have finally obtained my wedding photos. All 2,957 of them. It has been quite the ordeal. First the photographer had to edit the ones he thought appropriate for printing, which took 2 weeks. Then my mother, who lives next door to the photographer, got a hold of them and wanted to print her own and some for the grandmothers which took another 3 weeks and finally I got them. Kind of a crazy process. Didn’t exactly see that going down that way. But nonetheless they are mine and I couldn’t be happier. There are so many I might have to spend one of my days off organizing them into folders. I don’t think I can explain how hysterically difficult it is to look for one particular shot that you specifically remember among 2,957 when they are somewhat out of order. And by the time you scroll through them you get distracted by picture number 1,567 and forget why you were looking through them in the first place. It’s awesome and yet frustrating.
When I began writing this post I had the intention of looking for a particular shot and three days later have come back to finish the post.
I got distracted. Here is my favorite shot.
ow glorious is it to wake up to snow. I can remember as a kid praying like mad for a snow day. I would even settle for a 2 hour delay. Snow days came few and far between growing up in Raleigh, NC so when one came it was epic regardless of the measurement on the ground. My prayers were answered and then some when I was 14 and 22 inches of snow came our way along with my Dad’s worst nightmare: a couple inches of ice. We lost power for a good week but I barely noticed. I remember not being able to contain my excitement. I must have burned through all our snow gear in the first 2 days. Our dryer was on constantly. I wasn’t even opposed to wearing my brothers snow gear and the possibility of the boy I had a crush on seeing me. I feel I was at the right age where I was willing to act like a child but still on the verge on becoming a rotten teenager. So the timing and my age were perfect because otherwise I think my silly teenager mind would have prevented me from having as much fun as I did. My dad got the power back on eventually and my Mom couldn’t make enough hot cider or hot chocolate. My sisters and I were only in the house to sleep, eat, and of course the bathroom. But other than that we saw no purpose being inside. The idea that the snow and ice would go away kept me outside as much as possible so that in the end I could go to sleep happy knowing I had sled down the hill enough times.
his is simply beautiful. I was grinning from ear to ear while watching. And in my second go around I was trying to name all the film clips. Which turned out to be surprisingly difficult. But I still loved trying to figure out which clips came from which movies and if I had seen them. My overall conclusion is simply that 2010 was a good year for film. I am super excited the Golden Globe noms are out cause that means award season is almost upon us. And award season might be my favorite season, right behind Fall.
nother holiday has come and gone and I have been running the same routine with work, dinner, and sleep since my last post. Things changed drastically since November 3rd and I don’t know if anyone could have prepared me for what lay ahead. I am astounded at what I have time for these days and ashamedly what I don’t have time for (more like what I don’t have energy for, but really, really, really want to do).
enerallyI am thrilled to be learning new things that I can later apply into my personal life. So when my new job gives me opportunities to learn kitchen/cooking skills I should be thrilled right? And some days its better than others. But this morning, I am hesitant to get off this couch and get in the car and go to work. I cut off a small/tiny part of my finger yesterday but it was enough to almost render my thumb useless! Thumbs are crucial when you are cooking and trying to set up a cafe! And so the hilarious tasks I am expected to complete, like separate 160 eggs and shuck 4 crates of corn, just makes the job more surprising and fun when I get home and turn back to look at my day. But I made vanilla bean from scratch ice cream and lemon curd and am quite proud! (Let’s see what they have more me in store today)
just realized my blog is two years old. I am in shock. I feel like the day I began the process was just yesterday. I will never forget when I began fall semester 2008 and thought ‘these last two years of college will take forever”. And here I am graduated, married, and looking for a job. Makes me wonder where I’ll be two years from now.
nder no circumstances could I have foreseen the year 2010 playing out like it has. I just filled up my planner with new sheets for the 2011 year and am kinda excited about this year coming to an end. Don’t get me wrong, 2010 has been good to me and in no way is my anticipation based on negative feelings but I feel like my sense of self has changed drastically for many reasons and I am excited to see what I can accomplish with this new confidence and tight hold on who I am now and who I want to be in the future. So I am planning on starting off the year better than ever. Kinda funny to think this post would be more suitable December 31st or at least expected then. But this is better timing in my opinion.
ave you ever had a day where it was so long it felt dream-like or as if it never happened? i had one of those yesterday. i was just thinking about yesterday morning and it seemed as if 1. it never happened and/or 2. it was a week ago. the day was packed and i couldn’t even prepare myself for what i went through. but at the end of the day i couldn’t sleep and was restless. so i began to talk to God. out loud. this is not something i do really. ever. i most certainly pray and i guess this is what that was, but it was phrased and spoken as if He was lying in bed right next to me. i don’t know where i stopped or when i fell asleep but i did. i became so unbelievably at peace i drifted off to sleep without realizing it. talking to Him helped my mind to detach itself from the day and from worldly distractions. its amazing to think He will be there for us when ever we need Him. and simply telling Him about my day and asking Him for strength for the next calmed me to the point of peace.
od is great. That’s all for today.
