5 pretty funny movies...

1. Galaxy Quest - Okay now...I'm a Trekkie and this movie kind of makes fun of Trekkies...but it's too hilarious!! A lot of good one liners.

2. Junior - Arnold Schwarzenegger pregnant? I mean honestly, what's not to like?

3. Mrs Winterbourne - This is funny and sad in parts. It has an interesting storyline...you should check it out.

4. Mystery Men - hehehe, eheheheh....lol.....just funny and so very weird!!

5. Some Like It Hot - Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis dressing up as ladies and both fall for Marilyn Monroe. Again...how could this NOT be funny?

first snow....

his sad face when he fell down...

ima gonna eat it!

The first thing Blaine did was throw a snowball. Must be something within our genetic makeup, lol.

just a little random....

daddy giving blaine a joker smile, he is NOT a ham for th camera...

looking for bugs and loving it...

Not much to post, really, except that Christmas is coming - hoorah! We had Mom/Oma take some family pictures and here are just a few casual ones. Love to you all~

5 things I wished I liked....

but don't.

1. high heels; they look great...make me taller...and are just so feminine. but, i can't seem to walk in them. alas, if i'd been born like barbie i wouldn't need high heels at all.

2. going out; i'm a homebody. i like to stay in my casa and pretty much not interact with anyone if at all humanly possible.

3. seafood; i try it every now and again just to see if i like it, but hasn't happened yet.

4. the beach; florida was wasted on me! sand, ick, sand, ick, sand............ick. but truthfully, i love looking out at the waves and smelling the ocean air. if only i could find a way to be hovered in lol.

5. yogurt; ugh, can't stand it. why? no idea.

10 favorite movie scores....

1. Lord of the Rings; excellent theme. actually, several excellent themes within this score. (Howard Shore)

2. The Bourne Identity series; a little techno action....kind of fun to work out to, lol. (John Powell)

3. Schindlers List; so moving, the strings...the strings! John Williams is one of my favorite composers of all time. In fact, he makes my list several times.

4. Memoirs of a Geisha; Yo yo Ma on the cello...need i say more? (John Williams)

5. Star Wars; this theme rocks. so much energy! i'm not usually for horns, but it really works here. (John Williams, see what I mean?)

6. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves; again, horns here and some really beautiful strings. also for the witch, a really creepy violin . it works on so many levels. (Michael Kamen)

7. Gladiator; enya does part of this score...when he's moving through the wheat, you know what I'm talking about? her voice sounds so ethereal. (Hans Zimmer)

8. Emma; this is one of two really light-hearted scores on my list. simple and sweet i think. also, this one is written by a woman....who'd a thunk.(Rachel Portman)

9. Howl's Moving Castle; a new favorite for me. a happy little waltz....unique and fun. (Joe Hisaishi)

10. Final Fantasy X; i cheated here, because this is a game...not a movie. but it's my list, so my rules lol. i love love love love this music. it is all over the map...which makes it so great! (Masashi Hamauzu)

oscar de la renta spring 2010

Don't these designs just scream old Hollywood glamor to you? Love it when great style comes back!

mountain rainy days...

experimenting with balloons...

free popcorn? i can dig it!!

i thought you got milk from cows...not water...

(this was his favorite part of the day)

Actually...it was just Mountain Days...but it did rain :). And even though it did get rather wet and we had to seek refuge in the library, we had a good time.

what you have promised, you must perform....

enjoying a nice sunny fall day (michael made me post this one)

where michael and i originally got our engagement pics taken...

blaine and michael pondering on the banks...

Uh, yeah. That was a line from Shanghai Noon that I thought was applicable here lol. I told you I'd post more and I have done so...so no more hate mail please. Hehehe, I'm just kidding. You could send me love mail though...I mean, that is, if you wanted to. But whatever, no big deal. Enjoy the pictures...I've more to post soon~

vous souvenez-vous de moi ?

Woo, sorry about that. I was in a coma...I mean, I was arrested and couldn't waste my phone call (no, that doesn't work).......I had amnesia after being in a kick boxing match with Chuck Norris...internet was down, for 3 weeks............. believing any of it? Oh all right. I've just been too lazy to post anything (ding ding ding we have a winner!). Our move went pretty well and we're nice and settled in (some friends even sent us a welcome home package!). So look for me in the future. I will try to take some nice pictures of our new town and our family (which is not new, but slightly used, hehe). So keep those monitors tuned for your's truly!

mmm....chocolate....

how do you like my goatee?

These pictures are taken on 2 different days (notice the length of hair)...but they looked as if they told a story: before.....and after.

up cruds creek...

michael's dad helped out a ton!

michael and his farmhand...

blaine after getting pulled off of the tractor...

sitting on the tractor all by his big self!

It was one doozy of a week, ladies and gentlemen. But.....we pulled through! Wanted to post some of the funnier moments for you~

as time goes by....

Which is the title of a beloved British comedy that I watch. I was browsing through some family photos and decided to share some of my favorites~

blaine loves this picture!

when we weren't fighting, we were pretty cute lol

jared in his uniform, handsome no?

true love...

The following is a letter from Sullivan Ballou to his wife Sarah during the Civil War. I thought it was a very sweet and poignant letter, seeing as we've just celebrated our Independence Day. Enjoy~


My very dear Sarah:
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days—perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more . . .

I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American Civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing—perfectly willing—to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt . . .

Sarah my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me unresistibly on with all these chains to the battle field.

The memories of the blissful moments I have spent with you come creeping over me, and I feel most gratified to God and to you that I have enjoyed them for so long. And hard it is for me to give them up and burn to ashes the hopes of future years, when, God willing, we might still have lived and loved together, and seen our sons grown up to honorable manhood, around us. I have, I know, but few and small claims upon Divine Providence, but something whispers to me—perhaps it is the wafted prayer of my little Edgar, that I shall return to my loved ones unharmed. If I do not my dear Sarah, never forget how much I love you, and when my last breath escapes me on the battle field, it will whisper your name. Forgive my many faults and the many pains I have caused you. How thoughtless and foolish I have often times been! How gladly would I wash out with my tears every little spot upon your happiness . . .

But, O Sarah! If the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights . . . always, always, and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath, as the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again . . .

Sullivan Ballou was killed a week later at the first Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.

so long jacksonville...

jacksonville's skyline...

blaine's multitasking...

with the wind in our hair....

the jaguars stadium...

Well, with the move coming up...or should I say sneaking up....we thought it would be nice to say hello and goodbye to our favorite hangouts. These are pictures taken along the boardwalk~

take me out to the ballgame....

cheesiest grin ever...

or is it this one?

Are my men cute or what??

Celebrity Morph by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity

it's quiet.....a little too quiet....

Need I say more?

if i couldn't...

If I were denied a cottage, I'd take on a farmhouse in its stead. I love those wrap-around porches and narrow staircases. And they always make me think of Anne of Green Gables....haha!

a father-son business....

advice taken...

this pics for you mom, haha!

bye bye long haired hippie...

See, I do listen to my parents. Blaine got a haircut yesterday and is loving it!

Easter fun....

on your mark, get set.....

new additions to our family, cousin madison and zoe...

blaines belated basket

Well, I committed an Easter gaffe by not having Blaine's basket ready for him that morning. The basket itself was ready, but I did not put it out because I had to be at church early for choir. Big mistake! All of his teachers and friends kept asking him what he got for Easter and he looked at me as if to say..."What basket? What are they talking about?" He got it eventually, after church.......and a nap lol. We also went to an Egg Hunt that afternoon at his great-grandma's (Mema) house. He was more interested in the old fashioned water pump than the eggs with candy in them and even then, he had a great time!