Odd sign taped to the floor in the Jet Blue terminal at JFK...and my dirty but cool kicks
09/29/11 - Amy
"Indian Summer"
So we decided to take an ice cream break. By the way, does it still count as Indian Summer if there was no REAL summer to speak of? I'm just sayin'...70 degrees today...ain't seen much of that this summer!
09/27/11 - Amy
"Love is All Around"
I'm usually a pretty tidy person, but I couldn't help but leave the heart-shaped confetti from my birthday card to scatter itself all over the apartment. I find it in the most random of places, not only on the floor, but in the bathtub, on the counters, on my feet...I like randomly discovering it. It reminds me that (although I hardly need a reminder) love is all around.
09/26/11 - Amy
"First Day of School"
Well, I didn't have a new outfit or new shoes, but I did have a new lunch bag, courtesy of Mr. Viking himself. Yes, That "Little Black Bag" is the "gift bag" that Matt gave me my birthday gift in. Not a paper bag, but a full-on, heavy-duty plastic bag that can be used and re-used, again and again. I have one in pink, that I bought for myself, but this one is WAY better. Matt told me that when he bought it, the salesperson at the card shop asked him, "would you like a gift bag for that?" And he was like: "I thought that was the gift bag!" Yay to my man for a.) recognising that my bag fetish needs to be sated every now and then, b.) feeding my bag fetish, and c.) knowing that a re-usable gift bag is the best gift bag of all!!
09/25/11 - Amy
"For Lori"
Well, this is the closest I can come to sharing my beef stew with you! :) (And by that I meant the stuff in the pot! ;-)
09/24/11 - Amy
"Heart-shaped Breakfast"
I don't know which I like better, the fact that this was made for me, completely unsolicited, or the fact that the bread was buttered with a heart (unintentionally, I've been told, although Freud would say otherwise ;-) I know I've posted a lot of breakfast photos, but the choice today was between, this and a dinner photo...this one had the heart, so it won. And if you can't see it, well...
08/08/11 - Paul
This was too much fun even though Jack decided not to go once he got up on his movie star horse.
(Some of the horses were billed as movie star horses because they were used in some movies, the most recent being True Grit.)
08/06/11 - Paul
Jack cracked his head open while we were on vacation. He got stitches the next day. As anyone who's ever gotten them knows, it hurts a bit and as a kid it's really pretty scary. It was tough for Cam too, I think, to hear his brother screaming while the stitches were sewn. Dr. Kelly (shown here with Jack) was very good with both boys and even took Jack marionberry hunting. Great guy!
09/19/11 - Lori
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09/17/11 - Lori
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09/23/11 - Amy
"Locket"
There has been a request for the details of the birthday, and I finally have the time to give them!
Let's start with Wednesday, the 14th. Matt had to go to the bank to take care of some paperwork, and afterward, we were going to go to lunch with his sister. He was at the bank an awful long time, and I was starting to get hungry. His sister called him, and found out that they had to go pick up some prescriptions as well. When he and his mom got back from the bank, he also had new sneakers. Off we went to lunch; I was starving. I was a bit annoyed, but I didn't say anything.
On Thursday, after dinner, Matt and I were sitting out on the porch (my favourite spot). Matt's sister Sarah came in, and said that our presence was required to "discuss" something. I thought she was inviting us to play "The Game of Life" which we had played a few nights before. We walked over to the dining room table and the first thing I saw was Lori's handwriting - YES, the FIRST thing I noticed, among two other gift bags and a cheesecake! :) I couldn't believe it. It was two surprises in one - the one from my soul sister, and the one from Matt's family. I was tickled. My mind was racing with thoughts of how they cooked all this up behind my back, and how Lori and Matt had schemed as well. It was truly the most wonderful feeling, to think that all of these wonderful people were planning such wonderful things for me - more exciting than the presents themselves or even the cheesecake! :)
Fast forward to Sunday. We arrived on Saturday off a red-eye, so we went to bed early. I knew I would be up early, both because of the excitement, and because that is how I react to jet-lag. Nevertheless, Matt set his alarm for 9, in the hopes that he would get up before me. I woke up at 6:30. 6:30! I couldn't wake him up then, so I just relaxed in bed and waited for him to get up. By 7:30 I couldn't wait much longer. So, he got up and made me coffee (I LOVE getting coffee made for me in the morning :). Then, he asked me what I wanted to do for dinner - what happened next would depend on whether we went out, or whether he made me dinner. Since I decided to go out to dinner, he decided that we would have cake for breakfast, which we had in bed!!! Then I got my present. It came in a gift bag that I can re-use - another bag!!! (pics to follow) Inside was UK-Hercules, whom I immediately fell in love with. The card, which I posted a picture of, was HUGE, and filled with heart-shaped confetti (I didn't know that guys knew that stuff existed!!), which I proceeded to sprinkle all over the bed and floor. It is still all over my apartment - some was trailed into the bathroom and the living room. Love is all around! And then, the pièce de résistance - this locket. Now, I didn't tell Matt ANYTHING about what I wanted for my birthday (I just said "something pretty"), but I swear that I was secretly hoping for jewellery, and secretly hoping for something heart-shaped. How is that possible?! He said that he was worried I wouldn't like it, because of a comment one character on The Office made (an episode which we watched together) about girls not liking heart-shaped jewellery. Needless to say, I LOVE IT. (Oh, did I also mention that he remembered that I prefer silver jewellery as opposed to gold???) Anyway, this is what Matt was up to when he was at "the bank" on the 14th :)
After all of the morning excitement, we took a nap (I never do this!), and then watched The Blindside, one of my favourite movies. Then we went out for sushi.
The best thing about this day, however, was not the presents, and not being made to feel special (which is something that I know that I not only need, but crave). The best thing about this day was the awareness/realisation that this day didn't feel any different than any other day with Matt, because every day with him I feel special and loved. (I know, extra sappy - forgive me). And yes, I told him this, too! :)
09/22/11 - Amy
"For Carmen"
I finally got the chance to visit the new University Library. It is a beautiful space for books, with great views of the sea. I thought of Carmen and her books, and how they also have a new home, out of the darkness of the storage facility and into the light! :)
9/21/2011 - Carmen
Hmm....look familiar? One of Lori's pictures is my background at work and I just loved this picture so I had to make it my background at home!! Is this cheating? Oh well...so be it....I can be a cheater! I love your picture Amy, the color and light is amazing.
09/21/11 - Amy
"Triple Reflection"
OK, I know I have a lot of photos like these, but I couldn't resist another reflection photo. If you can't tell, it was taken in the bathroom. I had to laugh to myself that it would look rather silly if someone came in and saw me whipping out my camera in the bathroom. Thankfully, I didn't get caught ;-)
09/20/11 - Amy
"Polka Dotted"
I hadn't noticed myself, but the secretary in my department pointed out that I was triple dotted today - dress, jacket, and umbrella!
09/19/11 - Amy
"First Day"
The first day back to work after vacation, and the first day back to school after summer, deserves a crap picture to reflect the crap that it is! This is the only picture I took today, and it would have been a much better shot if I had taken it from where I wanted to - on the other side, with the sun shining on it, but I was in such a negative mood about walking back into work that I just couldn't be bothered! :-P
09/16/11 - Amy
"Paradise"
I sat out on the porch morning, noon and night and stared out at this oasis. It was warm. It was bliss.
09/14/11 - Amy
"Gisli"
Pronounced 'yisli.' The family's new 80-pound Marmaduke puppy ;-) He and I also became good friends on this trip.
09/11/11 - Amy
"Lounging"
Matt and Hercules on the couch. And yes, for the first few days I wanted to call him Cooper...or Snoopy. I've never really been a pet person, not having had them growing up, but Herc and I became good friends by the end of the week :)
09/10/11 - Amy
"Open Container"
Which is totally legal in Savannah! :)
PS 09/09/11 - I forgot! First day of vacation, can you blame me?!
09/07/11 - Amy
"Spoilt for Choice"
They even have a Pringle that is flavoured like French Fries! In the states, I noticed a similar shelf full of Pop Tarts.
09/16/11 - Lori
I had a GREAT birthday. People always ask, "what did you do for your birthday?" - my answer is, "Spend time with the people I love the most!".
After work, the DeLudes headed to Shantell's house for a fire in a PERFECT September evening. Carmen came as well, after being informed "you WILL jump on the trampoline, and I WILL take pictures". She had never been on a trampoline before and said now she knows what Jiffy Pop feels like :)
Amy - it was not lost on me that if you had been there too, it would have been a PERFECT birthday!
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| Birthday Bounce |
I had a GREAT birthday. People always ask, "what did you do for your birthday?" - my answer is, "Spend time with the people I love the most!".
After work, the DeLudes headed to Shantell's house for a fire in a PERFECT September evening. Carmen came as well, after being informed "you WILL jump on the trampoline, and I WILL take pictures". She had never been on a trampoline before and said now she knows what Jiffy Pop feels like :)
Amy - it was not lost on me that if you had been there too, it would have been a PERFECT birthday!
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