Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, nine years ago, I married the woman of my dreams. We put on our best attire and made a commitment to each other that we never could keep in our strength. Nine years later, we are more in love and more realistic about what it means to do life together. Today, I lift my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Our son has come a LOOOOONG way. From screaming for YEARS when left without mommy, from crying when one drop of water hit his face, from “playing it safe” for most of his 5 years — now to in the past few months he has shed that coat of cautiousness and is now plunging down [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | 9 Comments »
It’s no wonder that I have hair issues… My sister Kari, at this moment, is bombarding my Gmail inbox with YouTube videos of old Jem and the Holograms episode clips & songs. This high-class cartoon series came out in ‘85, so I was about 8 years old - a prime age for idolizing cheesy [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Another milestone today. Ewan “graduated” from preschool – translation: today was his last day of preschool and they had a nice little program with fun little certificates for the kids. I would like to say that Ewan was teary eyed about leaving this nice school and his friends there… but no. He’s been cheering for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Before you infer that I got some part-time work at Old Navy, I will jump right to telling you that this is my new nifty language learning accessory. A quick background: Jeff & I signed up for a beginners German class at the community college here last month — but it was cancelled last minute [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
For not being a cafe latte lover, this beautiful latte almost had me convinced that I could, indeed, become a lover of espresso mixed with hot milk. As I’m accustomed to doing with any coffeeish drink, I didn’t need to dump sugar into this one as there was no bitterness.
Actually, I hardly wanted to touch [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last night, I had the opportunity to see the band Cold War Kids in Washington, DC . I went to the show with a dear friend and it was great spending time with him. The CWK put on a great show and the band that opened for them, the We Barbarians were a solid act. All [...]
Posted in for fun on October 31, 2007 | 7 Comments »
…and me got meself a motherload of eh buckit so full me mum ‘ad to sludge it home … Arrrr!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was fortunate to find a new coffee spot this week. Orinoco Coffee and Tea, Ltd.. is located in Columbia, MD where I met Jeff Rickett , co-pastor of City of Hope Church. Not only is Orinoco’s coffee good but it’s a great place to hang out. Nice little perks make [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Jeff & Drew
Today was our last official Sunday at Hanover Valley. After the service they had a fun send-off lunch for us, Hanover-style. The food was Hanover-themed, meaning the food on my plate was very yellow. There was sauerkraut, potato salad, fried chicken from Claire’s restaurant, [...]
