Photo Fun

In November when the Nav conference came to town, we all went to hang out at the convention center and see old friends. While there we met a new one. Janet is a photographer in Chicago and was looking for sisters to photograph for a photo book she’s working on (on sisters – see, it [...]

Friends

We’re going to visit our friends, the Eubanks, tomorrow. The Eubanks were our first real connection to St. Louis and, interestingly enough, we “met” right here in blogworld. Ed received a pastoral call in October and, where they once lived three houses down the street, they now live about 5 hours away.
In keeping with our [...]

My Other Resolution

Lest you think my previous resolution was a joke, let me assure you it wasn’t. I won’t be doing that again this year. But I did actually make another resolution, and this is significant because I don’t make them anymore (at least I didn’t while everybody else was; now that everyone else has stopped, I’ve [...]

You Say It’s Your Birthday?

It’s my birthday, too. And, oddly enough, I’ve discovered many folks I know who either share the same day or the same week. So, happy birthday to all of you.
Craig gave this to me for my birthday (the story behind the art is here):

He gave it to me early because he can’t stand surprises, and [...]

Congrats, Tim and Amy!

My dear friend, Amy, from Colorado Springs had a baby girl last night. Little Isabelle’s entrance to the world is especially sweet for this family and for all who know them. Isabelle, we are all thankful for your safe arrival and may you fill a very tender place in the hearts of your parents.

Update

There have been several things I’ve intended to post about over the past couple of weeks. I’ll give you the quick version here.
So two weeks ago, the girls and I went to visit Craig’s youngest sister (hi, Jill!) and her family in Illinois. The girls and I have never been to their place in the [...]

The Blur That Was Birmingham

I meant to do this soon after the trip happened, but time got away from me. If the trip hadn’t been so fast, I would have enjoyed it more, but the time with people, though short, was good.

I haven’t spent good face-to-face time with Andi Ashworth since she and Charlie came to Colorado to do [...]

Can’t Blame This One on Amtrak

Otherwise entitled, “Where’s a Geography Major when you really need one?”
The girls and I began our journey to the Deep South today and then (shocker) we took a wrong turn immediately after leaving Missouri (as in, 15 minutes after leaving the house). This wouldn’t be that big of a deal except that I didn’t notice [...]

i’m it

I was tagged. A couple of days ago. I’m slow on the draw (and Jenni, I haven’t forgotten your tag either – I just haven’t come up with 7 interesting things about me yet). This tag comes from Kathy.
1. What was the first blog you read? The first blog I read was Craig’s when [...]

The Odell Sisters

Sounds like a good name for a singing duo, don’t you think? Only problem is that neither of them go by the last name of Odell anymore (right, ladies?). I met Monica when we lived in Colorado and were both involved with The Navigators at Glen Eyrie. I enjoyed her then, but have really gotten [...]

Sunday Night

We met some new seminary folks last night and had a lot of fun. We’d been given the names of six “single” guys from the seminary to invite over for dinner. One of them couldn’t come and another one was actually married and had a son! It was a super mistake because I really enjoyed [...]

More Fun with Members of the Mem Mem (so the Mem Mem Mems?)

Today we went to the Missouri Botanical Garden with several gals from the church. I enjoyed visiting with a couple I didn’t know very well before and the weather was absolutely perfect for the visit!

Here’s what we do with the rowdy kids. You know, church discipline, or something.

This little one especially enjoyed the garden today:

Now [...]

Museuming It with Memorial Folks

We had fun today at the St. Louis Art Museum. They have family events on Sundays where they provide an art activity for the kids and a 30-minute family tour. There were several of us from the church who went today for a picnic on the lawn, followed by the indoor events.
Here’s some of the [...]

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

My friend Joanna invited me to hang out with her last night at her (Very Nice) gym. The kind where they had a spa night which included a mini-massage by a licensed therapist. It was heavenly. After our 75 minutes of “spa” treatment, we went to the hot tub to hang out some more. The [...]

Congratulations Tom and Christine!

Our friends Tom and Christine are getting married and we couldn’t be happier for them. I made this cake to take to class tonight as an effort to begin the celebrating just a little bit early! I’ve got the cake making thing down now, thanks to the Cake Mix Doctor, but I still need some [...]