tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371495182024-03-07T13:38:02.139-05:00my junk drawerall the odds and ends from my drawer to yoursjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-24805870749127163712009-07-09T10:43:00.005-05:002009-07-09T10:47:54.769-05:00finally on facebook...<a href="http://www.cluas.com/indie-music/Portals/0/Blog/Files/2/1003/facebook-logo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.cluas.com/indie-music/Portals/0/Blog/Files/2/1003/facebook-logo.png" /></a><br /><div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/library/facebook-logo.jpg"></a>When your 62 year old father is on facebook and you aren't, it's time to join.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-81171063155583744702009-04-06T13:28:00.006-05:002009-04-06T15:03:50.818-05:00EASTER...My pal Katie and I have often <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">contemplated</span> how we can make a bigger deal out of Easter... as far as holidays go it seems it gets less attention than <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Halloween</span> these days. And Christmas blows it out of the water!! Don't get me wrong, it's great that we celebrate Christ's arrival on this earth as a human baby but that's only just the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BEGINNING</span> of our celebration - the climax for us should really be this coming Sunday.<br /><br /><br />In an effort to make good with the time I've been given (thanks to inspiration from my pal <a href="http://markandanneb.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-latest-read.html"><span style="color:#33ffff;">Anne</span></a>) I started downloading some sermons to replace my addiction to NPR, and hopefully create a craving in my heart for some godly things... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">anywho</span> - I came across a series from Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dever</span> entitled "Pierced for our Transgressions." He started in on Christmas 07 and went until Easter of 08 - so cool huh? (If only I would have know I would have been doing one each day leading up to Easter - I'm like 3 behind right now). He even preaches on a passage in Leviticus - yes you heard it a "Easter" message from Leviticus!! It's been so refreshing and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">extremely</span> humbling - or at least making me realize how much more humble I should be. Perhaps these messages will help you as you prepare your heart for this Sunday - check them out <a href="http://www.chbcaudio.org/2007/"><span style="color:#33ffff;">here</span></a>. (The first one is Pass Over, Exodus 12).<br /><br /><br />My mom always made holidays something to look forward to when we were growing up. And she still does special little things for us now that I look forward to even though I'm 'all grown up' (love those x-mas socks mom!!) Each Easter we had a basket filled with yummy goodies, a useful clothing item or just some fun toy she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">thought</span> we'd enjoy. My FAVORITE still to this day the egg carton gum!!! I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">SOOOOO</span> excited to fill Jude's first Easter basket and begin one of many <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">traditions</span> I hope to carry on with our family. (Another one of which I hope to try are those <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Resurrection</span> eggs... but I think we'll wait for some more intellect to develop before we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">attempt</span> them)! So here's the wish list for this year's basket:<br /><br />1. <strong>Bubbles</strong> to blow in the bathtub - bath time is our favorite time of day!!<br /><br />2. A book fun book to read like <strong>"Rainbow Bob"</strong><br /><br />3. <strong>Seeds of Faith <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">cd</span></strong>. I just stumbled across this sweet group they put scripture to music - much cooler than Steve Green - no offence!! They have adults and kids singing together and use the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">NIV</span>. Each of their albums deals with a theme, for example Seeds of Faith is all verses relating to salvation, and comes with 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">cd's</span>!! One for you to sing with and one for you to share with another family. Here is their <a href="http://www.seedsfamilyworship.net/"><span style="color:#33ffff;">website</span></a> or you can take a listen <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=CD22320&netp_id=334981&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=covers"><span style="color:#33ffff;">here</span></a>.<br /><br />If you've got any other Easter celebration ideas I'm all ears!!<br /><br /><br />Here's another snapshot of the little man - we're <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">lovin'</span> him more each day!!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321668298871382354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EzRR9tOltmU-ooJSm69VKKJ0lGq8Ox4phpA7KERuWg-yoPKAENYpjJ2g6RUwB4icQzUpBJ6hG5OWLn6rEDJzvNpxInavxwHMaYpuc8RLPqVvcEonQip3iBWDmHtDVcNMnjwVlg/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" border="0" />jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-1256169474679410072009-03-07T17:46:00.009-05:002009-03-07T21:24:15.317-05:00Date Night Disaster!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9MMeRvxVwqQU-4n-ISf0PyN3cgKM1cHwHDbrYXNS12xsf9R47aC4Jaim1WOGxCcp4Bps2MVIsTDnqZf48GvM31jsyO9QqhgI_2g5J9ta8g-Wt5gAERVo5SnWt-A_ZgibMqdo-Q/s1600-h/IMG_1436.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310582214509930082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9MMeRvxVwqQU-4n-ISf0PyN3cgKM1cHwHDbrYXNS12xsf9R47aC4Jaim1WOGxCcp4Bps2MVIsTDnqZf48GvM31jsyO9QqhgI_2g5J9ta8g-Wt5gAERVo5SnWt-A_ZgibMqdo-Q/s320/IMG_1436.JPG" border="0" /></a>It's never been that big of a deal for James and I to run out and grab a bite to eat or catch a movie... but with the arrival of Jude things got a little more complicated. Sure we've gone out bunches of times and just brought him along - but we wanted some alone time this past Friday night. Hence we were plunged into the world of the scheduled "date-night." Planing in advance, lining up the sitter, making sure you're going to get back at a semi decent for baby, get the bottle ready, yada, yada, yada... <br /><br />Once baby was in the arms of Shannon, we were flying high and headed to the Cheesecake Factory. We had just found a parking spot when we got "the call" (you know the one with the screaming child in the background) someone decided that they weren't interested in taking their bottle (this was shocking b/c he's never had a problem with this before but apparently he wasn't in the bottle mood that evening). Not wanting to abandon our hopes of an evening out on the town, we said please keep trying!!! Needless to say after a few other phone calls we ended up back at the Logsdons to pick up our son who had now been screaming for over and hour and twenty minutes!! James and I packed him up and tried the bottle again but what a little stinker - he wouldn't do it. As we were driving home, tummies growling, I said "well, I guess we could pick up some burgers or something...." James: "yeah, but I really just wanted Cheesecake...." Jess: "...me too..." James: "aw, heck, lets just do it!" So we took the now sleeping baby to dinner with us to the Cheesecake Factory after all - and we still had a 40 minute wait at 9pm!! Oh but it was SOOOOO worth it!<br /><br />(And Shannon don't worry he hasn't wanted to eat at 7 since! I stretched his feedings 4 hours apart now and that seems to have helped! So he really does love you I promise!)<br /><br />Many of you have been requesting more baby pics - hope you enjoy the slide show!! Baby is now 4 months old and just started sucking his thumb!! It's so cute to see him finally find it after weeks of sucking on that fist trying to lure it out!<p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-92.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-92.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=3242591731717637266&site=widget-92.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3242591731717637266&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-92.slide.com/p1/3242591731717637266/ms_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3242591731717637266&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-92.slide.com/p2/3242591731717637266/ms_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3242591731717637266&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-92.slide.com/p4/3242591731717637266/ms_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-2025933868070510272009-02-21T20:17:00.010-05:002009-02-23T16:25:22.760-05:00Good Night... Sleep Tight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHHrKapkecTqwiTfqB1rtSU0y8Bp-BhzO8chrUibnfbs8sQjLfO_AGw48AkC3L4GAIy5xAccCX_htoDT6OLEA7OUpe4CGOcWRdJ6QcQCLRX5u4QDD3y7bhYsnXH7-de-LI6dPMA/s1600-h/IMG_1345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306101194361054498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHHrKapkecTqwiTfqB1rtSU0y8Bp-BhzO8chrUibnfbs8sQjLfO_AGw48AkC3L4GAIy5xAccCX_htoDT6OLEA7OUpe4CGOcWRdJ6QcQCLRX5u4QDD3y7bhYsnXH7-de-LI6dPMA/s320/IMG_1345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is the little munchkin almost a month ago, sound asleep but during a long afternoon nap... and now I NEVER thought I would be saying this (I was wishing and hoping and praying for it though) - he's sleeping 11 straight hours at night!! Thank goodness!! </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Here's where little Jude does most of his sleeping - I never got around to posting these nursery pics before his arrival - but better late than never. </div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306102301731270386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGODmU4ljNAVxGp_xBjqziNXFuKeK1NLK-gZTi_cGB1G45jSM7b0osaLZOmQZK4v4KACK_q2wcVjdaZnv2qrWhrbS1DN_kHc8m0NdWb8hvsyJkxJCiZ60DSeNElgbk5NbcfzzOaA/s320/IMG_1292.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Jude's room was quite the labor of love, James and my Dad made the bookshelves, I sewed the curtains and bedding, Aunt Stacie and the Grandmas shopped for wonderful accessories, Kerry made the super cool clock on the wall, Nancy donated the crib and some antique items and wa-la!! I really loved how it turned out - and so does Jude, his eyes lit up when he saw it - they opened wide as he scanned the busy patterns and bright colors. Thank you IKEA!!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306102307687722882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1XZUXK1dE2k7v4BjGkpvkTlfZ-kdkpTxsHZJ41hUmNiiI4yAckdYfYNmsp0VqfDxezZwSHTv2Ql2B4TAbL4v4ig1Z9NBMNsZ05Nhyphenhyphene-Vzfd6QylrrH7fLmQGdUrFXqpXAhiMmQ/s320/IMG_1304.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306103438317344626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL9TVJKwiA85J4TPJVskYruEVUl7SalnFptuVZ4nxH8EaRiyILU2WYv3jSL3j0q_Zvr8b-m7t4qAxjPhPh_J91ZZWOWLNvBYrEj1F9rmhV7HQ0L-zgU-0mxZyyDh0zfqIhA4bjQ/s320/IMG_1303.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306103439588976066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMD5-uKSK-5Rq4OF7MYhEq7XayHBHbvh4BTGGDUGWoXq7woNj5PYCg0cWlmFbj39xT8Zs-FECtV0IT_wMFVPf08BGcRkrPYHgxTc37VCBZIE3XAKsf4sHgx_livBJWV6BnaTllfw/s320/IMG_1305.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Yes, that is Joker and Batman - you have no idea how hard I tried to get them out of the room!!! James received them prior to baby's arrival and thought they'd make a nice addition to the room, I kept saying "what if it's a girl - we just can have them in here." Now that we have a baby boy none of my excuses have been accepted - they are here to stay!</div><div></div><div>PS - I'm still in the market for a rug - I was thinking green - but I'm having trouble finding one that's the right shade. Any other suggestions??</div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-35892292480680882682009-01-23T15:40:00.002-05:002009-01-23T15:53:48.388-05:00My new best friend...<a href="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa137/gunfighter_2007/OxiClean.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa137/gunfighter_2007/OxiClean.jpg" border="0" /></a>Obviously baby has not liked whatever it is I have been eating lately - I have now used this stain remover on the past 6 of his outfits! We're talking volcanic eruptions - up the top end of the diaper!! Not to mention the sheets... I even tried the next size up of diapers, thinking maybe that would do the trick. But alas it made no difference - so for now I'm still soaking - thank goodness for the stain removing power of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">oxi</span> clean!<br /><div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-76849500557034128762008-12-16T15:36:00.008-05:002008-12-16T18:10:34.230-05:00Baby Has Arrived!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi-emDe6HzMDLV3VR_aoUP_g4j-NtYBZG4EopkYRbqkQciHGtlfeO8COaKSr3vhBc-J8pUmidmpgLkA5nEBOS9h6whnuBYDkqnd6P1KtxpfqS688znQSpyA4UnQ2KLnIr6IwPgA/s1600-h/IMG_0999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280510433499654002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi-emDe6HzMDLV3VR_aoUP_g4j-NtYBZG4EopkYRbqkQciHGtlfeO8COaKSr3vhBc-J8pUmidmpgLkA5nEBOS9h6whnuBYDkqnd6P1KtxpfqS688znQSpyA4UnQ2KLnIr6IwPgA/s320/IMG_0999.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>It's a boy!!! Jude Martin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Frohlich</span> was born on November 23 @ 5:07 am. He weighed exactly 8lbs. and was 211/4 inches long. (He was much bigger than we expected.) We are so thankful to have him here alive and well. As many of you know we had quite a few complications, making our hopes for a natural birth impossible... But alas our midwife was still able to get in on the action and take some wonderful pictures - thank goodness, I could barely keep my eyes open! Dealing with the disappointment of the c-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">seciton</span> has been a difficult adjustment mentally and physically and on top of that the little one was having some feeding dramas. After loosing 17% of his birth weight, he's finally back up to 8.2lbs. - it was a nerve recking couple of weeks, but we're both doing MUCH better now. So... thanks for all your understanding and patience as I've just now started to reconnect with the world! We had family in giving us a hand and celebrating Thanksgiving with us and we're heading home for Christmas in just a few days - so if you called - thanks so much!! It meant a lot to hear from everyone - and I do plan on calling you all back, but I thought you'd want to know some details before the holiday! In case I don't catch you before then - Merry Christmas!! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUqjJPTOKPZ6D8CKngYrow63LPOP9wuf6k7_nN4y1p5EWduazgVPaevAjhQnUG1z7s1Y0Z9SAxGg0X4qcAX0NKGl5AK5FhBPKbTXfVsZ5HpPxneOaWT05sBJ4SgUDBmrOsQt56Q/s1600-h/IMG_0947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280497484829030066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUqjJPTOKPZ6D8CKngYrow63LPOP9wuf6k7_nN4y1p5EWduazgVPaevAjhQnUG1z7s1Y0Z9SAxGg0X4qcAX0NKGl5AK5FhBPKbTXfVsZ5HpPxneOaWT05sBJ4SgUDBmrOsQt56Q/s320/IMG_0947.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Touching baby for the first time.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDkxc_cCjyQJdCeQSqtlEny1VZNuOdJL1_t04Dw4GcpTIOWqy9fzhhLqYXiljqloCRAuEB6ERVw_qOd7BeJdfpnJiyLNo7BUMgES8KU2VJO0OE2Y96vdZ5SYEDmh1CyAfBGGExA/s1600-h/IMG_0974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280497512867388946" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDkxc_cCjyQJdCeQSqtlEny1VZNuOdJL1_t04Dw4GcpTIOWqy9fzhhLqYXiljqloCRAuEB6ERVw_qOd7BeJdfpnJiyLNo7BUMgES8KU2VJO0OE2Y96vdZ5SYEDmh1CyAfBGGExA/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know if you can see it or not, but James is wearing his LUCKY shirt!! We joked as he dressed on Saturday, that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">maybe</span> the shirt would come through for us - sure <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">enough</span>! 2:00 on Saturday baby started making his way into the world.</div><div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35iaMsZTJ7DOpPeJiIQSlAFXBGvAEKyyq-Y5aXxEJZGD4W8JSm7GaBrZ_7fcJTOscYri1CwLPCZEDu4dfCY6m2umiy_Cv1LL4p0pElN9nRAnKqLcMfK7kzm6Qs5lTfPOJaVpWLg/s1600-h/IMG_1012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280510469587734658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35iaMsZTJ7DOpPeJiIQSlAFXBGvAEKyyq-Y5aXxEJZGD4W8JSm7GaBrZ_7fcJTOscYri1CwLPCZEDu4dfCY6m2umiy_Cv1LL4p0pElN9nRAnKqLcMfK7kzm6Qs5lTfPOJaVpWLg/s320/IMG_1012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmKOymO8JtLTZ6Em1M3fQs37e4N1nRak-kuocoQbTYJ9zCN8mdU_9BBXXejRPoGiuQOLqQ0hQJ3ODjFGreyOfWtxkhasm2OeTBT0x0FVN2Wjft-YO4H0B3-HJQGNlzcGzNgC5Rg/s1600-h/IMG_0976.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280497499999857346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmKOymO8JtLTZ6Em1M3fQs37e4N1nRak-kuocoQbTYJ9zCN8mdU_9BBXXejRPoGiuQOLqQ0hQJ3ODjFGreyOfWtxkhasm2OeTBT0x0FVN2Wjft-YO4H0B3-HJQGNlzcGzNgC5Rg/s320/IMG_0976.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><em>"I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh praise the greatness of our God. He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Deut</span>. 32:3-4</em></div></div></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-68219874163305551232008-07-29T15:55:00.012-05:002008-12-09T22:33:14.575-05:00Here's Baby!!<div><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRq0EDxxdMma8xa4Wwh5LNWncsQUtwhu8ji_KJw7vJxByTrtgmy61hAml5SNwD4ZbLWgwwoJMPNTrw7ID_B8UqgTj7lC1J7IVzKfKWHnmGH_7JjK5ORlxTEyVYYjSu58-oK7ang/s1600-h/baby's+profile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228544132693820834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRq0EDxxdMma8xa4Wwh5LNWncsQUtwhu8ji_KJw7vJxByTrtgmy61hAml5SNwD4ZbLWgwwoJMPNTrw7ID_B8UqgTj7lC1J7IVzKfKWHnmGH_7JjK5ORlxTEyVYYjSu58-oK7ang/s320/baby's+profile.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We had our 20wk ultrasound about 2 1/2 weeks ago and it was the most amazing thing!! Talk about taking your pregnancy to a whole other level - this really made it seem so much more real for us! And we were able to have it video taped (you know we've been watching it at least once a week)!! And it's still a surprise!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Yippie</span>!!<br /><br /><br /><div>This was my favorite pic - something about those tiny feet!! I just want to kiss them!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228544129001014226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzowDJ-GpVkxelPzY-LFcCC5siYCRreKnfP3UyLqS48XG5xLcIe3gq1yxra8ERFKoFouQHjX5hYdIFDr5SoZtxRdHdyEtL0gOHu4Kyw7gwKGO0dM3ctZsDlVuy0FGt4CM0SLSMg/s320/baby's+feet2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Some other pregnancy news for those thinking of having babies or those already in the thick of it - two things you should check out.</div><br /><div>***DISCLAIMER: I'm coming to discover that what beliefs and decisions people make about child birth is right up there with their beliefs about politics and religion. I see no need trying to sway people from their current position... so though we are hoping for a natural birth process it doesn't mean it's for everyone and who knows I still may want those drugs!! But I do feel that you should make an informed decision before you pull the trigger about your birth location... so to each his own - just get informed!!***</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.criticsrant.com/Images/criticsrant_com/Movies/The%20Business%20Of%20Being%20Born/BusinessBorn(1).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 102px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="211" alt="" src="http://www.criticsrant.com/Images/criticsrant_com/Movies/The%20Business%20Of%20Being%20Born/BusinessBorn(1).jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>1. The Business of Being Born</em></strong> is an excellent video, though it's a proponent of home birth, those choosing a midwife/birth center, or hospital I think would find the information helpful. Knowledge is power - so knowing what your options are before you hit the hospital and just blindly follow suit is a good idea. (On a personal note - I totally cried!! It took away all my fears about birth and made me super excited about the whole experience!!) And hello - it's not like a bunch of fanatical Christians made it, it's feminist in nature, but they have some sweet things to say. You can check out the trailer here <a href="http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/">http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/</a> and I'm told you can even rent through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">netflix</span>. (Kudos to my pal Michelle Helm for introducing me to the video).</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nw7Z6aRFL.jpg"><strong><em><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" height="224" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nw7Z6aRFL.jpg" border="0" /></em></strong></a><strong><em>2. Prenatal Fitness Fix with Erin O'Brien.</em></strong> So those of you who know me know that I am not a exercise buff, to say the least... meaning I NEVER EXERCISE. Our midwife has been strongly encouraging me to take it up, since this will be like the hardest thing I've ever done. So thanks to my good pal <a href="http://tjnshannon.blogspot.com/">Shannon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Logsdon</span></a> I've actually been giving it a shot. She shared this video with me and I love it because:<br /></div></div><div><br /><ul><br /><li>She's human (and also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">prego</span> herself)!! Erin exercises in her own living room, with no make-up and at one point wearing at t-shirt and what looks like her husbands boxers. (You feel anybody can do this you don't have to be a trim and beautiful barbie doll).</li><br /><li>But let not this down to earth look fool you - she's a personal trainer who knows her stuff! Check out the DVD cover for her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">creds</span>. but take it from me she's a great coach. Tells you the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">do's</span> and don't -shows you what they look like and gives great tips on actually isolating the muscles you're supposed to be using - you know so you're actually exercising!!</li><br /><li>Erin doesn't push it. She's pregnant too, and tells you when too much is too much.</li><br /><li>There's a pee break half way through ;)</li><br /><li>If you have a couch and a coffee table you can do all of the exercises!! Leave the weights at the gym!!</li><br /><li>If you're already super buff and need more of a challenge, she has a partner workout segment that provides you with much more resistance. </li></ul><p>Know of any other good mommy to be videos or books please share!! I'm currently looking into doing my own baby food so any resources on that I'd be interested in!<br /></p></div><br /><div>Read any of the Sears baby books? I heard their SUPER!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-25060492897297501222008-07-05T15:32:00.011-05:002008-12-09T22:33:14.983-05:00a baby, a belly, and a bunch of other stuff...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8V65-vNoY2W5VFhErNhBNVdVhc-RGF7_v-KfNqekJyLUNXR_cgiIhTZR4Px7KNg1SGdN-TipMgc2Bi0xMA77oFpE5Am2gspVFroEzM9LSha0SDZAQ_DmijmvLOX9C9tcF3gyDg/s1600-h/baby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219631413207612978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8V65-vNoY2W5VFhErNhBNVdVhc-RGF7_v-KfNqekJyLUNXR_cgiIhTZR4Px7KNg1SGdN-TipMgc2Bi0xMA77oFpE5Am2gspVFroEzM9LSha0SDZAQ_DmijmvLOX9C9tcF3gyDg/s320/baby.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The long awaited pictures... This is baby at 8wks :) lets just say it's a lot bigger now and defenatly making it's presence known!! This Thursday will be 20wks and we are scheduled for another ultrasound - which we just found out we can have video taped :) - and we're hoping to NOT find out about the gender. And here is the belly picture... keep in mind, it's being aided a little by dinner and a really cute top! We have also received a few baby goodies from a shower I had at work, they're piling up in husband's office.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219634077709897810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4D3euDhTa4HsA7IMqT74ocxditYVoeuYdgKF_jwJKqyhaIGs_-x022nCMeh6Fj_Si14ey09acXN1QDP_kImm_Jwitax4ftWvZJsevEziF6fKgSmPPM3LFd0RsolFvimbIgagoKQ/s320/IMG_0731.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="justify">As for the bunch of other stuff, there has been a lot going on. Some happy and some sad - We spent Easter with the Graftons, Stacie graduated in May, husband took a summer class, we felt baby kicking for the first time, Mom2 was in town for a visit, we took a trip to Gettysburg, Jana was married, Sarah had a baby and we witnessed the loss of a earthly life and the beginning of a heavenly one. Joy and sorrow as we've heard the triumps and struggles of our friends these past few months. (And we are still praying for God to meet many of your needs!). It seems our hears have been filled to overflowing one day and heavily burdened the next. We've been upheld by remembering that there is a time and season for everything, and we're learning to <em>embrace</em> the weeping and the laughing, the life of a child a the death of a friend.</p><p align="justify"><em><em>As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is<br />formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of<br />God, the Maker of all things. However many years a man may live, let<br />him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for<br />they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. Be happy, young<br />man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of<br />your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes<br />see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to<br />judgment. So then, banish anxiety from your heart... (Ecc.11)</em></em></p><p align="justify"> </p><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-5e.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2449958197292318558&site=widget-5e.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197292318558&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5e.slide.com/p1/2449958197292318558/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197292318558&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5e.slide.com/p2/2449958197292318558/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197292318558&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5e.slide.com/p4/2449958197292318558/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-90473343799045351502008-01-14T21:42:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:15.880-05:00Recap on ChristmasThis year Christmas brought with it a great big suprise!!! My new Cannon Rebel!!! I have always wanted to get into photography but... my old camera wasn't cutting it - with the batteries staying alive long eneough to take 4 pictures (literally), but now perhaps my dreams can be realized!! Although I currently know nothing about shutter speed and apture, I've got all the gear to get me started on the journey - thanks to the most awesome family in the world!! They all chipped in and with my dad's super savy shopping skills got a killer deal on the set. Wish me luck!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157751002104076402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9Sbr0gq8EcMR97g-VLBxgEDQGcPmJHL6Xc4Y3s7QmdSSML0ZRp6CQYVO9G0ojYw9AgeaE0elb7HGd5zh7OKOm88QZdrkHNwZsTOu6JGGd-0N9MpVqHlkoVfQWjWT_zKf05mFvw/s400/DSCN2038.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">While we were home for Christmas we:</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">spent time with both families</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">stuffed our faces full of chips and salsa </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">saw Wicked @ the Oriental Theater in Chicago</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">participated in the annual Christmas cookie decorating</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF5CaKMnj1aQ0ZV1unHQ-APc8z7d5ZxF8MR5AMECD1aLTG60sysILmfZvqDHWCHKDC_te92JRn4j05BERoTvLwCjm6KPr_Q9l30LNeSUzRPHb64YV2IcqEhaVdAGRjLIZ9qW3Bw/s1600-h/DSCN2034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157749254052386898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF5CaKMnj1aQ0ZV1unHQ-APc8z7d5ZxF8MR5AMECD1aLTG60sysILmfZvqDHWCHKDC_te92JRn4j05BERoTvLwCjm6KPr_Q9l30LNeSUzRPHb64YV2IcqEhaVdAGRjLIZ9qW3Bw/s200/DSCN2034.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm9HO4juj_K1M980NNQSpxuLz7D-MuAT43W2ql9XxWnGhj3JUX89shSUgc-gspbISzc21A7gKFk-mRYXSkQnO3onEO6RvTwfJ1MFoKlzQmIavwAdPx64TAJq4cV9oEkAR2PuvcA/s1600-h/DSCN2027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157749249757419586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm9HO4juj_K1M980NNQSpxuLz7D-MuAT43W2ql9XxWnGhj3JUX89shSUgc-gspbISzc21A7gKFk-mRYXSkQnO3onEO6RvTwfJ1MFoKlzQmIavwAdPx64TAJq4cV9oEkAR2PuvcA/s200/DSCN2027.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SxualDgm8x7gqtfatSRj5BP6V1Gy2mQAmimv1guLS1pgnfnftVBi-nyaxTWxS0Jl1umEskrArstrP1lBwmHWtiUVw_M3OiPNsRMbtkFY19W_KPSXiwsG8zeJisUM6BE1YrrE9Q/s1600-h/DSCN2037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157749262642321506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SxualDgm8x7gqtfatSRj5BP6V1Gy2mQAmimv1guLS1pgnfnftVBi-nyaxTWxS0Jl1umEskrArstrP1lBwmHWtiUVw_M3OiPNsRMbtkFY19W_KPSXiwsG8zeJisUM6BE1YrrE9Q/s200/DSCN2037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">drank more sparkling sider than should be legal</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">met Paul's girlfriend Annie (and she is wonderful - I could devote a whole post to her!)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">saw lots of snow</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">hitched a ride in a limo</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">saw the Statue of Liberty (long story)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">played games </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">ate pizza at Aurrelios and Ginos East</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">visited Navy Pier on a cold day</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">celebrated James 26th birthday</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">bought a new winter coat</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">ate cinnamon rolls with Dad and Stacie ;)</span></div><br />Here are a few shots from our trip. <div><embed src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=1729382256912601358&site=widget-0e.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=1729382256912601358&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/p1/1729382256912601358/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=1729382256912601358&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/p2/1729382256912601358/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-65496688876040799472007-12-18T09:57:00.000-05:002007-12-18T10:04:10.383-05:00Merry Christmas One and All!Hope you enjoy this <a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1455914695">CHRISTMAS GREETING </a>compliments of my friend Kakes. <br />It's elf-a-licious!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-69272916148397670862007-11-17T08:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:18.662-05:00Where Does the Time Go??<span style="font-family:arial;">I started this post a long time ago and figured I'd better post it before Christmas!<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">O</span> <strong>Overnight Occupants.</strong> Tim and Katie were in town for a few weekends for weddings and school projects. It's always great catching up with them, I wish they weren't so far away! Katie and I watched the moon rise at the beach, it was amazing - more beautiful than the sunrise, I think!</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LfXtHrMtfl5Jubt6oU_NImEjfGfEL3rmClGSEBOyPXbTmihthVmI_CYoMNeQPUWaYE5iuF44cktG2BPhD7FcftTNX_MX8erD-ajCxlJtHthvGfvexwGei_OktjWicM5tg-LQng/s1600-r/DSCN1936.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139038992052179138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh460CckGQnMUogcINg_n7aS5oITl0rvQ9dPNSMBXT4l6sLXd8DevGrM6dO3-I80229s3lv64Qx1cOjlJKQL2ZmEWb3S7fnW2K-L7OUAfzHTOmiDEGZzGlwEqbkgKySQQ8cRbMSsQ/s200/DSCN1936.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">C </span><strong>Cubbies...</strong> Yes we are in full swing on Wednesday nights. Be praying for the little munchkins and their families. One in particular on our team is a newbie, her and her family aren't church goers but they have been really interested in Awana and have been working faithfully on the verses with their kids. (It's an old pic, but isn't he cute)!</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcNa9Nzocc4WpA7jp4Z2KWkEx2g6d1t6JewSFpx4jF2P3l52hmUl3tdQXHTqNY54D4WN9VzMjmSuT0zLSdL6fyPuo-KgrPCdrI3KEwDvXJgCeD7dj6Suqh6AGaFGGKomnE4TV-A/s1600-r/james+and+puppets+2.bmp.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139042157443076450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YdeibazFtsVW2bxey8slL8whhmyapeci3wwLXwyRorSDuLGtv2PdhjXq-fXNH4hhyphenhyphengiKWct8DKi6Kjkrs8QmqEPmiey5EbhY4_557HVthpsi5NzCQtTIP6X-GPaEweIDlQDNmA/s200/james+and+puppets+2.bmp.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T </span><strong>a Tealight Treasure.</strong> My birthday present from James :) adds a little light to the living room.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnYiZZqbbP76rSnrNFEgxI68HUpACj3mDrNk44fh0QJwP2riBt3uGo8tGKFNZaSHhKc2F-IUCodV_gF7KzZ_jVx-mG6TBQ-Ps3H_K6LcrmVM2EtYrnX-6MFBSq5T4Lh_-fCwUdQ/s1600-r/DSCN1966.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139039013527015682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREsY0ZAT29XS7hs__vwsibTH0aOZvcs6nvr0JANHsuVLmdJ2Jgo0Qd4gkc3Pd0GZ2ZqFhItykquVFXuXY3f_sE5Mkl4TjhrjeUrhG_Hvetms0QI4MZqcKJp66aZsfGDrC5V62eQ/s200/DSCN1966.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiew8tX9GI0QfVeq3lKLBode37GGlML6N0CC7LPzyma7UOG447B4Y1oPO2USq2aHTIazeFuwhRCJCBpyhT_Iz5Qm7gKVkxxrqVImVew0YSqqMwpICQT6hlaugA9zL-sReAXG-2uxQ/s1600-r/DSCN1969.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139040246182629650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3kSIKQe5fMUMeksTifzuGLPjLE4GBgJMsz_F2zp1Xqf3Zfhihj6zPU86lLoNTdlz3QCWRukoTKCtFh9e6pYUmuST7lURYv9w-sYws55W7FiZDWfHyHmfo3T99rBtzcWEeWwOPQ/s200/DSCN1969.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">O</span> <strong>Out On the Open Road.</strong> James and I traveled up north to BBC, where sister Stacie is a Sr. We caught a few of her volleyball games and were able to see her teach a PE class. I was so impressed with her creativity - You're and outstanding teacher Stac! (I also got to stop by Hannah's house and visit with her family - their little guy is super smart)! </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPtorbQI75tK_OJ23GQWpKvue-lhxchbbOATFm56EzViI1-9L_dyBXZuxlUw5b7UKoWS-GMrcKteAhACc-sIxgM0gvtdGmR6V9ycu64EjG7N21QQX8_FodvXYhHHvPC2tPdjdtg/s1600-r/DSCN1933.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139039009232048370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAgKlxBgnf2Obp6Wiw4pa1Mk7zteZ4X1elQz5UFvdiI1jSrB4YGUvT0l53iVgYXdE97YOiJD_OlDTcd3SVKPIUefDj_QYcexnmH7ca7NMGog2vfhklEJfRmKW9_5d7H86w6UPjw/s200/DSCN1933.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpmmSlnn3nQ_s9kb2DplK9BzehfBtxJ4rKa0odjZBuRtcLf3UqN5yUmRGyL5Sg_GDZM49wjVc_nVO8wYvOZCsppsd9cFgcqPfiGgAz3yD18Aa7v2dgKutBYOaoMg2ClpPQiSZGg/s1600-r/DSCN1922.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139039004937081058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaH7PRojUvXPhU-lvsi6ckRM4NvV34vjsyupLHoheii0zGcl41jpnFH7yUgqUXrvBAb25o7IfPGVFItdDrUvHa3NV6edCI6cGED4a-oNaXf3M7Gx5TMCyPjM-UClimf2PwiEZ-w/s200/DSCN1922.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOUmp0EF8A3ObLJIqsmPojviCLYteVbGahYqAnO3tHd4T3ctZINMlRH6GcW0vYni4Y3EV4NfKAUcFNdT1J_BfJmR81pNXuU-8saBSR5DNcwz2VYyOA77LcMXLDnjbcBmLtVJtvA/s1600-r/DSCN1921.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139039000642113746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAlR6LVzGVl2Mra5NQdFuZWo5M7FfnKTHZaT7LkQKCWEGx1lxKb0KfyxqVw4_3zZUX7dLdoFXP3ZgQvg1U9a5PS0jnNxiyG4Okh06ueZNaWQIwh2xpqUFosFuXIbWaCRtVI7Vdw/s200/DSCN1921.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">B</span> <strong>Birthday Bashes! </strong>We celebrated my Dad's 60th birthday this month at one of his favorite pizza joints - Papas. And for my 26th birthday we celebrated with some good Friends ;) We love you Messers!</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWCd4pWfEtHFwkA8V5jE3Wfm-_jHtbRbpFSL61vkws7Wa3JLuJWIM51KEC6Afon-DLtp8NBlQrDX9dAg-0BpNhPZurFzvlO_U6v_4P5xXASGAg719qUDFBP0mh-30yhSx89aJbw/s1600-r/100_0504.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139109399451062738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K7az_EMm-DB-E9COOWQVyUAi24_yuyM6FlmYn0f4YodKH1_lCksj2WXWu0WdSU36CMrMd59i7djxTACwLsEAaR68kVGIMjMo3jej4F2U2mGgMlZUw5Tyn1l6_KXfYwLvjt6LpQ/s200/100_0504.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTLc28QItNBQgQlyztwwSJH4vTsjhN-cBnRwm1L1q7EuPPyVeWzU91mMRMxQmd98N3bbz9LzUDyNm5YaHu7NnHaNqXXEMHnI6uiwDpSZdiknFqX95GrPPFAQo6Y8qZGNFwYvOqg/s1600-r/DSCN1918.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139040267657466162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcQbduMqNccOvZ6rRXeuuCnUstM7CHHbKhH1JL1qig2A5CCWw1H7MXMLHEhZYHcs9806065QvP-mn8Ihw1jaaxZMZUtMeZVUGmaNiEyEzYy6t0DKViDgTxmEz4cw-8DN0n0yeKQ/s200/DSCN1918.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU-sdLAnbaA8-VBA5Gbp9Z_kJtj7KCqUvI89liaGt5ujbs_6jruFJoVU_bXP4twNZEJ899z9WIedvRM5a4OO0HX2fB4pgiBrkI-GRZ1ErBVAoAFOBrcv1EDtyX8lKZjVXVeUi9g/s1600-r/DSCN1972.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139040254772564258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-sjGAbu3hcBXxdRlMLR4aESjf_8tHu0qf09Mos-gFrORgBHoWoaBDWsKui0yUzKNhQwK0jSiOFu8ta6aGvuCxWsKk1WD6S4_nkSaJ13sdJeB1MvEwWZouxBy3UiIsAR_rXbHug/s200/DSCN1972.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span> <strong>Eating Exquisite Entrees. </strong>Hot juicy burgers (and nuggets) from Wendy's.</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKv3RK7cqNhrLb3mm_9kgMJfDd6Abx81JHoVFKGM1MFJWKDF6Nvg7umB9zcmYcbK9mYjKAtm5Ftrnc2T-1rGHh7uhhzXRMz30TBQKp-X4_CaPc9BDHiAgU157GfTUbJ6161FygWg/s1600-r/DSCN1935.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139046671453704626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2va2-SpI88k5TyjZTJAZsy73mzQ9FlejRWIt6sk2YMgc3fvMdD1FqmBmtVfmo9KFzM3nln1XVmPTMv26G1PtiD5-2_3piUyptf87cTNqfauEZmsZNQCRRPy99-1lQxm3xRtBgA/s200/DSCN1935.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">R</span> <strong>Reformation Remembrance.</strong> As you all know, Halloween is also the day Martin Luther nailed up his 95 thesis, kick starting the Reformation. Thus, for 2 reasons it's one of our favorite holidays, for the spiritual significance and we just like to dress up! James had a great idea a while back to combine the two 'holidays' if you will, with a new tradition. Each year he picks a different reformer/church father, spends the month studying them and then carves their portrait in a pumpkin. And during the carving he teaches me all about them - I love it! This years selection was.... Augustine. But I included a few from past years because they are just soooo cool! </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4U0e-CyQO7e9RkAlTjoAg1Lx4izRJk77ST8cag4uWOPA-50eo89dy-zGm3ONHRYkKnEgu3ivSLr0xoxwfzPM7u9ochb7H78Qu_z8xx2eohdKuwPu10JAdLI02OvHsqbOjxO3EQ/s1600-r/DSCN1999.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139040276247400770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFNrPPXH2FH_y-6J1izlOqcf9_FEtFBbJHoPT_77-0KiIX6l16-cfBsjj_66iV_5CbTm8uESSSMw5Sy8ienVEsg6CvYLUPu8oyDCPbfI2hQYZy7gzYffKaCFKqY9-a0MLJfWsmg/s200/DSCN1999.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyo6TrZS7OvGJjn8M7Ad-9TBVEYy8hevLwPs2gnKE4UtOcPeDsuUgsTJfkgiD9Lh20CBe1_Z51oADFn6VXRXBA9v1OyjS_tgVhLn7QlyDp0QSvHrG8huVV0Uqw2JAn78jdK5zTQ/s1600-r/DSCN1985.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139040280542368082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE85MOxPuhtj4B4evyAZo4XE5c6F19F1At6A99ZJpUrG4oejv3BNtXd6p_eV5Hd-U4ygurSQBQZO_u1gOm2_6uAVszYXOG1B4kqnDjQmm33o_bbgZ7JnRQf6fP43sTez4SIz24yA/s200/DSCN1985.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDkmIfRGEXFxKdlQUwgfDAEOLOURHrhH_olMK9sFWgRBfwVXoZr3dl5MRTebR1wCHWJ5j3CsfQeCMMqDRVfXc_N2CQhYzZiXnTddKoUgMGa6vab4EAaDCUE4_pqxz9gQa5yQQYg/s1600-r/DSCN0742.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139042161738043762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17J1PNvHDlV8NnymNfUt3qaGKeaui8ePhJEcekOVd_jUElVI_Dt1k17F9b0IAWeo_U3eOuHlMQ_IwmtDIsNryEI3xdXHM71Uz_qZjjfVK5y8-cJh8tizlkC8A6A2UUhuuVOm4uA/s200/DSCN0742.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvbSJg5nLvrSLIoSv9nHWioTjymIKB3uE6-A0Tlf3AHfaQuJHUY7NRCeLjVfuT9MqLzp3vMAUn_OOetcyEUxhdI2wYr6nYc8bMtCSSegoCKzKo_a40shaUbqKe327u6_N0a1pxQ/s1600-r/DSCN0740.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139042166033011074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJs0pgA9CVVs7cE1BvCcokn746s73N2n6E123iDSJBa_pfqERoaCrDExYnv2nlIq05L5XTnpEVIqKZbfa2oIs34PDqscrT5Op1oXIJdKeYDvytQK4erH8vKDKBJI8WLoYU4WV1bA/s200/DSCN0740.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Augustine & Jerome</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpxP87wCNI0wCx0KIcV1g8GpJ40009-g6YKX7y5vuVxQ0DaUphRNqfuuHC1TeqQyCrZo0UVIyqrtFyCaPx8UlOV3Kst56lhuyCpenHlajkkHr8SDKz_UzurRADc5k-OsmiWpXOA/s1600-r/DSCN0497.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139042174622945682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRb_2SnT3TOKflzsPcgG7CfxY-8Qx_pQec_5tjtSuV4M4eGtY0OBg5s-OKs3zegyjQjN2wLe-LJOOAogInh3nalisvfQNYTl3i6LDcJBeTDmWhCA5vsMz_774Zn9RIGvWr9QrfQ/s200/DSCN0497.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_RU_alec9FQKy7NiVMrqZkIxUPWZwZlX5sOU9FKRXZkVqoRDuduGKCtbZwdJ475kg-jZtIoQ51Wlfji6hhZ_XDEre24TO1EPoGKFNRVwWPzbUPK_2x3gi5YHVE9EJR59pktmSA/s1600-r/DSCN0486.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139048105972781506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyz6z4ieCHmI3r3XAgNidAb2rqXMiVDJ7oYQwMvXxk_hekHa8madq_YSTpJnvUR_nqpuuhEj3bwNC_GEYnZGJD1SAdGFyVSikwuS6ezZZPiCJCQ58Hz5TmJF9JKaFQmqIuXlg6w/s200/DSCN0486.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">And of course - Luther!</span></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-5569692577042698402007-09-08T16:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:24.129-05:00Ahhh, Naples...<div align="left">It's hard to believe summer is already over and everyone is back to school. I must admit having recently returned from a relaxing trip to Naples Florida, I'm still struggling with a bit of vacation hangover. But alas, life must go on...<br /><br />Contrary to poplular opinion regarding 'mother-in-laws' (who came up with that term anyway?!) my mom2 - as she likes to be called, is one of the most kind and generous people I think I've ever met. She knows what things are important in life and that's part of what makes her so much fun to be around! It just so happens that one of the things most important to her is spending time with the family - and we have been blessed beyond belief in this respect - both of James' and my family get along so well, that when mom2 wanted to go on a family vacation she invited my parents to join us! After arranging all the accomidations and checking out travel books - flights were booked, bags were packed and one by one we began arriving on the gulf coast.<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDfenUCngT_QXRBOnJ_ImolNaM03DZSPPvPM3Th36SUrPDSP9iR6Y9tjy_t-xWusZ37G7P2u6U7X6Tsqpdd1Yqky67O7GZMHnbb1MfLDpL2Y_corqhkOe2e4cVSMSF8-vpUDdg/s1600-h/DSCN1727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108405958866014418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDfenUCngT_QXRBOnJ_ImolNaM03DZSPPvPM3Th36SUrPDSP9iR6Y9tjy_t-xWusZ37G7P2u6U7X6Tsqpdd1Yqky67O7GZMHnbb1MfLDpL2Y_corqhkOe2e4cVSMSF8-vpUDdg/s200/DSCN1727.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br />Our journey began on Friday after Stacie got off of work, and after driving through some intense thunder storms we arrived in Naples on Saturday evening where we were greeted by Mom2 and Pablo (James' brother Paul). After a relaxing dinner at Olive Garden the fun began! Pablo brought his xbox along and purchased this new game <a href="http://www.guitarherogame.com/gh80s/">Guitar Hero </a>- what a blast! </div><div align="left"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108405976045883650" style="WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" height="97" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjHPk8egqi9k_EVNxt3roDj67Mrt3-ttbn3b-L_NPQjbCQBBV7XwIKewuEbSHueoYsaOZxNWOfwV4h4fSV271ixDmQ4o0ioyRyRDuqfQcvCARJ4YuXxdvm6p6AQaU8z0VrOe25Q/s200/DSCN1737.JPG" width="143" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="left">You can probably figure it out from the pictures, but it uses mainstream punk rock songs from Nirvana and just about everone else you could think of - and you actually play the music. You can earn starpower for everything from jumping up and down to playing with your teeth - it's pretty crazy! Just like the pros, you can go on tour and if your serious you can hook up with fellow band members and compete in an online battle of the bands. I think we'll have to look at getting Paul the drum component for Christmas :) We laughed so hard that night, you'd be suprised how much everyone gets into being a rock star! Once the crowd cheers for you, you're hooked. </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLBJgZL6rsDfrXGoT0kL7QcmRGG-5utm1ZtChaF79YyoMAruc-aYcAb8ybGqHdmdVxEhXYWxFzHuN9y8o5eA57ls2VIw6C8CzAyBOL_J4tKPAROeN48tt5LSqas4D9I2GSfCC2w/s1600-h/DSCN1736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108405967455949042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLBJgZL6rsDfrXGoT0kL7QcmRGG-5utm1ZtChaF79YyoMAruc-aYcAb8ybGqHdmdVxEhXYWxFzHuN9y8o5eA57ls2VIw6C8CzAyBOL_J4tKPAROeN48tt5LSqas4D9I2GSfCC2w/s200/DSCN1736.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh92uaWh9tLc6xwJhbl0gbL4N-uQEE-4tvfn3QoRcZSa_ZMNofBMKtqK6LpHNMmH4nVE_o71YGQUhOTsTqBeTiQ26lI5xF3C6hCh-lrkznuyyxOzDOhEFCDha195oDnW1FOrOsQ/s1600-h/DSCN1738.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108405980340850962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh92uaWh9tLc6xwJhbl0gbL4N-uQEE-4tvfn3QoRcZSa_ZMNofBMKtqK6LpHNMmH4nVE_o71YGQUhOTsTqBeTiQ26lI5xF3C6hCh-lrkznuyyxOzDOhEFCDha195oDnW1FOrOsQ/s200/DSCN1738.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYDpKwD9vSD3dRAcOoa5GeXFdeX1zKB6WSwAxUJ6BJr1DcRJxk2nOxZFwcimaxIcDJhOpd0ib-xFTuip_XeE2THjrMuG2c9x6p59cA0GfJwCm-UhQvTUbnWrbBLxEh-FtC3YaAA/s1600-h/DSCN1731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108405963160981730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYDpKwD9vSD3dRAcOoa5GeXFdeX1zKB6WSwAxUJ6BJr1DcRJxk2nOxZFwcimaxIcDJhOpd0ib-xFTuip_XeE2THjrMuG2c9x6p59cA0GfJwCm-UhQvTUbnWrbBLxEh-FtC3YaAA/s200/DSCN1731.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br />Sunday we chilled at the pool and did some SERIOUS grocery shopping! Later that evening we picked my parents up from the airport and the family was complete! </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8KfdLd4rNJpIYV1wmnCKTUvYk8w4O7W4ICbjV63rOHight5eDM6s_qpAboFu3EoMAt1bcq5SMvj4tEWNcypQ3Aji4QoiwkEUpTZFsD-2eh6e7RaPpPmSweh_52mOCEtwiDaI3g/s1600-h/DSCN1743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108409905940959602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8KfdLd4rNJpIYV1wmnCKTUvYk8w4O7W4ICbjV63rOHight5eDM6s_qpAboFu3EoMAt1bcq5SMvj4tEWNcypQ3Aji4QoiwkEUpTZFsD-2eh6e7RaPpPmSweh_52mOCEtwiDaI3g/s200/DSCN1743.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCFOF-5k-Tf9Nxol26KK2gKJmCFu4Yc6_64c4kwlOB4jTttluYzfEHojjzYvTnVQih_eRO5xXGH2vn5Oz_WQhoF598mKD9bwcE-Y_I61UybOfRcyyLaIi_YLQMT-YlLShHuHMqQ/s1600-h/RSCN1898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108409918825861522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCFOF-5k-Tf9Nxol26KK2gKJmCFu4Yc6_64c4kwlOB4jTttluYzfEHojjzYvTnVQih_eRO5xXGH2vn5Oz_WQhoF598mKD9bwcE-Y_I61UybOfRcyyLaIi_YLQMT-YlLShHuHMqQ/s200/RSCN1898.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-tflGSU7gK_6xMmkP4MOVCRVPVcIm1tAhzjj62zHe_faq_jSFb1bbObyI5d30cchAC_jC-nGcOjv1yoaZVjiDWkp212W_MkT1hHvM1SgpkuLknTu0BWf-SsBTpxnu-IOf86oDg/s1600-h/DSCN1744.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108409914530894210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-tflGSU7gK_6xMmkP4MOVCRVPVcIm1tAhzjj62zHe_faq_jSFb1bbObyI5d30cchAC_jC-nGcOjv1yoaZVjiDWkp212W_MkT1hHvM1SgpkuLknTu0BWf-SsBTpxnu-IOf86oDg/s200/DSCN1744.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudtgq7Z7-iMySIA1R_34ES8oy5pF7tbkhmEJJV_OzACDyH19Q1Bt0h5kkfSlO5cr7kcxVoASxyPW9xjRwI-JFVXimUXSi_ZVA_FIkAI7z-oNP4AvoQiG68dGXwCs5tnHUIeWXqQ/s1600-h/DSCN1747.JPG"></a></div><div align="left"><br />August is actually off season for the Naples area, which worked out wonderfully for us. We were able to enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches without any crowds! The first one we visited was on Marco Island, it was a wildlife preserve complete with a lagoon and lots of birds - just beautiful! </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4Ed7TrYT4-U6dM4VKp2Ue6rWyUPn3yUbzdfiNT9STBGacmf5id0HNVnJGKWpE2LkNLTDwPPkGsJi7QldR9naLaY3r4pDCpwRXcGl_XE4P2Rgo7cBcgoPMd3Y0CXf9z9iKXNQRA/s1600-h/DSCN1750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108409927415796146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4Ed7TrYT4-U6dM4VKp2Ue6rWyUPn3yUbzdfiNT9STBGacmf5id0HNVnJGKWpE2LkNLTDwPPkGsJi7QldR9naLaY3r4pDCpwRXcGl_XE4P2Rgo7cBcgoPMd3Y0CXf9z9iKXNQRA/s200/DSCN1750.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Tuesday we stayed in to help those that needed to recover from their sunburns, played a little tennis, and went to see Bourne Ultimatum. That evening we broke out Settlers - you know it wouldn't be a family vacation with out it! </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL4raYJO5CEEaivQ-ffdo6DkmtjeIxpTbYzEJ0KUSuT9KAkQoswQIYbEWc9k3Zewyv00jeSJGDDk_0osdIaU2VoY_hR5lINVLyDiT_W3VtA9WShuiEOtC9ypJ3AOWTV_csJrEWw/s1600-h/DSCN1754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108417323349480114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL4raYJO5CEEaivQ-ffdo6DkmtjeIxpTbYzEJ0KUSuT9KAkQoswQIYbEWc9k3Zewyv00jeSJGDDk_0osdIaU2VoY_hR5lINVLyDiT_W3VtA9WShuiEOtC9ypJ3AOWTV_csJrEWw/s200/DSCN1754.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z2jFe4HgodXTSGmjM2Ooe9kS0WC8xLjukRVIY_GwPJAeOaWf3FBMCQXcRlmFyj6HPLLk4RDy4_PeJiVCfVq14j17Ii3kaH7y7H79UriSevdDjbWSNxDIQVp6xbSiQJKJN0Un4g/s1600-h/DSCN1759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108411301805330882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z2jFe4HgodXTSGmjM2Ooe9kS0WC8xLjukRVIY_GwPJAeOaWf3FBMCQXcRlmFyj6HPLLk4RDy4_PeJiVCfVq14j17Ii3kaH7y7H79UriSevdDjbWSNxDIQVp6xbSiQJKJN0Un4g/s200/DSCN1759.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aIVMDfy2rZNsaZFi3-MMmT7yWYAam-WqdmekLs_PqbYFiWlk4FchtY4V399WDBBPoUr68hAoKJVWD90C1oZUsi2bwui5VAgbu_UaQbwyK1lvbnwln6MQ9cVXw6yfxrbfklNIQg/s1600-h/DSCN1761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108411306100298194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aIVMDfy2rZNsaZFi3-MMmT7yWYAam-WqdmekLs_PqbYFiWlk4FchtY4V399WDBBPoUr68hAoKJVWD90C1oZUsi2bwui5VAgbu_UaQbwyK1lvbnwln6MQ9cVXw6yfxrbfklNIQg/s200/DSCN1761.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br />Wednesday was another day at the beach. This time we drove up to <a href="http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/cms/d/sanibel_captiva_islands_florida.php">Sanibel Island</a>, which is one of the top three shelling locations in the world - live shelling is prohibited, so unfortunatley we had to put back the coolest find of the day a sandollar! Dinner this evening was at Aurelios, a Chicagoland pizza joint, one of our favoirtes. Oh, it was sooooo good! I can still taste it!</div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScRVMAwISpRJcyilBD_e-xRXovKMPGpvtmRWJF2qbyymi572aGox_vBr-ExBHafXbSjRZBOzXkPrY22zLmZUIdVOYQOKRdPNxqFrB5Gptv6NBi2QukXxFG0ISL62EPkuOfRFTmQ/s1600-h/DSCN1765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108411310395265506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScRVMAwISpRJcyilBD_e-xRXovKMPGpvtmRWJF2qbyymi572aGox_vBr-ExBHafXbSjRZBOzXkPrY22zLmZUIdVOYQOKRdPNxqFrB5Gptv6NBi2QukXxFG0ISL62EPkuOfRFTmQ/s200/DSCN1765.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyNZC5X3AKprDdbYiA1uvH6DdolzhTnBTbsPM-Cb5zVb6cgeNkRcBdrn1GqNSJYwmy2SAToqK1jOiFMy783DPw_FQ7OmWvIhflNDG7C4M6NcNHxMahdVx8tINC_E5s91LHQ9TCQ/s1600-h/DSCN1767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108411314690232818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyNZC5X3AKprDdbYiA1uvH6DdolzhTnBTbsPM-Cb5zVb6cgeNkRcBdrn1GqNSJYwmy2SAToqK1jOiFMy783DPw_FQ7OmWvIhflNDG7C4M6NcNHxMahdVx8tINC_E5s91LHQ9TCQ/s200/DSCN1767.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwBhiqNagaSBDnxNAeicHy_o_55J2J2_O0O-a1Q85vL_4q8JP0NBKFFkNYR3ln0tsaSFD8Zueq3XsKL2oCSgjZy9fKriliVA3Km_i9T2ya1WyD5PEmvV8sRngR-Cb1ANLIMPp3w/s1600-h/DSCN1770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108411318985200130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwBhiqNagaSBDnxNAeicHy_o_55J2J2_O0O-a1Q85vL_4q8JP0NBKFFkNYR3ln0tsaSFD8Zueq3XsKL2oCSgjZy9fKriliVA3Km_i9T2ya1WyD5PEmvV8sRngR-Cb1ANLIMPp3w/s200/DSCN1770.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">Thursday, after some early morning tennis, the guys did some golfing while the girls checked our the winter estates of Eddison and Ford. What a history lesson! It's so neat to see how those brilliant men lived,worked and enjoyed life. They spent tons of time on thoses gorgeous porches, playing chineese checkers, reading and napping. Ford and his family were seriously into music and square dancing - they did it almost everyevening after dinner! </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC180lMO3VGKIKaiB0TGKpgFNtMLXtaT01YSPUuoyskoSqh5he9S1Nn0DJRsKMF7vAO1i13rr1-s2iWJvc2JqdTnYVs_pdABNICloa9dT0WprqzNokYrwqeH06PYteX13iYJZIw/s1600-h/DSCN1781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108412959662707250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC180lMO3VGKIKaiB0TGKpgFNtMLXtaT01YSPUuoyskoSqh5he9S1Nn0DJRsKMF7vAO1i13rr1-s2iWJvc2JqdTnYVs_pdABNICloa9dT0WprqzNokYrwqeH06PYteX13iYJZIw/s200/DSCN1781.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOQa5ASdff15-jqaY9mpFZh_gUgEzUk7frokrnCuPp5flBjWxwx_rqSHkucJU_kG_rsPDs1s4qKu7sZtY9Ukk0nliHf8EUPj08R4-c6cS9WNE8YpfoQlrSi8NNVPx3w3ejCTWZQ/s1600-h/DSCN1793.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108412963957674562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOQa5ASdff15-jqaY9mpFZh_gUgEzUk7frokrnCuPp5flBjWxwx_rqSHkucJU_kG_rsPDs1s4qKu7sZtY9Ukk0nliHf8EUPj08R4-c6cS9WNE8YpfoQlrSi8NNVPx3w3ejCTWZQ/s200/DSCN1793.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUglJTB-JLwbRuienuVTXgiY_Ihy3XoY0taeka3LBwU-vFDdLJ_zFnJv81V9L4WUFg3QMc295HwjuOoKE-ZvNXIG9sx8ExmNzG5BrJm7XivorPVAKTllrXWcBOXfPCErFqfazEjA/s1600-h/DSCN1833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108415227405439586" style="CURSOR: hand" height="151" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUglJTB-JLwbRuienuVTXgiY_Ihy3XoY0taeka3LBwU-vFDdLJ_zFnJv81V9L4WUFg3QMc295HwjuOoKE-ZvNXIG9sx8ExmNzG5BrJm7XivorPVAKTllrXWcBOXfPCErFqfazEjA/s200/DSCN1833.JPG" width="116" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br />Still wanting to uncover some more sea shells we packed up the car bright and early and headed back to Sanibel Island. We also spent some time on Captiva Island that day (if we ever go back they have an amazing spot to watch the sunset, it's said you might be able to catch that flash of green right before the sun goes down from there. We'd like to look for it!) Here's just a few of our finds. Pablo had the best find of the day, by far! We finished the evening with dinner by the pool and a ferocious game of pool football - even the moms got in on the action. </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qbdfOw23jdQ3T7vJ8EfIKMOv-DX521pkue4YZDStRjBbDkG_vkbKtbTiTuplGOQkUxOzll80UY-5cL027OqeSlIw6JJ1eSrTSNz0d6LzKktdTgrAAQeNSCMBpZP2KFJ_RrtmiQ/s1600-h/DSCN1859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108415240290341522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qbdfOw23jdQ3T7vJ8EfIKMOv-DX521pkue4YZDStRjBbDkG_vkbKtbTiTuplGOQkUxOzll80UY-5cL027OqeSlIw6JJ1eSrTSNz0d6LzKktdTgrAAQeNSCMBpZP2KFJ_RrtmiQ/s200/DSCN1859.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxwNu3q6t7vEdHY9CU_cB6FMgpFMArOLjfavBCW6cK3JeuCrdwWTylkhJuyenkT9uGb85qBTEVzy1Nv2dgV0DXxJuCNyqwwcVHvr0n2sKJh2DEOMtmIfNJ9UUS0ur4xDP2UkOTA/s1600-h/DSCN1847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108415235995374210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxwNu3q6t7vEdHY9CU_cB6FMgpFMArOLjfavBCW6cK3JeuCrdwWTylkhJuyenkT9uGb85qBTEVzy1Nv2dgV0DXxJuCNyqwwcVHvr0n2sKJh2DEOMtmIfNJ9UUS0ur4xDP2UkOTA/s200/DSCN1847.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2j9seKI8CFk4HCCGfi1uPKacLprgFKgCeLIcV_VnWTJDOWM2hmE2m5VRu1UKG_78bsm8bGOgZStgfP-law_pFO6d0NsXVMsOgtrWB9D141MO7cCIPJzd_m3o5V8-H8e8EuqdNg/s1600-h/DSCN1850.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108415248880276130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2j9seKI8CFk4HCCGfi1uPKacLprgFKgCeLIcV_VnWTJDOWM2hmE2m5VRu1UKG_78bsm8bGOgZStgfP-law_pFO6d0NsXVMsOgtrWB9D141MO7cCIPJzd_m3o5V8-H8e8EuqdNg/s200/DSCN1850.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Saturday we said our goodbyes and headed our seperate ways :( We already started planning the next get toghether... I hope it comes sooner than later! We loved being with all of you and miss you much! </div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCuqjxcwohCGoSOVXlohZZX2D7DGD_NodIpn43wbaPnrPFgmyHOvlKBCRcrGwV789sIsC8dasoveHtvZQAumNpmQCJp9dPTopb8BXPC9NoDEx03_S7k3PO0ya7QnFYzF66aAgbQ/s1600-h/RSCN1893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108426033543156498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCuqjxcwohCGoSOVXlohZZX2D7DGD_NodIpn43wbaPnrPFgmyHOvlKBCRcrGwV789sIsC8dasoveHtvZQAumNpmQCJp9dPTopb8BXPC9NoDEx03_S7k3PO0ya7QnFYzF66aAgbQ/s200/RSCN1893.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left">(So... mom2 thanks for a great vacation!) </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">James and I had a few extra days before we had to be back so we spent some time visiting with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins in Orlando, then drove to check out <a href="http://www.ntm.org/">New Tribes Mission</a>. Wow, what an amazing place! James and I are looking into some options for future ministry and were just in love with their heartbeat and phillosophy. If you don't know much about them, check out the link, they work strictly with tribal people, planting churches and translating the bible - it's amazing stuff!<br /><br />From there we drove to Savannah GA, had dinner in a restored grocery store and feed house - it was beautiful, strolled down river street, and went on a ghosts and legends tour at 10:00pm! We would love to go back there again, it was so romantic and there was just so much that we didn't get to see. </div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N_K1osKyoFX67nSo831tvAuu9AnbhyUcG5Wm7t5wEMs4n1g2P2WEdyxVm44WdeMyud378q7kYYWIK95EIjHRMhxMVD-vgEbvWTeHVsBXjBB1ViDIqKF2r1vM3CBP9LOwBX37Kw/s1600-h/DSCN1872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108417331939414738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N_K1osKyoFX67nSo831tvAuu9AnbhyUcG5Wm7t5wEMs4n1g2P2WEdyxVm44WdeMyud378q7kYYWIK95EIjHRMhxMVD-vgEbvWTeHVsBXjBB1ViDIqKF2r1vM3CBP9LOwBX37Kw/s200/DSCN1872.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhBuK1NiY-I2zj9DGvqmIQ1aHNY51Uiyx1ouhdJXroRMLYZz6ifzW6Yysf4Nqw9DD9jBrQ8sGB34tz-KOruYwNb-V_Zhz4YsIiu7m3OV900ta0G9qm1ThReS0lIjLk6DWLwnFaQ/s1600-h/DSCN1870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108417336234382050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhBuK1NiY-I2zj9DGvqmIQ1aHNY51Uiyx1ouhdJXroRMLYZz6ifzW6Yysf4Nqw9DD9jBrQ8sGB34tz-KOruYwNb-V_Zhz4YsIiu7m3OV900ta0G9qm1ThReS0lIjLk6DWLwnFaQ/s200/DSCN1870.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB0RjLmOHfI2SgH5Kg6joaLv4zl4kYn9o7mBSL7CAu2MnvSAuaRcgAN0ZnyMgKk9gsv3M5I2UF7b-FUr_PY0FsUrQAoU0ZdxxFWjUydCCsHrjCc-y9BOpMLpEsdc3zSnZ7y0ssw/s1600-h/DSCN1883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108418474400715522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB0RjLmOHfI2SgH5Kg6joaLv4zl4kYn9o7mBSL7CAu2MnvSAuaRcgAN0ZnyMgKk9gsv3M5I2UF7b-FUr_PY0FsUrQAoU0ZdxxFWjUydCCsHrjCc-y9BOpMLpEsdc3zSnZ7y0ssw/s200/DSCN1883.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br />Here's a few more of our vacation memmories:<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=648518346352071162&site=widget-fa.slide.com"></embed> </div><br /><div align="left"><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=648518346352071162&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p1/648518346352071162/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=648518346352071162&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p2/648518346352071162/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div>(Pablo, click on the pics to see some of the captions)jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-82325542265340374432007-08-06T10:56:00.000-05:002007-08-06T16:36:53.027-05:00GIRLFRIENDS!A few weekends ago James, Stacie and I were able to make a visit up to Baltimore to see Tim & Katie's new place. They are settling in well and it was fun to see where they shop, dine and do church (well at least a possible church - they are still shopping around).<br /><br />We arrived late Friday evening and Katie, being the fabulous event planner that she is, found this local hot spot called <a href="http://www.papermoondiner24.com/">The Paper Moon</a>. It's a 24 hr. diner that we were pumped about checking out! However, upon arrival we became a little frightened by the large list of rules posted by the door, and if that wasn't enough we walk in and get seated in this bright purple and orange version of Sid's room (the scary kid from Toy Story...) there were dismembered and reassembled toys and manikins hanging from the ceiling and walls! But I must say, once you got over the "creepy" factor the food was great and we got some fun pictures (most of which are of the outside because we were too afraid to take many pics of the inside due to the "rules"), Katie has most of those pics - maybe this will help her put them up on her blog. ;)<br /><br />(I also, for the first time in my life - laughed so hard, I started crying uncontrollably... I think I'm turning into my mom. It was kinda fun.)<br /><br />Saturday after flipping through Tim's scrap book (yes, I said Tim's) and reading up on John Grisham we chowed down on some homemade waffles - which I haven't had since I was a kid (it brought back memories of when I was a kid - remember dad, how we found our waffle iron and then made an enormous amount of waffles to freeze?). Then it was off to the aquarium which was a blast! We watched some divers feed a sea turtle and sting rays, got splashed by dolphins and hunted by sharks - our favorite part of course. After that we grabbed a burger at 5 guys and walked the harbor. Strolling the harbor, a typically harmless event except for the costumed kitty cats, fairies and villains armed with 6ft long knives - it was OKATON! (NPR did a story on the festival for more info click <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12442246">here</a>).<br /><br />Sunday we had a refreshing worship experience at a new church Tim & Katie were wanting to try and the girls ventured out for some serious shopping! It was so much fun and I started missing Katie the min we pulled out of their driveway!<br /><br />The following weekend was another great adventure with my college girlfriends. We decided that after graduation we would get together once a year just to keep in touch and well lets be honest - to be really crazy! You know, you act different when all the girls get together, everyone just gets goofy! One of the gals lives in DC and wasn't able to make it - but we love and miss you Rachie!<br /><br />This year the meeting place was near Ocean City MD. Sarah, Jana and I hung out at the beach and of course the board walk - my camera batteries died before I got to snap shots of the Ferris wheel and all that so you'll just have to use your imagination! No trip to the shore would be complete with out <a href="http://www.fisherspopcorn.com/">Fishers Popcorn </a>- you've got to check it out - there's none like it!<br /><br />We were able to visit Jana's church - which was so refreshing!! The worship just really captured me, I haven't sung like that since college - I MISS THAT! And not just that, these gals really have shaped my heart, and taught me so much - they have and continue to sharpen me even though we're not packed into a dorm seeing each other every waking moment! Though I miss those late night talks and walks at BBC, it seems our friendships are as rich and deep as they ever were - despite the distance. You guys are my souls companions and I LOVE YOU!<br /><br />And speaking of <span style="color:#cc0000;">LOVE</span>... that was one of the weekends hot topics - Jana has found the love of her life!! WOOO HOOO! We had such fun giggling and chatting about this budding romance and I even got to talk with Chad and share some really great "Jana Stories" as we like to call them :) He's wonderful! I could not be happier for her or more amazed that God not only gave her someone with larger calf muscles than her but also someone with all the things she ever wanted in a husband.<br /><br />So that's my girlfriend news... how about your girlfriends? What do you do to keep in touch with your pals? Do you do anything fun together with friends who live out of state? Share you girlfriend memories!<br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-e4.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752307213540&site=widget-e4.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=1&id=576460752307213540&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e4.slide.com/p1/576460752307213540/bb_t000_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=1&id=576460752307213540&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e4.slide.com/p2/576460752307213540/bb_t000_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br />PS - my great finds included a huge basket for shoes and frying pan, both from IKEA, and a super cute sun dress for 10$!! I can't wait to wear it on vacation!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-6000451514100198062007-07-10T19:46:00.000-05:002007-07-10T20:09:45.289-05:00My sis, Stacie, and I decided it would be an exciting adventure to go searching for mermaids in downtown Norfolk... We spent two days, maps in hand, traveling the streets in search of the maidens. It was a great way to see the city! From the waterfront to the historic section and everywhere in between! We met many a friendly "norfolkians" happy to share the tale of their mermaid. We have quite a few more mermaids to track - like Moomaid, Toga, Music Moasic, and many more. Some we know where to find but others are hiding - let us know if you spot any so we can add them to our collection!<br /><br />It looks like some of the mermaids may have evolved or changed enitrely over time - for more info on their history or for infromation on starting your own mermaid search check out <a href="http://mermaidsonparade.com/">mermaidsonparade.com</a>.<br /><br />For that much needed nourishment on your journey sip a starbucks, grab a burger at Johnny Rockets, Doumars (not my fave) or dine at <a href="http://www.amalfiristorante.net/">Amalfi</a>! (They have the cutest covered patio.)<br /><br />We're loving being downtown - any other places we should check out?<br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-3d.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752304729149&site=widget-3d.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=1&tt=1&sk=0&amp;cy=bb&th=0&id=576460752304729149&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3d.slide.com/p1/576460752304729149/bb_t001_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=1&amp;tt=1&sk=0&amp;cy=bb&th=0&id=576460752304729149&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3d.slide.com/p2/576460752304729149/bb_t001_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-10325308436778564182007-07-05T21:47:00.000-05:002007-07-05T22:30:07.787-05:00Sizzlin' SummerHey just a glimpse of what we've been up to lately... more to follow on the growth of my little seedlings...<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-91.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=648518346342370193&site=widget-91.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:300px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=1&tt=14&sk=0&cy=bb&th=0&id=648518346342370193&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-91.slide.com/p1/648518346342370193/bb_t014_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=1&tt=14&sk=0&cy=bb&th=0&id=648518346342370193&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-91.slide.com/p2/648518346342370193/bb_t014_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-39554090868183496302007-04-01T15:37:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:24.618-05:00Green Thumb...This week I decided to try my hand at some gardening! Last year on the deck I had bought flowers and had them in some pots and a box hanging on the railing, but this year I decided to start everything from seeds. I picked some flowers and herbs and am hoping that this moonflower vine will cover the entire railing and transform it into a green wall of delight! I've got 50 some little pots going - crossing my fingers that they all sprout!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048570656134659490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2JiV5wQ5xfdiiv8tSuGDp9CceSseapHbrC6PZ7OQVBvadIW_ajSCpHOy3I0wR619UPSWRlb82mYLfbDd3E9_6DZSIUqyjsxHN8bK4OPAnqyX6umpAz9h7a_uPq5P9FhMJwq5_w/s400/DSCN1341.JPG" border="0" />Since I'm so new to the gardening scene, I called up my dad for some advice... he suggested these peat pots - you plant the entire pot into the ground or larger container after it's sprouted! No messy transplanting - how cool is that! (I'm also trying the peat pellet - similar concept). I'd love any other tips from you seasoned gardeners out there... share, share, share!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048570660429626802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uL5xEhlXcw_4C4HRwoqVnPsVmrq9HjNJe91xmA8_-dqoUa4MCpy3rptXVtDT79zglYkQmZHXq3jD74KKitQUQgdFlsqCJ5dYmpYrAhYyEcDBL5a8yEJXhf3tBeEtBTuM45NUtw/s400/DSCN1357.JPG" border="0" /><br />PS - James and I grabbed a quick bite at KFC this past week. We tried there new BIG BOX meal, it's got a little of everything in it and when you 'super size' it you get this HUGE 1/2 gallon soda to drink! The picture doesn't do it justice, we couldn't believe how gigantic it was.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048570647544724882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVG9KnwMTjyzUs-9M6cvTJkXYjxgYLjMFN1eJUTs6qN3X_xI7-R7gQIm9iYqspcabh09umZ7ueQY-lk44JHS2st6kpWfARmHoJON7lyFS-t__C1nt8jD289mjxpYi0ujZcjz1Kw/s400/DSCN1338.JPG" border="0" />jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-68889159525846492592007-03-25T21:32:00.000-05:002007-03-25T21:36:01.606-05:00PIRATE PARTY!Save the date - SATURDAY MAY 26TH! You're all invited, start collecting your pirate gear!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-43520579445406747512007-03-25T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:25.352-05:00A Weekend Full of My Favorite Things...<strong>James</strong> and I headed out for dinner and a movie Friday. We laughed over fourtune cookies at PF Changs, bit our nails through "Shooter," and still made it home to catch the last March Madness game of the night. <div><div><div><br /><a href="http://www.impawards.com/2007/shooter_ver2.html"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.impawards.com/2007/shooter_ver2.html" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Saturday started off with some <strong>deep cleaning</strong>, which always makes me feel great (perhaps I should then do it a little more often). After getting the fridge emptied and deep cleaned, I caught up with <strong>family</strong> on the phone, then headed out for some <strong>thrifting</strong> and got some great finds for spring and summer. James and I then hooked up with our <strong>pals</strong> TJ & Shannon for a delicious gourmet shrimp dinner cooked buy Chef TJ!! We finished off the evening with chocolate fondue and games. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEcCoDOJAeQjToq9zFVQo0hUMGgzvcC-R8gi-bUu2ArnDMoFgFCofNSjIx02g5OKOfSEnOdGsnwHLvp4xsC_p4o8mOplrPObwqnLng2U99Xk6qig_CUQ20nbNtWOImLFnRDNeYQ/s1600-h/DSCN1333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046054394398625426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEcCoDOJAeQjToq9zFVQo0hUMGgzvcC-R8gi-bUu2ArnDMoFgFCofNSjIx02g5OKOfSEnOdGsnwHLvp4xsC_p4o8mOplrPObwqnLng2U99Xk6qig_CUQ20nbNtWOImLFnRDNeYQ/s200/DSCN1333.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Sunday, lunch consisted of <strong>french toast</strong> and eggs, a favorite of both James and myself :), a long nap, more chocolate fondue, and the reading of my April issue of <strong>Domino</strong>. Not to mention enjoying a few bubbles with my favorite <strong>gum balls</strong>!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkDkvJOaBTN4C7Gk37xoFKTR0BstBo7221CwfDFu14USBrVcSR7efK59gJBul_MfE6BjhkzgTGkrNKjnITPZsX6lpONatAG-5t90eslI9-e30kWPAA4lWklyoifBUi0suW2uvzQ/s1600-h/DSCN1332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046054402988560034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkDkvJOaBTN4C7Gk37xoFKTR0BstBo7221CwfDFu14USBrVcSR7efK59gJBul_MfE6BjhkzgTGkrNKjnITPZsX6lpONatAG-5t90eslI9-e30kWPAA4lWklyoifBUi0suW2uvzQ/s200/DSCN1332.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-24816052904001034072007-03-19T21:49:00.000-05:002007-03-19T22:03:42.117-05:00The time is near...<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Pirates3Jack.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Pirates3Jack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>James and I just watched the trailer for the next PIRATES movie!!! It comes out May 25th - save the date for our pirate party and check out the trailer <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/pirates/atworldsend/">here.</a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-79477862359326096052007-02-15T20:10:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:33:26.212-05:00B.L.B.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjIC6FVI9Xp1-KkGNNDDQEraSTJ1IGOx05C-YYAdCJ8TpY_HQ4QlY8-CGuYSWYavDSk2C9wr_sy4jdbnsw4AwmQ9CPxe3G8jfaI-R1Sz_jsU64B1kcc7DRO76Bp9RJxS9mNPNmA/s1600-h/DSCN1286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031937812740126418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjIC6FVI9Xp1-KkGNNDDQEraSTJ1IGOx05C-YYAdCJ8TpY_HQ4QlY8-CGuYSWYavDSk2C9wr_sy4jdbnsw4AwmQ9CPxe3G8jfaI-R1Sz_jsU64B1kcc7DRO76Bp9RJxS9mNPNmA/s200/DSCN1286.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKOvCDRfGAX5Y4a1zXsPBNrcGHUG5glVhi9Hy0NAoxPen2fZhSJZrG9Ee0IxGk74gtI6MT-DfEBqk5wfw29atLl-YMnbVwjPSAAtcmZSk0LNFuYbhapZsdGRGRqtpjjMP0YLYqg/s1600-h/DSCN1288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031937812740126434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKOvCDRfGAX5Y4a1zXsPBNrcGHUG5glVhi9Hy0NAoxPen2fZhSJZrG9Ee0IxGk74gtI6MT-DfEBqk5wfw29atLl-YMnbVwjPSAAtcmZSk0LNFuYbhapZsdGRGRqtpjjMP0YLYqg/s200/DSCN1288.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTO5bldn4jTOyI7xYTowEgVLIApkWXda7kJmNsELEJff-INWOy2fESeB6GXmVyGRg5cenCRxezGA2OtNX8HQS8Zg8qBh6OZk_fW_1YuDrBxOSfT5r_EA5eFn0BfcjJ0EqvHXMjA/s1600-h/DSCN1290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031937817035093746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTO5bldn4jTOyI7xYTowEgVLIApkWXda7kJmNsELEJff-INWOy2fESeB6GXmVyGRg5cenCRxezGA2OtNX8HQS8Zg8qBh6OZk_fW_1YuDrBxOSfT5r_EA5eFn0BfcjJ0EqvHXMjA/s200/DSCN1290.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6izSYNMI815MCXBfExNG90oksQW7H91M_c7mv5bw5O-ByCjgFdAV77NvvoyxLGZPgZbSqAFO9L9CVXu9g-dV-woNAxHxeIl4TeG40gyiUY4fFWT0bkG-EhGZcA25T6GTPhlf_A/s1600-h/DSCN1295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031937821330061058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6izSYNMI815MCXBfExNG90oksQW7H91M_c7mv5bw5O-ByCjgFdAV77NvvoyxLGZPgZbSqAFO9L9CVXu9g-dV-woNAxHxeIl4TeG40gyiUY4fFWT0bkG-EhGZcA25T6GTPhlf_A/s200/DSCN1295.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">These are just some pics of my <strong>B</strong>ig <strong>L</strong>ip <strong>B</strong>iopsy - and as far as I know the black spot was just a sun spot! You should have seen the looks that I got in the laundry mat (yes, smart people probably would have stayed in their house - especially looking like that - but I just had too much to do)!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-89921267102785311732007-01-27T11:42:00.000-05:002007-01-27T11:54:40.386-05:00Birthday Bash!Well this is a belated post! Thanks to all to you who came to celebrate James' 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">th</span> birthday, he felt so loved! (And thanks to Katie for the great pics- as you know my camera died mid evening!) We had plenty of food and good fortune to go around @ Pf Chang's. We topped off the evening with ice cream cake and games back at our place. It was so nice get the evening going a little earlier, we fit a lot in before starting to feel tired - it was great!<br /><br />Oh, and I used my chopsticks the entire evening!<br /><br />In my party planning efforts, I found this neat site where you can <a href="http://www.chinese-tools.com/">learn to write <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Chinese</span></a>! Just look up your word in the dictionary and click the green box to see the artsy translation.<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><div><embed name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-25.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" width="400" height="325" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bl&il=1&channel=360287970192681765&site=widget-25.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 450px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?sk=0&tt=5&cy=bl&ad=1&id=360287970192681765&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-25.slide.com/p1/360287970192681765/bl_t005_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?sk=0&tt=5&cy=bl&ad=1&id=360287970192681765&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-25.slide.com/p2/360287970192681765/bl_t005_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-1168099599847289442007-01-06T09:33:00.000-05:002007-01-06T11:11:17.736-05:00it's cookie time, it's cookie time!For those of you who grew up on the comedy Troop Beverly Hills, the title will hold a special place in your heart! Moving along, I'm hoping it's not too late to be posting about all our wonderful Christmas fun... We did go 'home,' both of our families are out side of Chicago - but we had no snow! Not a flake in sight! Since we couldn't go sledding we had to come up with some other things to do. We spent Saturday with both families baking cookies and other treats and enjoying gourmet soup compliments of chef Grafton. And we finally learned how to play Settlers of Catan!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-54.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=216172782116007252&site=widget-54.slide.com" width="400" height="300" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?tt=17&cy=bb&ad=1&id=216172782116007252&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-54.slide.com/p1/216172782116007252/bb_t017_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?tt=17&cy=bb&ad=1&id=216172782116007252&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-54.slide.com/p2/216172782116007252/bb_t017_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Then started the Christmas extravaganza! Christmas eve with James' dad, Christmas morning with his mom and Christmas evening with my parents! It was non stop! James flew home early Tuesday moring and I stayed the rest of the week with my family. Stacie and I did a lot of shopping :) and we took a beading class at La Beada Loca. And last but not least we laughed and laughed as we strolled down memory lane while watching, you guessed it, Troop Beverly Hills! <br /><br />(Moms, if I ever get around to it I'll post the pictures from our other Christmas stuff!)jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-1165373901162481822006-12-05T21:41:00.000-05:002006-12-05T22:00:26.736-05:00Black is Black!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/964/4167/1600/837554/DSCN1168.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/964/4167/200/660962/DSCN1168.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I LOVE black Friday!! For anyone who loves to shop, this is the most glorious day of all! And, I do love to shop! Perhaps there is no better way to enter into the holiday spirit than hit the stores at 5 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving. The hustle and bustle, great deals, and blaring Christmas music - the only thing that would have made our day better would have been snow. We actually didn't head out until 8:00, and for those who don't like a crowd, may I suggest MacArthur in downtown Norfolk. We had a parking spot right outside the door, and there wasn't a ton of people there at all (a clerk told us the "rush" comes between 1-4 black Friday). We finished off morning in Chesapeake, and enjoyed lunch at Don Pablo's. James went off to work and I headed right back to the stores!<br /><br />Total gifts left to purchase before Christmas: 4<br /><br />Oh, and yes, WE - James and I went shopping! For not sharing my love of shopping, he did quite well, there were only a few moments of heavy breathing ;)jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-1163391667388949052006-11-12T22:27:00.000-05:002006-11-12T23:35:32.426-05:00FreedomTeacher inservice days were this past week - which means vacation days for me!! Much needed, if I do say so myself. So anyway, this is what I did!<br /><br /><strong>Day #1 Thursday</strong><br /><br />6:00am - Get up (well I tried to)<br /><br />7:30am - Chapel with James @ seminary<br /><br />8:30am - Chose not to drink coffee<br /><br />9:15am - Watched James take hebrew test<br /><br />9:45am - Took honda in for inspection <br /><br />9:47am - Got compliment on my new hair cut (props to you Shannon)<br /><br />9:58am - Listened to old men talk about Hiliary Clinton<br /><br />10:17am - Honda passed car inspection<br /><br />11:00am - Picked up James and went to my doctor's appointment. New doctor, he was kinda weird, but the good news is I DO NOT HAVE COLON CANCER!<br /><br />12:30pm - Vaccumed and washed car<br /><br />1:18pm - Ate Turkey Artichoke sandwich at Panera. It was amazing!<br /><br />2:20pm - Took a nap<br /><br />5:30pm - Went to see Austin go horseback riding (ya, it was kind of a long nap)<br /><br />8:30pm - Paid a suprise visit to the Logsdon's to sing Happy Birthday to TJ<br /><br />10:30pm - Went to bed in flannel pj's<br /><br /><strong>Day #2 Friday</strong><br /><br />6:30am - couldn't sleep so I did some Christmas shopping for James<br /><br />9:00am - Ate cinnamon rolls for breakfast<br /><br />9:30am - Put <a href="http://www.crockpotcraze.com/content142.html">Roasted Herbed Chicken</a> dinner in crock pot<br /><br />10:00am - Packed a picnic lunch<br /><br />11:30am - Went to Virginia Aquarium<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-67.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="site=widget-67.slide.com&channel=144115188076357479&cy=bl&il=1" width="400" height="250" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cid=144115188076357479&cy=bl&tt=0&at=1&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-67.slide.com/p1/144115188076357479/bl_t000_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cid=144115188076357479&cy=bl&tt=0&at=1&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-67.slide.com/p2/144115188076357479/bl_t000_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />11:54am - Watched sharks from inside a submarine<br /><br />12:30pm - Talked with an elderly man about his first few years of marriage. Turns out he and his wife lived out by our current place. He told us about their favoirte cheap date - sharing popcorn and a soda for 47 cents while people watching at an amusement park. The park is gone now, I think a grocery store sits there. But what's not gone is the love those two have, he had a sparkle in his eyes when he said "my sister said we'd never make it - we sure proved her wrong."<br /><br />12:45pm - Spread out a blanket and enjoyed lunch in the sun<br /><br />1:30pm - Watched 3D movie on sharks<br /><br />2:37pm - Went on a mini nature hike, well I guess it was more of a walk<br /><br />3:00pm - James attempted to escape the bite of a python, failed, but it was fun to watch<br /><br />4:45pm - Washed dishes<br /><br />5:45pm - Still washing dishes<br /><br />6:30pm - Ate dinner it was awesome! <br /><br />8:55pm - "Men's Accountability" for James. Shannon and I went to see <a href="http://www.8x.com/onenight/">"One Night with the King."</a> It's the story of Esther and it was pretty good.<br /><br />12:34pm - fell asleep on the way home<br /><br />Aaahhhhh....jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37149518.post-1163253481138360032006-11-11T08:21:00.000-05:002006-11-12T15:58:29.340-05:00October in ReviewWhat a busy month! From Harvest Party to Halloween and a birthday in between we were pooped by the time November came. But we had tons of fun - only one regret, we did not get to carve our pumpkins... <br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="site=widget-b7.slide.com&channel=144115188076314295&cy=bl&il=1" width="400" height="375" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cid=144115188076314295&cy=bl&tt=17&at=1&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/p1/144115188076314295/bl_t017_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cid=144115188076314295&cy=bl&tt=17&at=1&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/p2/144115188076314295/bl_t017_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741494844140089326noreply@blogger.com10