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For the record: I love Pachelbel’s Cannon. (And my brother, sister and I do quite a lovely rendition of it if I do say so myself).

On the day Josh (my brother-in-law) and Rachael (my friend) got married, I blogged.

When I woke up in the morning, the idea just hit me that it might be fun to keep a running log of the day to remember it by. And it’d make a pretty fun blog post. So I cued it up in my drafts and used my iPhone to update it throughout the day. I did get a big lazy toward the end… not so much lazy as forgetful and there just wasn’t the time. These aren’t all the pictures, just some that tell the story. Continue reading »

I love well done stop motion. Check this one out.

Just in case you missed it. Here’s the text of President Obama’s Inaugural Address.

Here’s a puzzle one of my coworkers brought to lunch. As soon as he put it in front of me…that was it. Forget about the food, I need to finish this. So I just sat in the conference room until I finished it. And I didn’t let any one help me. Because I’m one of those. I’m one of those puzzle people that won’t put it down until it’s done, by me. No help. No exceptions. And, yes, I did finish it.

So I share it with you. Hopefully there are some other ‘puzzle people’ out there. Enjoy!

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There are thirty books in the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu , keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much; he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That’s a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in the paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, Alpha Del Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Hummana humbly puts it, ‘the books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight.’ Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are thirty books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
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My friend, Haemin, posted this on her blog. So here’s my response
There’s a few more I’ve sorta done, or done half way, but I’m going to leave them un-bolded until I do them for reals. I’m only 23. I’ll get there.

RULES: There are 100 statements and you bold the ones you have done. Grab it and play for yourself!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney Land
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a preying mantis
10. Sang a solo
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept in an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you are not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michaelangelo’s David
41. Sung Karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea diving
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten cavier
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

The gym was great! It’s a relatively small one. No bells or whistles . . . other than the movie theater with treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals. (They had Iron Man on today. It was basically awesome. ) It doesn’t have classes or a pool or anything like that. But its cheap, close, and has the basics. At the moment, what else do we need?

Check it out, if there is one by you. It’s called RetroFitness.

We didn’t stay for all that long because we had to get home and let the dog out. But I’d say it was a great introduction to the gym. And since it was only 2 hours since it’s official opening when we got there, there weren’t many people. Awesome. And it was my first time in almost two years working out in an actual gym instead of just at home. It’s really motivating for me to get out an exercise. So that was awesome. Awesome, awesome, awesome. Check it out.

Almost forgot! Dan and I finally joined an affordable gym near us. Tonight will be our first visit to this particular one. I’ll let you know how it goes . . .

I hope it’s exciting. Or else I guess it won’t be much of a post!

Ok. So I’m a little behind in my blogging . . . at least it didn’t take me a year this time to remember! And I still have that post about my friend’s wedding with pictures that I promised some of you. I had a hard time posting the photos for some reason . . . and then I forgot. Maybe I’ll try again later tonight.

Anyway. It seems like this may be one of those weeks that I end up at church every day. Yes, I know there are people that spend waaaaaaay more time at church than I do. I am hardly complaining. I’d love to spend every day and all day at church like I used to. It’s just that I only work at church Wednesdays and Fridays right now, and then I’m there for the weekend services. So that’s what I plan for in my weekly schedule . . . not that I have an actual “weekly schedule” . . . I should work on that . . . But back to my point. So when I’m thinking through my weekly “schedule” I don’t plan for the 20 min drive there and back, and the task in between. Yesterday I had to go in to redo a postcard for our IMMERSE worship event. (IMMERSE is our young adults ministry…check out my logo I may be bored with certain aspects of my job, but I am very excited about some of the work I’ve gotten the privilege to be a part of). Then I had choir practice. Then today I forgot I had a lunch meeting at a Ruby Tuesdays by church. Tomorrow I work, Thursday something is bound to come up, and Friday I work.

Anyway. It sounds like I’m complaining. But I’m not. Just sayin’. Maybe I should just put some surprise visits to church into my “schedule”. Who woulda thunk it? Planning ahead . . .

Do you like spending a lot of time at church?

“I miss Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! I wanna make the groceries fall in the bag!!!” – a very excited Andrea