Happy New Year!

Yay! I hope everyone has a great 2008 full of adventure and health...

Cheers!

The Sparrow

My latest read is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. What an excellent book! I can't say enough good things about the talent and intelligence of the author. She brings to life a lovable bunch of charactors that partake on a mission to find out who the 'Singers' are that they discovered through various sound waves that come from beyond our universe. This story challenges every person's faith as you read chapters of what happened after their mission. I don't want to spoil the book... you just have to check it out. :)

Free Photography Session

This offer is only for friends/family in WA state. The offer is good for this year and only one session. I hope by 2009 to start making decent money from my passion (if all that practicing pays off!!) :)

(if you need to see this bigger, click on this link...)

January's Poll

I try to be practical with resolutions because lets face it, I don't keep them very often. But my persistence in blogging everyday has surprised me. Hey, maybe I CAN keep them? I've been looking at my 100 goals and was thinking about attempting another one for January. I just don't know which one yet. Maybe I'll let you guys decide... pick your choice in the poll I created to the right of this posting. The poll closes January 8th (yeah, my birthday >.<). I selected choices that I can easily do this month. They're not necessarily for the entire year...

Anyway, have fun. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone picks!

My side of the family Christmas Photos

Photos of Christmas at my family:



Daniel doing his best Home Alone impression...

Tom thinks he's rich...




Tom's got a weird glow on his face because of the stained glass next to him...


Everyone thought this one was hilarious!

...I need a haircut... lol


and lastly, my parents :)

The Winter Blues

I know... I have nothing to complain about. I just chalk it up to the winter blues. I sincerely hate winter. It's dark, cold, boring, cold and dark. I mentioned cold, right?

It's usually around this time of year that I start to seriously consider moving to San Diego, California- where weather is fairly consistent all year 'round (currently 55 degrees, I checked). I love sunshine. While it's true, sunshine doesn't love me... but *sigh* I like being warm and toasty with lots of light to surround me. This is starting to sound more and more like an ungrateful posting! Yikes!

I like Washington too... The weather changes keep us on our toes and tests our agility and endurance (and our cars' agility and endurance >.<). It doesn't get too hot in the summertime and it's always green. Most folks around here look similiar to me, fair skinned so there isn't the longing for a tan (not that I could even if I wanted to). I like being near the sparkling water and surrounded by lush evergreen trees. Maybe I should consider real estate near Des Moines or Gig Harbor... hmmmm...

Nah... I couldn't make Mike commute even futher than he already does. I'm thankful we don't live in Spokane or Idaho (yuck! sorry if that offended you...). One needs to force herself to look for the positive.

Boo Hoo!

Canker sores suck! I spend the entire day at work completely silent because it brought tears to my eyes to talk ...or even smile. It stunk! Of course, it might've benefited some of my fellow employees but I hope for the most part, that they enjoy all the wonderful things I have to say.

:)

We're off to grocery shop and find canker sore remedies... have a great Wednesday night everyone :)