Monday, November 26, 2012

Thankful.


Second family Thanksgiving in Portland.

Crazy? Yes.
Fun? Most of the time.
Forgettable? Probably not.
A Grand ol' time? Absolutely.























Monday, November 19, 2012

miscellany monday {3}.



1.  This is the first Monday in a while where we didn't have Financial Peace. I might have withdrawals. Also, we might take the class again in January...haha. We signed the back of this credit card mosaic I made after our 'plastic surgery' class. We plan to mail it Mr. Ramsey himself!



2.  These cute studs where separated for a day as one spent it lost in the sink, until we unscrewed part of the pipe and vacuumed it out! I was determined.



3.  This weekend Josh and Savannah came down for some fun time. It's the best when they visit. The weekend was full of catching up, yoga, nerd games for the boys, nails and mimosas for the gals, Mortal Kombat, trying a new sandwich place and getting lost downtown. The best weekend in a long while.


I normally don't spend more than like $3 on nail polish but Sav brought this and I might be addicted. 

4.  On Sunday, I went to Ryan's Memorial/Celebration of Life Service. I had a surprisingly fun time. Weird, as it was a memorial...but shouldn't celebrating a life be fun? Here is Ryan riding a friend. (Oh, I didn't mention there were cardboard cut-outs of him everywhere? Silly and fun. And a lot of awesome.) If you want to be inspired by a wonderful man and his story, please visit this previous post and click on the links.


There was well over 1,000 people there. Truly incredible. 
The many faces of Ryan, along with his beautiful wife Jessica and Justin Baldoni of SoulPancake, who directed of the amazing VIDEO that beautifully shares Ryan's story.  




miscellany monday at lowercase letters
Linking with 'lowercase letters' today!
















Friday, November 9, 2012

dance in the graveyards.


The world lost another beautiful soul.


We are not of this world.
We are not of this world.
We are not of this world.


And cancer? I. Hate. Cancer.


This is one of the most raw, beautiful, inspiring stories I have ever witnessed.

So many lives have been touched. So many hearts are broken. They have given to the cause. (And you can too.) Whole cities are grieving. 



There's nothing I can say that isn't said better than this:





Thank you, Ryan.

I will never get tired of sharing your story.



Say Hello to Adam.



Have you encountered a Hero of Faith in your life?
"Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith."(Hebrews 13:7)




~  ~  ~ 

When I die
I don’t want to rest in peace
I want to dance in joy
I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I’m alive
I don’t want to be alone
Mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let’s dance in the graveyards

Gloria, like some other name we kept on calling ya and waiting for change
But I belong to all of your mysteries

And all of us, we’re meant for the fire, but we keep rising up and walking the wires
So when we go below don’t lose us in mourning

’Cause when I die
I don’t want to rest in peace
I want to dance in joy
I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I’m alive
I don’t want to be alone
Mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let’s dance in the graveyards

Oh my love, don’t cry when I’m gone
I will lift you up, the air in your lungs
And when you reach for me, we’ll dance in the darkness

And we will walk beyond
Our daughters and sons, they will carry on
Like when we were young, and we will stand beside and breathe in their new life

’Cause when I die
I don’t want to rest in peace
I want to dance in joy
I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I’m alive
I don’t want to be alone
Mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let’s dance in the graveyards



(A friend shared this video in response to the death of Ryan. I can't get it out of my mind. So beautiful.)








Friday, November 2, 2012

this is halloween...

So this is not only a late Halloween post, but an uneventful one to boot! We spent the night in (shocking, I know) and we're pretty much lazy bums. We didn't even dress up. :( But next year we have plans for awesome costumes. We now have a year to save and scrounge around for them. Here is a hint:


In other news, semi related, I had too much fun last night editing these photos via this site. I am obsessed with it and the effects you normally pay for are free for a while so how could I pass up this chance to make awesome disturbing photos!?








Um, speaking of zombies... #killcarlalready

Skipping Thanksgiving entirely, I've been brainstorming cute Christmas card/photo ideas... they WILL happen this year! So...send me your address. : ) The real dilemma is what kind to do... funny, more funny, cutesy, barf cute... so many options!