Laura Bush

The wedding was over a month ago and I still haven't posted.  After promising to take pictures and post immediately, my camera never left my suitcase.  I was having way too much fun to even worry about a camera.  The good news is that I have some beautiful memories and wonderful stories from a weekend with dear, dear friends (and, of course, got to witness the beginning of what I am sure will be a beautiful marriage).  The bad news is that it will be almost impossible to share with you all the joy we experienced in those few days.

These pictures have all been stolen (via facebook) from Laura's sisters and from the photographer (who, by the way, is AMAZING).  All formal shots were taken before the wedding and they didn't take super long.  And, during the reception, she got some beautiful shots without turning the whole reception into a photo op.  I barely noticed she was there, which, in my opinion, makes her even better.

Just Sayin'

Mark Twain offers some insight into what is currently my greatest annoyance.

"In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards."
- Following the Equator; Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar

Never Taking Off Work Again

I wish I had pictures of the inside of my office as it appeared Monday morning upon my return from St. Louis.  Randy, Joey, and Mat turned everything -- and I really mean everything -- in my office upside down while I was gone.  They also took apart my desk chair and put an alarm clock in the celing.

Alas, the only picture I have is this one that they sent to my phone Friday afternoon with a note that said they missed me...and I should probably get to work early Monday to clean up the mess.

As difficult as some aspects of this job have been, I love my coworkers and am so thankful for them.  These three are like older brothers to me.  They also remind me of Larry, Darrell and his other brother Darrell.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch this video.

Why Can't I Ever Remember to Blog?

Seriously.

There are so many great stories I could tell about work and life lately.  This blog could be extremely entertaining.  Unfortunately, I never have my camera with me to capture the moments (or I don't remember to take it out of my purse and snap a photo), and then I forget to write about it later.

I run out of energy and don't feel like sitting at the computer when I get home from work.

So I'm sorry.  I will try to do better.  This past week would have been a great one to blog about (spirit week at school -- crazy outfits and some of the best office pranks of all time)....but I fail at life and didn't think to take any pictures and I'm too tired to type it all out now.

This week will be amazing, too.  I work three days this week, and on Tuesday the kids have the day off for Election Day (get out and vote, people, especially if you happen to live in Colorado Springs -- vote for Owen Hill for State Senate)!  Then on Thursday I fly to St. Louis for Laura Mark's wedding.  I am so excited to see her and Adam get married, and to catch up with some of my dearest Grove City friends!

I WILL take my camera with  me and I WILL take pictures and I WILL blog about it all when I get back!

Hold You Up

I rediscovered Matthew West this week and I am loving it.

His love songs are just beautiful and they also look upward at the end.  I find this one particularly fantastic.