She's growing up too fast & too beautiful...

This picture and a few others I took this morning just blow my mind. I still remember when she was a little chubby cheek baby babbling and making everyone laugh and now...(GULP) she's a young lady. See what happens when you go back to work. Just kidding.

So there isn't much to report... if you are reading this you should check out Jon and I's new pages... Mine is HERE and if you need a quick laugh Jon's is HERE

And here are some pictures to get you through your week...lol!

A great message for a Saturday Morning

So I am a big fan of OPB (other people's blogs) and I stumbled across www.b-splendid.blogspot.com just recently and absolutely love the posts there. Today's just happens to really grab me.. could be that I am a huge Einstein fan, especially since the bobble heads on Night at the Museum 2...

So although the following was written by Mr. Einstein himself, I give credit to Ms. Arsila for reposting it so that I could find it and share it with the 3 of you :).



Love & Life by Albert Einstein


Sometimes in our relentless effort to find the person we love, we fail to recognize and appreciate the people who love us. We miss out on so many beautiful things simply because we allow ourselves to be enslaved by our own selfish concerns.

Go for the man/woman of deeds and not for the man/woman of words, for you will find rewarding happiness, not with the man/woman you love but with the man/woman who loves you more.
The best lovers are those capable of loving from a distance far enough to allow the person to grow but never too far to feel the love within your being.

To let go of someone doesn’t mean you have to stop loving; it only means that you allow that person to find his/her own happiness without expecting him/her to come back. Letting go is not just setting the other person free, but is also setting yourself free from all the bitterness, hatred, and anger that you keep in your heart. Do not let the bitterness take away your strength and weaken your faith, and never allow pain to dishearten you; but rather let yourself grow with wisdom in bearing it.

You may find peace in loving someone from a distance not expecting something in return. But be careful, for this can sustain life but can never give enough room for us to grow. We can all survive with just beautiful memories of the past, but real peace and happiness come only with open acceptance of what reality is today.

There comes a time in our lives when we chance upon someone so nice and beautiful and we just find ourselves so intensely attracted to that person. This feeling soon becomes a part of our everyday lives and eventually consumes our thoughts and actions. The sad part of it is when we begin to realize that this person feels nothing more for us than just a friendship. We start our desperate attempt to get noticed and be closer, but in the end our efforts are still unrewarded and we end up being sorry for ourselves. You don’t have to forget someone you love. What you need to learn is how to accept the verdict of reality without being bitter or sorry for yourself. Believe me, you would be better off giving that dedication and love to someone more deserving.

Don’t let your heart run your life, be sensible and let your mind speak for itself. Listen not only to your feelings but to reason as well.

Always remember that if you lose someone today, it means that someone better is coming tomorrow. If you lose love, that doesn’t mean you failed in love.
Cry if you have to, but make sure that tears wash away the hurt and the bitterness that the past has left with you. Let go of yesterday and love will find its way back to you. And when it does, pray that it may be the love that will stay and last a lifetime.

There are two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

There is no mistake so painful that love cannot forgive, no past so bitter that love cannot accept, and no love so little that we cannot start all over with.

Thank you for taking the time to read...

Somedays it just feels like my soul is on fire...

Yes I know. I am about as geeky as they come. But for those that know my old blogging style when I would basically write a novel about what is wrong with the world and everyone (except me of course) these kind of blogs are a breath of fresh-air. Probably way more boring though.

So I know you will stay tuned.. here is a picture...
Pretty random but if I can never have my top floor penthouse loft in San Fran or Denver or some other super cool city.. I'll take this.


So back to my soul because I am sure you are sooo interested. But anyhow it has just been one of those weeks where everything feels just a little sweeter than usual. The kdis miss me these days so when they see me they are wayyyyy happier than usual, even Jon is quoting love songs for me and work is well- feels like home. My computer is running sufficiently, House is back on and well... life is GOOD.

Ok wait... I'll give you another picture. Just don't go...


But it isn't all rainbows. It's been an emo sort of week but thankfully it is ending on a happier note. As for the emo... well it is working itself out which is nice. I finally took my own advice in life and it is proving successful. So yeah.. words of wisdom- follow your gut!

Ok so I have completely gone on a flowery rant here and have not actually said anything. So I'll just end this with a bunch of pictures.
Ooh you see that top floor balcony.. that's mine! :0




Have a great week

Here's to Nine Years of Wedded Bliss~

Okay at least 7 years of wedded bliss and 2 years of wedded madness! <3

So I think Jon said it best when he ripped this quote off someone else this morning... see he does love me- enough to quote because he knows what they do to me.

“I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about... yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.”

Ah.. we are turning in to quite the old fart couple. This year for anniversary gifts I bought him the oh so scary purple, black lit zombee ghost lady he'd been eyeing along with a couple of tools so he could fandangle up some Halloween masterpieces like we know he loves. However- he rocked my world by not making me wait til November to get my ***sooooo awesome*** Nikon D60. Ok.. so yeah maybe the fancies are using a D90.. but I don't care.. this thing is magic! Even my ugly @$$ dogs look good with this thing! Many thank you's Kuppy for feeding my greedy side once in a while. ; )

Ah heck another picture reminiscent of our cuter days...



So to my Kuppy- the one man I can't live without... I love you, thank you, miss you (you are at work), want you, need you, dream about you, like you, adore you, think dirty thoughts of you (once in a while) and can't wait to have breakfast with you seeing how I won't be seeing you on our anniversary.... damn work! lol!

Oh I know you want another one... here!

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

My New Favorite Blog of All Time

Go here... because I said so and because I think everyone could use a happy thought. This chick is my idol of the day for being so fruity and so happy being fruity!

www.jenlemen.com/blog/

Thank you, now GO!

Makes you wonder~

So please forgive me for this one. I know you all prefer the light-hearted, picture ridden posts that I usually put up but something occurred to me today and I wanted to put it here- so there! Also thanks to mom for provoking this thought indirectly.

I am sure those of you that keep up with current events heard that DJAM was found dead of a drug overdose yesterday. For those that are going "who?" he is, forgive me was, a popular sought after DJ among that crowd. But he is even more well known (at least among the other crowds) as being one of two survivors in a plane crash about a year ago where he and Travis Barker (musician, Blink 182) jumped from a plane as it went up in flames!

So tell me what kind of world do we live in that a man can have the bravery and will-power to jump from a burning plane to save his life but this same man is weak over his demons which led to his drug use and ultimately his untimely death.

Moving on...

Still fresh on our minds is the recent loss of Michael Jackson. Now I was not a tremendous fan of Michael Jackson; however, I admired his free spirit and desire to create a more compassionate world. Michael Jackson had everything at his fingertips and was known by all and loved by many. And yet again.. could not find power over his demons which led to his drug use and ultimately his untimely death.

And yet another...

Billy Mays. Okay so maybe he was no DJAM or Michael Jackson but he had a niche and he worked it with pride in front of audiences - I'll call that bravery. And as with the others.. well you know the drill.

This really bothers me that some very influencial people with so much at their fingertips and so many people surrounding them could end up this way. How is it that such powerful and brave people can go down like this?

Anyway- thanks for hearing my rant. Feel free to comment- I dare ya!