April 2008

Please Pray

Please pray for baby Jacob Marlow, and his parents Joy and Joel. Little Jacob died in his sleep yesterday. He was premature, but was healthy other than that. Here is a link to their family blog.

Diet Update

Oh no! I have had a bad couple of days. Jeremiah returned from his trip and had a birthday, so I blame him for it. I will restart the diet tomorrow.

So Far So Good

Well, day 5 of my new diet, and I'm still doing everything I should. It has been really easy, actually. So...cool.

I'm really excited (and I've already had a cup of coffee, so I'm typing words with the letters all out of order) because Jer is coming home tomorrow! He has been visiting the east coast on business since Monday morning. I miss him sooooo much, but I have managed to only cry once all week. I'm proud of myself. I owe this small feat to the fact that I have been spending so much time with my extended family. I spend that day with jer's sister and our niece, when I get home I'm with my parents. I'm never alone, unless I want to be. Jer's mom called to see how I was holding up (that's when I cried), and to just talk. How sweet is that! I'm so lucky that my family is so wonderful.

The Prints The Thing

Well, I haven't been able to go to church since I wrote the post about my dress so I don't know how Sharon will like the dress, but I have a picture of another dress that I made for all you you to see...

I have learned two important lessons from making this dress 1. a bold print covers a multitude of sewing flaws 2. I need to go on a diet, big time.

I'm really embarrassed about the second point. I didn't realize I looked that bad. Instead of dwelling on that too much I am choosing to start my diet today. Actually we, everyone in my household that is, are all going to start the "Zone" diet. I have heard good things about this diet, and the safe healthy way it teaches you to eat and live. I am also going to try to get moving more. I have a gym membership, but I'm not sure I'm going to keep it ($$). I think I will try to take more walks for now and retry the gym option when it gets cold again.

I'm putting this all in print as a kind of accountability thing, by the way. So feel free to ask or nag if you want. I'm thinking I should post some kind of progress report too, that will mean getting out the scale-yuck. I promise I won't get too obsessed though.

To be continued...

10:37 And All Is Well

I'm so excited about my new mania! My very good friend Katie lent me a sewing machine a few weeks ago, and I have been teaching myself to sew. So far I have made some napkins, a pair of cozy pants for Jer (see picture), and a dress. I plan to wear the dress to church on Sunday, but I am a bit nervous because Sharon will see it if I do. Sharon, if you haven't met her, is passionate about sewing, and very good at it. Well good isn't the word... more like amazing. She is very kind to me, but I know that is it is wrong she will let me know, and I will feel bad :(. I will post with the result on Monday.

And Now... A very cozy Jeremiah.

I Love People

People make for some really fun stories, this is one of the silliest I've read about in a while.

Books Books Books

1) One book that changed your life.

Holiness for Housewives: And Other Working Women by Dom Hubert Van Zeller

2) One book that you have read more than once.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Growing up I read this every summer. I suppose it changed my life too.
I read most books more than once though. This was a very hard question to answer.

3) One book you would want on a desert island.

Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes by Gary Dierking

4) Two books that made you laugh.

1. The Art of Civilized Conversation: A Guide to Expressing Yourself with Style and Grace by Margaret Shepherd

2. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Okay, I know it’s strange, but it really did. I have always wanted to be an organ and tissue donor the book has set my mind at ease in a way. I understand (in a very graphic way) what will happen to my body, or not happen, after I die depending on the choices I make. I like that, especially because I’m not 100% sure what my soul will be up to.

5) One book that made you cry.

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
An amazing book, VERY sad.

6) One book you wish you'd written.

I don’t know.

7) One book you wish had never been written.

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
I agree with Jen, but since she already said it… I’ve gone with this fluff. It gave me nightmares and made me depressed for weeks.

8) Two books you are currently reading.

America the Last Best Hope by Bill Bennett

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

9) One book you've been meaning to read.

The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage by Laura Schlessinger

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For the 1-2-3 meme, the directions are:
1) Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2) Open the book to page 123.
3) Find the fifth sentence.
4) Post the next three sentences.
5) Tag five people.

Haruki Murakami’s Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:

I laughed, but her expression was serious. I pictured myself trekking around the Greek isles, picking up spare change drawing portraits, enjoying the occasional free beer. Not such a bad idea, I concluded.

Tagged: Tanya, Nikki, Erin, Mom, Lynn.

We Have Been Tagged!

I just found out, and I am so excited! I want to really think... so I will wait to post till I have.

For now, Here are some tomatoes...

Mommy Needs a Real Baby

Aren't they cute!

I'm really not trying to be mean here, but...

This is just soooo strange.

I'm sorry.

Winter Beauties

This is why I love Los Angeles. So many beautiful flowers in the middle of the Winter!!!

A Lovely Time

Saturday was our nieces first birthday party. Her parents threw a very girlie party full of pretty pink and butterflies. So sweet.


Scarlett enjoying her birthday cake.

Mommy and Scarlett. Aren't they beautiful!

Uncle J and Scarlett. Jer looks so great with a baby on his knee ;).

Still Sick

Jeremiah and I have been fighting a bad cold for the last two weeks. We had been feeling better, but seem to have relapsed. I have been the biggest flake because of this darn cold.

Happy New Year

A Family Christmas

Jer got what he wanted...

I got what I wanted...

we made a mess...

and Wednesday got to be as much of a Grinch as she wanted.

Then we went to Jeremiah's sister's house...

and things got a little crazy.

Hilary and Brandon open gifts.

Happy baby!

Tree Madness

We decided to go to The Home Depot to get our Christmas tree this year. Last year we went to a little tree lot (and spent way to much for it).

I don't know if you can tell but... this is half of the line. It was an hour wait to pay for the tree.

The selection was great and the price was amazing, but the customer service was really bad.

Here is the end result. I love how the star is leaning!

Picnic Lunch Tuesday

Today Jer and I met for a picnic lunch at the park above the beach in Santa Monica. It was a beautiful day, and a very nice lunch.

The Mist

Jer and I just got back from the movies. We saw "The Mist". It's the new Stephen King movie that "forces us to ask ourselves what we would do in an extraordinary situation" blah, blah, blah. I was mad for most of the movie because, as usual, Christians are portrayed as crazy- yelling about how "we have angered God by going to the moon, splitting His atoms, abortion, and stem cells"! They are not the same sort of thing! Going to the moon is not the same as abortion.
Anyway, its not the point of the film, and for the most part it is a good monster thriller. I bet the book is really good. Stephen King is pretty cynical (I really don't get it because he gets paid lots of money to tell stories) but I'm sure its a fun read.
So... I think I'd better push publish or this rant will never end, sorry, and thank you.

It Went Well

It looked good, it tasted good, and everyone had a nice time.


And now I have some cleaning to do. Fortunately I will have lots of help. Thanks Mom!

Thanksgiving Prep

This year Jer and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our new apartment. I started my prep yesterday by making a pie (like the one in the picture) and freezing it for Thursday. It's my first time freezing a pie so I'm not sure how well it will work.

Today I will make a pomegranate syrup (for the roast I will make tomorrow) then a pumpkin pie. Later today I'm gonna' brine the turkey. Tomorrow shouldn't be too busy because I will do most of the hard stuff today.

On Friday Jeremiah and I bought our first set of dinnerware. I love them! Till now we had been using the standard hand-me-down mismatched plates that most couples start with. Now we have the nicest set, and enough that everyone can have their own plate on Thanksgiving!

It's Almost Time

I am sooo excited about this, and I have been spending allot of time here. It is catty TV at its best.

Happy Again

Jeremiah is home and all is well. Yay!!!

Sad

Jeremiah is away till Sunday. This is not the first time we have been apart for more than a few hours, but for some reason I'm missing him more than I did the last few times he was away. I am sad, and I'm not looking forward to going to bed. I don't think I'll sleep well tonight.

Excuses

Our camera broke.
I've been busy working.
Our Internet connection doesn't always work.

Okay, now that's out of the way.
I will post a picture of my new haircut when I have a picture.