Last night Luke and I went to see Avatar. I have heard a lot of different reviews about the movie, but I honestly loved it! Yes, it is slightly Pocahontas-esque, but it didn't bother me! I thought the story was extremely interesting, the graphics were BEAUTIFUL and the acting was good. Some people have even said it is anti-American, but I do not agree. I just think it is more about how it's easy to just take what you want when you have the bigger guns, so to speak... but everyone has a story and no one should be dismissed. Maybe that's a stretch, but that's what I got from it. Anyway, I can't imagine seeing it for the first time at home. Definitely worth seeing it in the theater...
That's all for now!
16 January 2010
11 January 2010
i {heart} this face!
i{heart}faces is celebrating their first birthday with a special theme of "Best Face Photo."
I {heart} this face! Only 2 days old and already so expressive. It's hard to believe that she's already almost 14 months old!!!
Happy Birthday i{heart}faces!
p.s. i'm working on a normal post... soon!
16 December 2009
pressing down on me...
i don't know where it comes from, but i feel this everpresent pressure that when i do a new post, it needs to be in-depth, insightful and of course loaded with pictures. part of it is that i RARELY keep a real journal, so this is the main place i document all of the new things adelle does... i have a saved post that i'm still working on about all that. maybe i'll finish it someday... with or without pictures.
today i just want to say that i'm tired. there are some things in my life that have caused so much stress and heartache in the past 6 months and honestly, i'm just tired. i'm so over not being able to afford the things we need. i'm so tired of having a messy kitchen...even after i've seemingly JUST cleaned it. luke recently got a great job and right now all i can think about is how tired i am of him being out of town this week (he should be home within the hour).
just a little (much needed) venting. i'm done for now. as far as positives:
(a yay list)
today i just want to say that i'm tired. there are some things in my life that have caused so much stress and heartache in the past 6 months and honestly, i'm just tired. i'm so over not being able to afford the things we need. i'm so tired of having a messy kitchen...even after i've seemingly JUST cleaned it. luke recently got a great job and right now all i can think about is how tired i am of him being out of town this week (he should be home within the hour).
just a little (much needed) venting. i'm done for now. as far as positives:
(a yay list)
- My sister Kelly took me to see Wicked a couple of weekends ago and I LOVED it!! We had a lot of fun! It's been a long time since I did something fun with Kelly. We used to hang out a lot.
- Adelle is a walker (runner practically). More on that in the unfinished post, whenever I get around to it...
- I actually made friends at work! We even hang out sometimes. And we've had a couple of days off the phones the past couple of weeks, which is basically awesome.
- Luke found a great job with advancement potential in the very near future!
- We got library cards! Yay! I got this book for Adelle called "Everywhere the Cow Says Moo!" where it does the animal sounds in a few different languages... Adelle was just laughing hysterically the first time we read it together!!! So fun.
16 November 2009
the past few months for us...
This is why I never know what to say when people ask me how my new job is going:
http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-john-lim-scammers-ps-111709,0,4421927.story
This was on the news tonight (Monday) on Fox 4.
And wow, I need to open my mouth more when I talk.
http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-john-lim-scammers-ps-111709,0,4421927.story
This was on the news tonight (Monday) on Fox 4.
And wow, I need to open my mouth more when I talk.
08 November 2009
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30 October 2009
family visit!
This week, Adelle had a great time bonding with grandparents on the Stock side! They came bearing gifts for Adelle AND mommy and daddy (some of the best hot cocoa I've ever had in my life) and we all had a great time! Adelle warmed up pretty quickly.
You'll notice her silly little doggy hat... this is from a Halloween costume (from her Aunt Gina) we were going to have her wear, but it's too small :( So she's been sporting the doggy ears for the past couple of weeks off and on. hehehe She has even slept in them a couple of times and loves them! Thanks, Gina! Luckily, Adelle's grandpa got her a great Jayhawk dress that has now become her cheerleader costume for Halloween as well :) It even has a little white turtleneck with "Kansas" written on the collar. Very cute.
Luke's dad has encouraged me to market the cards that I make. I do enjoy entering them in challenges and what not, but that night I went through what I had and realized how many great cards I have that would sell great, even if they wouldn't necessarily be chosen for a publication or something like that. So now I'm motivated! I've been at my sister Lori's watching her girls/helping her out some yesterday and more this afternoon because she had to have an unexpected surgery (she's doing well... just not enjoying the recovery process). Then I start a new job on Monday! And Luke is going to be enrolling for classes at JCCC this weekend.
This week we're heading to my parents' house. My brother Craig and his family will be visiting from Missouri and the church there is having a trunk-or-treat. It'll be fun to have all the grandkids together in their costumes. Now I just need to find the SD card for my camera!
Happy Halloween. Be safe!
You'll notice her silly little doggy hat... this is from a Halloween costume (from her Aunt Gina) we were going to have her wear, but it's too small :( So she's been sporting the doggy ears for the past couple of weeks off and on. hehehe She has even slept in them a couple of times and loves them! Thanks, Gina! Luckily, Adelle's grandpa got her a great Jayhawk dress that has now become her cheerleader costume for Halloween as well :) It even has a little white turtleneck with "Kansas" written on the collar. Very cute.
Luke's dad has encouraged me to market the cards that I make. I do enjoy entering them in challenges and what not, but that night I went through what I had and realized how many great cards I have that would sell great, even if they wouldn't necessarily be chosen for a publication or something like that. So now I'm motivated! I've been at my sister Lori's watching her girls/helping her out some yesterday and more this afternoon because she had to have an unexpected surgery (she's doing well... just not enjoying the recovery process). Then I start a new job on Monday! And Luke is going to be enrolling for classes at JCCC this weekend.
This week we're heading to my parents' house. My brother Craig and his family will be visiting from Missouri and the church there is having a trunk-or-treat. It'll be fun to have all the grandkids together in their costumes. Now I just need to find the SD card for my camera!
Happy Halloween. Be safe!
25 October 2009
the importance of creativity/creation
Luke and I are home from church today -- he has food poisoning and I have a fever and chills. Awesome. Adelle's the only healthy one around here. Since we're missing church, I've been reading talks from previous General Conferences and was reminded of this quote from an awesome talk given by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, the 2nd counselor in the General Presidency. This was during the General Relief Society Meeting in October (end of September probably) of 2008. Enjoy:
"You may think you don’t have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before – colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter. What you create doesn’t have to be perfect… Don’t let the voices of critics paralyze you – whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside. If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it."
And here's a link to the entire talk: HERE.
"You may think you don’t have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before – colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter. What you create doesn’t have to be perfect… Don’t let the voices of critics paralyze you – whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside. If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it."
And here's a link to the entire talk: HERE.
23 October 2009
thoughts and Cards Trends Blog
As far as the last post, I've decided to just be proactive. If I really want to have a relationship with the people I've been friends with in the past, then I need to be the one to make the effort to actually HAVE a relationship with those people.
Tomorrow I'm singing at a funeral for a 24 year-old man, who is the younger brother of a good friend from high school. His passing was very unexpected, so I ask that you all keep the family in your prayers tomorrow (Saturday) especially.
On a lighter note, I have a card featured on the Card Trends Blog today! This blog is done by CARDS Magazine, so it gets a lot of traffic. It's exciting that my work is starting to be recognized and showcased. This challenge was to make a collage-like card, so I literally used scraps from another card to make it (with a few added things). I was recognized for my overall design, but especially for my unique color combination. Anyway, that was fun!
I hope everyone has a fun weekend! Halloween is only 8 days away!
Tomorrow I'm singing at a funeral for a 24 year-old man, who is the younger brother of a good friend from high school. His passing was very unexpected, so I ask that you all keep the family in your prayers tomorrow (Saturday) especially.
On a lighter note, I have a card featured on the Card Trends Blog today! This blog is done by CARDS Magazine, so it gets a lot of traffic. It's exciting that my work is starting to be recognized and showcased. This challenge was to make a collage-like card, so I literally used scraps from another card to make it (with a few added things). I was recognized for my overall design, but especially for my unique color combination. Anyway, that was fun!
I hope everyone has a fun weekend! Halloween is only 8 days away!
19 October 2009
some days are just hard...
I'm not going to go into detail, but you may not know that my new exciting and glamorous job fell through. It's a long stupid story that results in me looking for jobs again. I got a temporary 2 month position that starts in 2 weeks, but beyond that, I'm looking. This of course has caused some economical challenges for us, but we're doing the best we can and are grateful for help from family.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from 7th grade through high school got married. I found out about it from someone else's blog. Today I found out that another friend from elementary school through high school got married and apparently nearly everyone from our little high school group of friends knew about it. I'm not sure what to do with all of this information, but I am having a hard time with it. I'm not sure if it means that I was a bad friend after high school to not keep in touch as well as I could have or if it means that we were never really that close. This is aside from like 3 other marriages of friends in the past year that I either found out about after the fact or on Facebook. I know that my religious values sometimes left me on the outside of things, but it is just really upsetting. These are people I sought out when I got married to make sure they at least got an announcement. These days I don't really have any close friends who I HAVE to call when I get news, aside from my sisters anyway. Maybe that's the trade-off for having a close-knit family and a husband, but I guess I'm just not the type of person who can completely let go of a friendship, even if it's been a long time. I know I could've made many more efforts to see these old friends though, so maybe I shouldn't be so worked up about it.
Anyway, I just needed to vent a little. This evening Luke and I are going to take Adelle and just get out of the house for a little Family Home Evening. Location is TBD, but I'm excited to just get out and do something as a family, even if it's just window shopping or going for a walk!
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from 7th grade through high school got married. I found out about it from someone else's blog. Today I found out that another friend from elementary school through high school got married and apparently nearly everyone from our little high school group of friends knew about it. I'm not sure what to do with all of this information, but I am having a hard time with it. I'm not sure if it means that I was a bad friend after high school to not keep in touch as well as I could have or if it means that we were never really that close. This is aside from like 3 other marriages of friends in the past year that I either found out about after the fact or on Facebook. I know that my religious values sometimes left me on the outside of things, but it is just really upsetting. These are people I sought out when I got married to make sure they at least got an announcement. These days I don't really have any close friends who I HAVE to call when I get news, aside from my sisters anyway. Maybe that's the trade-off for having a close-knit family and a husband, but I guess I'm just not the type of person who can completely let go of a friendship, even if it's been a long time. I know I could've made many more efforts to see these old friends though, so maybe I shouldn't be so worked up about it.
Anyway, I just needed to vent a little. This evening Luke and I are going to take Adelle and just get out of the house for a little Family Home Evening. Location is TBD, but I'm excited to just get out and do something as a family, even if it's just window shopping or going for a walk!
17 October 2009
time to update
Hello to everyone.
Not much to report today, but I wanted to share some exciting news (no, I'm not pregnant). You may know that I have a card blog, where I show cards that I've made, etc. Well, recently I've been submitting cards to be published in card/craft magazines, and one of my cards was selected! I will be published in the March 2010 issue of CARDS magazine, which is one of my favorite craft magazines. I can't wait! I already had to box up the card and send it with details on the materials I used, how to make it, etc. They'll send it back to me after the March issue comes out and will send a bunch of cardmaking goodies and 2 copies of the magazine along with it. Yay :) This was kind of a goal when I got started and I have come a long way since the beginning of my blog. I've had fun learning about different techniques, trends, etc. Each publication asks for specific criteria depending on the issue, so that's how you decide what to submit. Here's an example. Anyway, I can't show you the card now, but after it's published I will be sure to post it on here. :)
Adelle is as cute as ever and is becoming more and more dependent on us for entertainment. She's never been too attached, but lately she wants to be held or us to be playing with her all the time. She also got her first ouchie this week... nothing serious, but she slipped and hit her face on the corner of the coffee table. It didn't break skin, but she has a long bruise line down her cheek. She barely cried -- just got mad when I tried to put ice on it.
That's all! Hope everyone is doing well.
Not much to report today, but I wanted to share some exciting news (no, I'm not pregnant). You may know that I have a card blog, where I show cards that I've made, etc. Well, recently I've been submitting cards to be published in card/craft magazines, and one of my cards was selected! I will be published in the March 2010 issue of CARDS magazine, which is one of my favorite craft magazines. I can't wait! I already had to box up the card and send it with details on the materials I used, how to make it, etc. They'll send it back to me after the March issue comes out and will send a bunch of cardmaking goodies and 2 copies of the magazine along with it. Yay :) This was kind of a goal when I got started and I have come a long way since the beginning of my blog. I've had fun learning about different techniques, trends, etc. Each publication asks for specific criteria depending on the issue, so that's how you decide what to submit. Here's an example. Anyway, I can't show you the card now, but after it's published I will be sure to post it on here. :)
Adelle is as cute as ever and is becoming more and more dependent on us for entertainment. She's never been too attached, but lately she wants to be held or us to be playing with her all the time. She also got her first ouchie this week... nothing serious, but she slipped and hit her face on the corner of the coffee table. It didn't break skin, but she has a long bruise line down her cheek. She barely cried -- just got mad when I tried to put ice on it.
That's all! Hope everyone is doing well.
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