Here I am, awake at 4 am with a sleeping Ransom in my lap, attempting for the first time to blog on my phone. A rough working list of goals for 2011 is on my mind:
love & enjoy God more
love & enjoy husband more
love & enjoy our baby more
get a Starbucks gold level card (free soymilk!)
work with Andrew on us having a planner/system
put arts & craft stuff in upstairs storage cabinet
put stuff in upstairs storage cabinet in downstairs or outside storage areas
write more thank you notes
write more encouragement notes
be more generous
make our bedroom an En Gedi
play piano
pay off my student loan
get a family picture taken
paint something
sew something
plant something
make cards
sing more
make a mixed media collage
skype with family
host people in our home
Ransom is stirring...signing off for a little cuddle time with our son.
Happy New Year!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Sunday, November 28, 2010
ladybug on the tree
Because of the long weekend, we've been able to sleep in three days in a row & it's been DELIGHTFUL! With a baby bursting into our lives soon, I'm savoring the extra hours of sleep.
Yesterday we did some Christmas shopping, had a lunch date, and found a beautiful Douglas Fir to live in our home for the holidays. It smells nice and everygreen-y in our apartment now.
While Andrew was trimming the scraggly branches off the bottom of the tree, I saw this ladybug & had to take a picture of it before sending it to a new home outside (a bush; I didn't kill it).
Christmas is coming, and Ransom is coming sooner!
the lonely Thanksgiving photo
I only took one picture during the entire day of Thanksgiving. It's of our sourdough pancake breakfast. Here it is; feel free to drool!
And it was delicious, by the way. :)
11.23.10:anniversary two
As you can see from the pictures, we awoke to a dusting of snow on the ground the morning of our second wedding anniversary. It was a present! It had snowed, briefly, on our wedding day, too, so I was enchanted!
Here we are, having just discovered it. I'm still wearing my pajamas!
The snow slowed the day down & Andrew had an extra hour before he had to drive to work, so I made oatmeal on the stove (not the microwave, for once!) and we busted out the Christmas music. Chicago's Christmas album, if you're curious. :) It's a tradition in Andrew's family & has become one in our little one, too.
Here are a couple of pictures of my commute to work. I had to take a couple of pictures to get the "11/23/10" on the little digital sign up at the front of the bus. This picture is the best of the ones I took.
It was, again, enchanting to see the snow covering everything but to still see colored leaves on some of the trees. I was so thankful for the bus system this day & that I didn't have to drive on the ice. Andrew ended up heading home after trying to drive to his job that day, but an hour later things had cleared up enough for him to get to work. That's what it's like here; the snow makes a fuss in the beginning of the day & then melts with hardly any remaining snow for the next day.
The evening of our anniversary we went out to eat (thanks, Mike & Gina, for the gift card!) and had a blast! We had a coupon & ordered an appetizer & were basically full before our meals arrived so we had LOTS of leftovers to take home! It was a luxury & we had such a fun time!
Here we are, having just discovered it. I'm still wearing my pajamas!The snow slowed the day down & Andrew had an extra hour before he had to drive to work, so I made oatmeal on the stove (not the microwave, for once!) and we busted out the Christmas music. Chicago's Christmas album, if you're curious. :) It's a tradition in Andrew's family & has become one in our little one, too.Here are a couple of pictures of my commute to work. I had to take a couple of pictures to get the "11/23/10" on the little digital sign up at the front of the bus. This picture is the best of the ones I took.It was, again, enchanting to see the snow covering everything but to still see colored leaves on some of the trees. I was so thankful for the bus system this day & that I didn't have to drive on the ice. Andrew ended up heading home after trying to drive to his job that day, but an hour later things had cleared up enough for him to get to work. That's what it's like here; the snow makes a fuss in the beginning of the day & then melts with hardly any remaining snow for the next day.The evening of our anniversary we went out to eat (thanks, Mike & Gina, for the gift card!) and had a blast! We had a coupon & ordered an appetizer & were basically full before our meals arrived so we had LOTS of leftovers to take home! It was a luxury & we had such a fun time!Happy anniversary to us. I love you Andrew J.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Dessert Date
In anticipation of the arrival of Ransom, Andrew & I have been thinking of things we'd like to do before he comes into our lives & what we can do now together before a babysitter is needed. A week or so ago we went out to dessert to a place we had always wanted to go to but had never gotten around to it.
We had a table near the window, which I loved because we could see the trees on the street that always have twinkle lights on in the evening. Ah... :)
I had a chocolate almond torte, and there was no dairy in it! It was very nutty & delicious, the kind of dessert you take a half hour to eat in between sips of tea & conversation, which we had a lot of.
Andrew had a piece of chocolate coffee cake to go with his (according to him) very good coffee.
Another sweet memory with my best friend...the fact that this sort of date doesn't happen very often makes it all the more precious.
We had a table near the window, which I loved because we could see the trees on the street that always have twinkle lights on in the evening. Ah... :)
I had a chocolate almond torte, and there was no dairy in it! It was very nutty & delicious, the kind of dessert you take a half hour to eat in between sips of tea & conversation, which we had a lot of.
Andrew had a piece of chocolate coffee cake to go with his (according to him) very good coffee.Another sweet memory with my best friend...the fact that this sort of date doesn't happen very often makes it all the more precious.
kairos moment
Wednesday on the bus I was on my way to my doctor's appointment & I had what Madeleine L'Engle calls a kairos moment. From what I remember from Walking on Water, this sweet book she wrote about creativity & being a Christian, kairos is a moment outside of normal time, chronos. It's a moment of realization, where things seem more real, more of what they really are meant to be. This pops into my mind to explain kairos: as if for a moment the veil of the Shadowlands is taken away & a shimmer of a glimpse is permitted into the greater story being written.
On that crowded bus I was aware of the life inside of me, of the miracle that he is, and the intentional timing of God in bringing him into our lives. How thankful I am for our baby, for every movement he makes that reminds me of the MIRACLE he is!
Moments like this make me excited about living, about the story of beauty God is creating from our ashes.
After the kairos moment hit, I took some pictures of the things in my lap, wanting to remember what little interests are making up my life right now & to keep pictures of this season before Ransom comes. Wanting to remember the kairos, the particular lighting on the bus that day, etc.
By looking at what's in my lap here, and what I'm wearing, I am thinking of Laryn, the Vencills, Erin, Jessica, Moriah, mom & dad, my interest in cooking & sharing in the pleasure of old movies with AJ & our friend Tony.
I am looking forward to this business of living & to living past the Shadowlands!
On that crowded bus I was aware of the life inside of me, of the miracle that he is, and the intentional timing of God in bringing him into our lives. How thankful I am for our baby, for every movement he makes that reminds me of the MIRACLE he is!
Moments like this make me excited about living, about the story of beauty God is creating from our ashes.
After the kairos moment hit, I took some pictures of the things in my lap, wanting to remember what little interests are making up my life right now & to keep pictures of this season before Ransom comes. Wanting to remember the kairos, the particular lighting on the bus that day, etc.
By looking at what's in my lap here, and what I'm wearing, I am thinking of Laryn, the Vencills, Erin, Jessica, Moriah, mom & dad, my interest in cooking & sharing in the pleasure of old movies with AJ & our friend Tony.I am looking forward to this business of living & to living past the Shadowlands!
Our front door
Following, is a glimpse of our front door for my dear family so they can visualize where we're bringing our baby home in a little less than a month, perhaps, if his December 18th due date is to be believed!
Bonus points to anyone who can guess what song the little bird is singing! Hint: a foreshadowing of the season to come... My family has an advantage; it's a song we sang together as a family in church one year.
Bonus points to anyone who can guess what song the little bird is singing! Hint: a foreshadowing of the season to come... My family has an advantage; it's a song we sang together as a family in church one year.
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