1.15.2012
1.10.2012
When you make plans, God laughs
"When you make plans, God laughs."
Bev told me that about a month ago during one of our walks along the beach.
Am I crazy for having a bucket list of things I want to accomplish before I have my first child? I mean, seriously, am I nuts for actually having an excel document with each year planned out: when we'll buy a new car, when we'll get a house, when we'll start trying to have kids, and so on?
Every time I think about my "parenthood bucket list", does God look down on me and laugh? Kind of like He's saying, "Ha, that's what YOU think...".
Oh, no.
Bev told me that about a month ago during one of our walks along the beach.
Am I crazy for having a bucket list of things I want to accomplish before I have my first child? I mean, seriously, am I nuts for actually having an excel document with each year planned out: when we'll buy a new car, when we'll get a house, when we'll start trying to have kids, and so on?
Every time I think about my "parenthood bucket list", does God look down on me and laugh? Kind of like He's saying, "Ha, that's what YOU think...".
Oh, no.
1.08.2012
Tips, please.
This post is really just for those who have been to Europe before.
We are WICKED excited to announce that we are starting to plan a trip to Europe with two of our best friends, Jed and Jess! Here's what we have so far... We would like to stay for a minimum of 2 weeks, and we would like to do one of two trips: France, England, Scotland, Ireland, all those places up there, OR Italy, Spain, Greece, all those places down there.
After FaceTiming tonight with Jed and Jess, we threw around some really great ideas, but still don't know where we want to go.
With that said, we need advice.
Should we devote a whole 2 weeks to just one or two countries? If we do Italy, should we do the entire trip in Italy? Hostiles or hotels? European cruise or no? And so on.
To anyone who has been to Europe before, what tips can you give us? And obviously, we will research beyond the advice. But advice will give us a good place to start.
We are WICKED excited to announce that we are starting to plan a trip to Europe with two of our best friends, Jed and Jess! Here's what we have so far... We would like to stay for a minimum of 2 weeks, and we would like to do one of two trips: France, England, Scotland, Ireland, all those places up there, OR Italy, Spain, Greece, all those places down there.
After FaceTiming tonight with Jed and Jess, we threw around some really great ideas, but still don't know where we want to go.
With that said, we need advice.
Should we devote a whole 2 weeks to just one or two countries? If we do Italy, should we do the entire trip in Italy? Hostiles or hotels? European cruise or no? And so on.
To anyone who has been to Europe before, what tips can you give us? And obviously, we will research beyond the advice. But advice will give us a good place to start.
1.01.2012
A New Era?
Oh. My. Gosh. How have I lived for so long without a Mac?
My wonderful husband has paid attention to my griping about my HP laptop that I hate so so SO much, and for Christmas he got me a MacBook Pro. Knowing that I don't have to ever (except for when I'm at work or at my parents' house) use a PC again is incredibly comforting.
Never ever again do I plan on owning anything but Apple computers.
Apple, I love you.
12.11.2011
A Letter
To my Margie,
This weekend was a hard one. Everyone kept telling me to be relieved that you aren't suffering anymore and that you are out of pain, but when I heard that, it made me cry harder. I'm not upset that you aren't in pain anymore, or that you're in a better place. Simply put, I miss you.
They told me it'd be closed casket, so you could imagine my shock entering the funeral home and seeing you there. Gramma said Larry wanted to keep the casket opened because you looked so good. Margie, you were beautiful. Gramma picked out a beautiful dress with soft pink roses on it. Your casket was a pearly pink; I'm pretty sure you would have picked out that exact one if you had the choice. Besides, who knows style better than Gramma?
I met Larry for the first time. Well, he told me he met me when I was very little, but I don't remember. He misses you so much. I also saw your parents again. They looked the same as they did on Easter. I am going to send Larry and your parents letters, because I didn't have any words yesterday.
What am I going to do without you here?
I promise I will do Relay for Life every year for Margie's Angels. I wish there was a way I could raise enough money to find a cure for cancer. Do you think we'll find a cure in my lifetime? I hate cancer so much; I think it's the only think I really actually hate in life.
I promise to be less passive in life. I will really work on speaking up. Remember when you and Gramma visited me in Utah when we moved into our condo? And our diningroom table was being delivered? And the delivery men were going to leave without assembling the chairs, and you gave them an earful, so you and Gramma ironed my shower curtain as you watched them assemble the chairs. You did the right thing, because I'm pretty sure the three of us wouldn't have been able to put even one of those together.
I promise to be more involved with politics. I even watched last night's debate. Did you? I think Rick Perry is a joke.
I'll never forget how you always added an "s" onto the end of "Walmart". I've always secretly thought that was funny.
Does Larry know how much I love you?
When I have children, and they are crazy and run around like I did to you when I was little, I'll think of the stories you'd tell about me as a child. I'd like to officially appologize to you for being a hyper kid.
You were so beautiful, Margie, inside and out. Part of me wishes I had visited you between Easter and when you passed, but I have great memories of you at Easter. And that is how I'll always remember you.
I promise to visit you as much as I can. You're in Enfield now, and that's a little far, but I'll try to visit every time I'm in Connecticut. And I'll take Aunt Carla with me. And Gramma, since she doesn't like to drive a lot. You're burried by some beautiful trees, and it's towards the back of the cemetary, so you won't be bothered by a lot of cars and people walking all over you.
When I cry because I miss you, please hold my hand and comfort me.
I'll see you soon, my dear friend.
Love,
"Katie"
If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
-author unknown
This weekend was a hard one. Everyone kept telling me to be relieved that you aren't suffering anymore and that you are out of pain, but when I heard that, it made me cry harder. I'm not upset that you aren't in pain anymore, or that you're in a better place. Simply put, I miss you.
They told me it'd be closed casket, so you could imagine my shock entering the funeral home and seeing you there. Gramma said Larry wanted to keep the casket opened because you looked so good. Margie, you were beautiful. Gramma picked out a beautiful dress with soft pink roses on it. Your casket was a pearly pink; I'm pretty sure you would have picked out that exact one if you had the choice. Besides, who knows style better than Gramma?
I met Larry for the first time. Well, he told me he met me when I was very little, but I don't remember. He misses you so much. I also saw your parents again. They looked the same as they did on Easter. I am going to send Larry and your parents letters, because I didn't have any words yesterday.
What am I going to do without you here?
I promise I will do Relay for Life every year for Margie's Angels. I wish there was a way I could raise enough money to find a cure for cancer. Do you think we'll find a cure in my lifetime? I hate cancer so much; I think it's the only think I really actually hate in life.
I promise to be less passive in life. I will really work on speaking up. Remember when you and Gramma visited me in Utah when we moved into our condo? And our diningroom table was being delivered? And the delivery men were going to leave without assembling the chairs, and you gave them an earful, so you and Gramma ironed my shower curtain as you watched them assemble the chairs. You did the right thing, because I'm pretty sure the three of us wouldn't have been able to put even one of those together.
I promise to be more involved with politics. I even watched last night's debate. Did you? I think Rick Perry is a joke.
I'll never forget how you always added an "s" onto the end of "Walmart". I've always secretly thought that was funny.
Does Larry know how much I love you?
When I have children, and they are crazy and run around like I did to you when I was little, I'll think of the stories you'd tell about me as a child. I'd like to officially appologize to you for being a hyper kid.
You were so beautiful, Margie, inside and out. Part of me wishes I had visited you between Easter and when you passed, but I have great memories of you at Easter. And that is how I'll always remember you.
I promise to visit you as much as I can. You're in Enfield now, and that's a little far, but I'll try to visit every time I'm in Connecticut. And I'll take Aunt Carla with me. And Gramma, since she doesn't like to drive a lot. You're burried by some beautiful trees, and it's towards the back of the cemetary, so you won't be bothered by a lot of cars and people walking all over you.
When I cry because I miss you, please hold my hand and comfort me.
I'll see you soon, my dear friend.
Love,
"Katie"
If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
-author unknown
11.20.2011
Everything Since August...
What's happened since I've last posted?
1. Ryan and I both started our new jobs. He does something for Columbia Management with RFP's and fixed income that I honestly still don't understand. And I am a teacher at Pembroke Hospital for boys with diagnosed behavior problems.
2. Jed and Jess came to visit back in the beginning of September! It was so much fun. It was nice to see that they haven't changed a bit :) There wasn't any awkward "Hey, haven't seen you in over a year... (silence)..." or anything like that. Now, we are working out a time to go visit Texas next year! Or... Utah reunion cruise, anyone?
3. We redid our bathroom. Probably not the most exciting news, but I'm glad it happened! I know I took "before" pictures, but I can't find them! Anyways, picture a blue shower curtain, blue bath mats and, nothing on the walls, and no wood cabinet next to the toilet. It was an ugly bathroom before. Ryan and I installed a new "green" shower head to make our bathroom Eco-friendly :) And we recently installed a curved shower curtain rod... now the inside of our shower is very roomie! The picture of the shower curtain didn't come out too well, it looks plastic in the picture but it's a shimmery satin. Very pretty!
4. Ryan and I tried Ethiopian food for the first time. We loved it! It's not like Indian food where you have really strong spices. We found that the food was very rich-tasting and incredibly flavorful. Nothing like Indian food at all. Don't get me wrong, I love Indian food too! But this isn't like Indian food. And the plates are crepes, and that's what you use to eat the food with! You use your hands, and I find that really unique :)
5. A HUGE storm hit New England (mostly Connecticut) around Halloween and our parents were without power for a while. Ryan's parents only lost power for 3 or 4 days, but my parents lost power for a whole week. Any my grandparents, too! It was very sad to drive into town the following weekend when we went home to help clean up, and see the devistating scene. Trees down everywhere. I can't even imagine what it's like for those families down south where the tornadoes hit. Here are the before and after photos of my backyard. The before pictures were taken in the morning, and we worked SO hard and even neighbors and their pastor came to help! Finally, around 4:00, our yard was ...better. I don't have pictures of Ryan's parents' yard, but Ryan's mom blogged about it and posted pictures here: Click here.
6. Ryan's grandmother, Renee, came to visit last weekend with Ryan's parents. It was really nice having them all together here. We all had a lot of fun! Thank you Tamara, Neil and Renee for everything!
1. Ryan and I both started our new jobs. He does something for Columbia Management with RFP's and fixed income that I honestly still don't understand. And I am a teacher at Pembroke Hospital for boys with diagnosed behavior problems.
2. Jed and Jess came to visit back in the beginning of September! It was so much fun. It was nice to see that they haven't changed a bit :) There wasn't any awkward "Hey, haven't seen you in over a year... (silence)..." or anything like that. Now, we are working out a time to go visit Texas next year! Or... Utah reunion cruise, anyone?
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3. We redid our bathroom. Probably not the most exciting news, but I'm glad it happened! I know I took "before" pictures, but I can't find them! Anyways, picture a blue shower curtain, blue bath mats and, nothing on the walls, and no wood cabinet next to the toilet. It was an ugly bathroom before. Ryan and I installed a new "green" shower head to make our bathroom Eco-friendly :) And we recently installed a curved shower curtain rod... now the inside of our shower is very roomie! The picture of the shower curtain didn't come out too well, it looks plastic in the picture but it's a shimmery satin. Very pretty!
4. Ryan and I tried Ethiopian food for the first time. We loved it! It's not like Indian food where you have really strong spices. We found that the food was very rich-tasting and incredibly flavorful. Nothing like Indian food at all. Don't get me wrong, I love Indian food too! But this isn't like Indian food. And the plates are crepes, and that's what you use to eat the food with! You use your hands, and I find that really unique :)
5. A HUGE storm hit New England (mostly Connecticut) around Halloween and our parents were without power for a while. Ryan's parents only lost power for 3 or 4 days, but my parents lost power for a whole week. Any my grandparents, too! It was very sad to drive into town the following weekend when we went home to help clean up, and see the devistating scene. Trees down everywhere. I can't even imagine what it's like for those families down south where the tornadoes hit. Here are the before and after photos of my backyard. The before pictures were taken in the morning, and we worked SO hard and even neighbors and their pastor came to help! Finally, around 4:00, our yard was ...better. I don't have pictures of Ryan's parents' yard, but Ryan's mom blogged about it and posted pictures here: Click here.
6. Ryan's grandmother, Renee, came to visit last weekend with Ryan's parents. It was really nice having them all together here. We all had a lot of fun! Thank you Tamara, Neil and Renee for everything!
Oh! And I got my Christmas Eve dress! I'm not a fan of the lace stockings with the dress on the picture though. I've been watching this since FOREVER for it to go on sale! Finally, it did :)
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I'm back
I know it's been since August since I've last blogged. Nothing much has happened... No, we aren't pregnant. No, none of our neighbors threatened to kill us again and made us move. And no, we aren't pregnant.
The truth is, I hate my computer. I desperately need a new one, but can't seem to save up the money specifically for a new one when there are so many cute boots to buy and so many Christmas presents to get during this time of the year. But UGHHHH I hate my computer! If only there was some way for me to find out my blood pressure at this very moment and let you know. It keeps freezing, and it's selective in which letters it'll show of the ones I type. Occasionally it'll restart, or it'll say there's no more memory left, and there's this thing? This stupid thing? It pops up every time I open my computer and I have no clue what it means or how to get rid of it. Going to Best Buy for them to look at it is a waste of my time because (did you know this?) Geek Squad charges now! At least at the Best Buy I go to... lame, huh?
I'm going Mac, for sure. I have two Nano's and an iPhone, and that's the extent of my Apple products, but their customer service can't be beat. Right now, I wish there was like some HP store I could bring my computer in to and they'd actually care enough to look at it!
Sorry, this is a rant.
So, what I've typed so far has taken about 43 minutes (quite unnecessary) and caused me to bite two of my nails out of frustration. One day, when I can save up the money for a new computer, I'll blog more.
But for now, this will have to do! :)
Oh, and isn't this nice, I want to highlight everything I've typed just now and change the font size... but my computer isn't letting me highlight.
I hate you, PC.
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