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Finally.
Reunited and it feels so good.....Dec 26, 2006
Dec 19, 2006
Dec 15, 2006
It doesnt get any easier...
I fly to America a week on tuesday, but to be frank, it feels like I am never going to get there. This being apart just doesnt get any easier. It just gets harder. I hate it, and can't wait until 2 june when it is over.
Dec 14, 2006
Hey Joel Osteen! See how it ought to be done.
Some of you may have seen the Joel Osteen clip on themetrocalvinist.blogspot.com . Here John "a man's man" Macarthur shows how it is really done. Note how the soundest guy there (Macarthur) is the one who is not hiding behind clerical garb! (It's a bit long - 4 minutes).
Dec 11, 2006
Weekend update.
It's been a quiet weekend here in the S-T-L. I'm a little sad to see it come to an end. I braved the malls on Friday to do a little Christmas shopping. The rest of the weekend was spent baking and hanging out close to home. Here are a few pictures that tell the story of the weekend:
Saturday morning breakfast with Molly at the City Coffehouse
The Freedom Crepe: strawberries, blueberries, and creme fraiche. Yummy!
I wait all year long for kiss cookies!
Tiny Tarts: pumpkin and pecan.
Spritz cookies are like a memory in my mouth! These were always one of my favorites when I was little because I got to decorate the cookies with red and green sprinkles.
Read more...Dec 1, 2006
Nov 30, 2006
Oh the weather outside is frightful.
Saint Louis is being hit by our first winter storm. It's a powerful one that is dumping a lot of freezing rain and ice right now. Sometime tonight it is supposed to start snowing. They are saying we might get up to 1o inches of snow!
An Icy afternoon in University City
Glad I have welly warmers!
Ice on the bushes.
...but the fire is so delightful. I'm tucked inside where it is warm, enjoying a cup of tea, and attempting to finish some reading projects.
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Our family portrait.
We had a little too much fun at work yesterday. We decided to take a cheesy "family portrait" of the youth staff to send out with a Christmas card. We found some lovely sweaters and turtlenecks and posed in front of the youth room tree. There were lots of laughs and I'm not sure people should have this much fun at work!
This is the picture we are using for the card.
One of the many outtakes
What's up with Brad and that cheesy face?
Fun times.
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Nov 28, 2006
Nov 25, 2006
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
The Story of Our Christmas Tree
Ice Cream and Christmas Trees! Does it get any better?
Strapping her down for the journey home.
All dressed up. She's a beauty.
Christmas has arrived in University City.
Ice Cream and Christmas Trees! Does it get any better?
Strapping her down for the journey home.
All dressed up. She's a beauty.
Christmas has arrived in University City.
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Happy Birthday Baby.
Happy Birthday To YouHappy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Alex
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday baby! Wish I could be celebrating with you.
I'm looking forward to a lifetime of Birthday celebrations to come!
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Nov 24, 2006
The Thanksgiving Festivities.
The Thanksgiving Table
Mmm. Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potato Brulee, Green Beans with Goat Cheese, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Sausage Apple Stuffing, and Cottage Cheese Rolls. I ate way too much!
But, I left room for Pumpkin Pie.
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Nov 22, 2006
Thanksgiving Eve Traditions.
Every year, after spending the evening before Thanksgiving cooking and cleaning our family always sits down to enjoy a yummy meal of Chinese food. Tonight we ordered food from P.F. Changs. As a special Thanksgiving treat they gave us free lettuce wraps. They were amazing and are now my new obsession!
After our meal we always settle down to watch Miracle on 34th Street and welcome in the coming Christmas season. However, tonight we were all too tired to make it through the movie so we're going to watch it in the morning while we eat breakfast.
This is my last Thanksgiving at home before I'm a married woman. It is hard to believe that from here on out I'll celebrate Thanksgiving as Mrs. Brown! I'm excited about sharing family traditions like Chinese food and Christmas movies with Alex. I'm equally excited about creating new traditions for our new family.
My favorite holiday.
(last year's Thanksgiving table)For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nov 10, 2006
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