stopped blogging. :/ oops.but the reason to do so was that i have two great bloggers to add!
one is a new blogger, my sister-in-law, Julie! she's writing all about her adventures w/her little boy (my nephew). and he is ADORABLE. please do welcome her to the blogosphere. :)
the second is a seasoned blogger i've just come to know recently -- Kate of the Walking Kateastrophe. she sounds like she's possibly as much a klutz as i am! and, as my husband can attest, that's no small feat. ;) she's hilarious. do visit her, have a laugh.
that's it - hopefully i've remembered to add everyone. if i've been visiting your site but haven't added you, please feel free to remind me. :) i'm not being mean, just clueless.
Labels: babies, blogroll adds, blogs, family
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Friday, June 22, 2007
med update -- because what is more interesting than reading about someone else's health problems?
my body seems to be adjusting to the new meds pretty well. i only have bouts of dizziness and wooziness. most of the time, i feel pretty normal. the nausea comes and goes, but is gone more than it was!the pain control is still nothing to write home about. it's better than nothing, but not as good as i'd like.
aaaaaand i had a 1/2 a cinnamon roll w/breakfast today (courtesy of my SIL jenny), and my migraine almost immediately took a turn for the worse. everything else this morning has been completely routine, so i'm thinking maybe too much sugar triggers them? or worsens them?
i'm going to start tracking sugar in my diet, and how it affects my pain levels.
that's all for now - it's been so fun having my SIL jenny visiting. i'm going to miss her when she goes to school! just a couple more days left w/us.
Labels: family, meds, pain relief, side effects, sugar, triggers
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Celebrate, Celebrate!
Two big reasons to CELEBRATE:
#1 -- 300 posts at the sassy lime!!! HOORAY!!
you guys are great readers. i write about a popcorn kernel stuck in my teeth, and you sympathize with me. you keep coming back even though i complain about my headaches, meds, doctors, etc. all the time. i love you guys. thanks for making blogging so much fun!
#2 -- my brother is coming home this weekend!!! HOORAY!!!
he's been serving a full-time LDS mission in Texas for the past 2 years. i haven't seen him for 2 years, and have been writing him snail-mail. we're picking him up from the airport on sunday!
Labels: family, happiness, sing with me
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