Note to self: when bathing a Truffle, make sure to dry her thoroughly before letting her escape to the wild blue yonder of the living room. She will always rub herself all over any dry patch of carpet she can find to pervade wet dog smell throughout the world.
My cute mom and Jane. Poor Eliza Jane is terrified of Truffle, but one day I hope they'll be friends.
CODY! We're chillin' on the porch steps after a hearty Sunday dinner last month at my parents' house.
Said Sunday dinner...
My mom helping out George with his cold hands.
Tycee can cook! Tycee ate a cookie, too. Tycee also graduated from the University of Utah on Friday with a bachelor's in communication, emphasis on public relations. We partied heartily.
Tycee and her husband Richard, bein' all smart 'n stuff.
Cody showing off Tycee's graduation gear:
Tycee telling us all why Richard rocks at a "yay Tycee!" dinner at Biaggi's that night, and all of us being entertained.
So, congratulations! You did it, Tycee!
I should also mention that my brother Don graduated from the U on Friday with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, although we didn't make it to his convocation. XD! My brother's doing it toooooo!
Okay, there's not really a rhyme or reason to any of these pictures. I've just been lazy and haven't blogged properly to keep up with all of them...so...um...sorry? And enjoy, if possible. Captions are below the pictures. I'm not sure why I do it that way...I just do.
There's a crazy bird--I have no idea if it's a hawk or some random tropical bird--but it hangs out on the top floor's balcony of the building west of our clubhouse. I see him every time I go to work out, which isn't very often, but it's fun to see him.
Uh...I made a mini lunch and put it in an Altoid tin for kicks a few weeks ago. Sad thing is, it's still in my fridge. I hope it's not moldy.
Closer view of the wheat thin sammich and mini carrot sticks.
Tycee showing off her impressive hiya skillz after we watched Australia at her and Rich's apartment.
Enjoying the movie.
Sadie, the Parker's doggy. Cody lived next door to the Parkers for 10+ years while growing up, and Sadie's been a part of that. She's getting old, so we wanted to make sure we documented the tenderness. Awww, Sade!
Cody nerding out at Best Buy. He loves touch screen tech, and really wants to have a Windows 7 touch-screen capable device for when it launches.
Tabbouleh! This is my own. The other picture on the blog's one I found online.
Lemon lime cake with berries... :L I do love my food, peoples.
Truffle all scruffy lookin'.
My sister Sarah's son George and my mom, making a snowman last month. Sarah and I sat back and enjoyed the snow, and took pictures. What adventurous lasses we be!
Diane's beautiful butterfly cookie for Valentine's Day. Ah, I love my sisters.
The caterpillar! He bloomed beautifully, didn't he?
Cody pointing out his kinship to the Civic, with both of their scruffy beards. This was up in Logan, the day of Cody's grandpa Clint's funeral in February.
My Valentine's day card from Cody. I LOVE it and smile every time I see it.
I love where we live. I think pretty much everybody loves where they live and have things they enjoy and hate about the area. Personally, I enjoy seeing the scenery every time I'm outside here. It's just gorgeous.
Me in my awesome 3-D glasses, seeing Coraline with Cody.
Our friend Juan got one too many taunts from Cody and sent this picture with Cody's favorite character from a video game...it still makes us both laugh to see it.
I promised pictures, so here's our friend Juan's avatar, which inspired:
The LeonMorado (purple lion) plush! To go along with his anime crush,
Neliel tu Oderschvank (without a face. Juan's an artist, he can finish it. :P) Cody and I are excited to see Juan and Neisha when we go to California at the end of the month.
Juan and a Nel cosplayer at last year's AnimeExpo in LA.
Juan and Adneisha, yay for meeting people online. XD They're both awesome and I can't wait to see them again.
Cody's kitteh I made him for worksy, so he's surrounded by happy things.
2.0 view. The cat goes well with Cody's cat calendars (yeah, TWO cat calendars!) and Cody's insatiable love of felines.
Warning: You may not want to continue reading if hearing about "female troubles" troubles you. Or trebles, basses, or altos you. Whatever way, you're fairly forewarned, and I won't be offended if you leave the blog.
For the past few months--okay, year-ish--every time I get my period I feel bitter. My body's obviously well enough to create a happy lining for a baby, but not enough to reap the benefits of going through that cycle of baby preparation to foster a fetus (or, y'know, have a zygote created in the first place.) I know it's illogical to be frustrated with something like procreation, that is so amazing when it works that it's nothing short of miraculous, but I have a hard time not wanting my body to go all-or-nothing. If I can't get pregnant, stop the charade of the periods, please. Let me just be a nothing instead of a half-working female. I just want one way or the other, not this limboland.
Illogical, but that's how I feel.
So, now periods are almost a time of mourning, each and every month. Maybe I need to find a new perspective on all of this, and I'll probably try soon, but right now? I just want to be sad.
Poor, neglected little blog! He hasn't been updated in soooo long that I had to blow figurative dust off the "post a new blog" button.
Perhaps I'll just bullet some updates...make it all easy to read 'n such, hey?
- I gave Truffle a bad haircut and she's embarrassed to be seen until it grows out.
- Cody decided he wants to move into a mobile/prefab house and I'd rather move into an Airstream.
- Tabbouleh and falafel aren't that hard to make! I'm eating some tabbouleh right now, and I ♥ love it so!
- I've learned that it's impossible to predict how people deal with grief, and I stink at knowing how to help.
- My laundry machine decided to try and wash my laundry room floor a few weeks ago, and my sweet dad came to our rescue, and after a bit of trouble figured out that the drain pipe wasn't connected properly. :/ Poor guy. I was so grateful he went to the trouble, though.
- One of my friends has insisted for a month or two that I'm a clone of his friend in Alabama. Not believing him, I added her as a friend on facebook...and after talking a bit, we do have pretty similar personalities. O_o Isn't that weird?
- Cleaning isn't hard but it's hard to get myself to do it.
- I am now a matron saint of cookies and pies AND an oracle of punniness in a cult. w00t!
- Having a reason to celebrate every day differently makes celebrating slightly less fun, although I think the overall fun level is greater than it would be without everyday celebrations.
- The anticipation of cruising with Cody's family is heightening to the point that I'm almost scared it's not going to happen. Yay cruises!!
I think I cheated, but if I still won, then thanks, Rachel! I'm excited for my gift. :P
All right, this is how it works..... The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog first. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well.) Get it? So, the first 3 people to comment on this post will be the lucky ones! Good Luck!
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