11.13.2009

shopping equals giving


i finally bought my first pair of toms.
you all know what they are, right?
for every pair you buy they give a pair to a child in need.
none of this 10% profit stuff.... toms motto is "one for one."
they are totally comfy and look darling with dark skinny jeans.
learn more here.

11.12.2009

for my dad




i am grateful:
that i get to keep you for much longer than should have been possible
that i always knew you loved me
that you sacrificed so much to make me happy
that i know you will always be there for me
that you taught me that family is the most important thing

11.09.2009

more things i am grateful for


my consecutive interpreting class (including my fabulous teacher)
photos that remind my of the details i dont remember myself
changing into comfy clothes at the end of the day
redbox
so many new opportunities available to me every day

rally, baby




saturday i went with mr. jackman to compete in a scca rally cross race. it was his first ever and he rocked it. for the first half i played photobot and for the second half i was his co-driver. so scary. he is working on turning happy valley rally into an npo; i will keep you updated on its progress. i am so happy he was able to fulfill a life long dream (and glad both he and the soob made it out alive)

11.08.2009

today i am grateful for:


an open invitation to my moms for sunday dinner
the fact that i have so many family members close
the first sip of a cup of a fountain coke
the coffee shop
a garage

11.07.2009

five for today

phone calls from my pop in asia
the soob and mr. jackman making it through their first rally cross
sun on my face
mark accomplishing his flying dreams
living too far away for people to show up uninvited

11.06.2009

grateful: day 2


finding magazines in the mailbox
my sweet baby puppies
utah giving us a real fall
long talks with my my mom every. single. day.
mr. jackmans job (and mine when i am ready for it)


howdy howdy howdy



instead of awkward school pictures with fake trees
madie's pre-school shot them on halloween this year.
funniest idea.... ever.

11.05.2009

november


"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."
-Melodie Beattie

it is my goal to post five things i am grateful for every day for the rest of the month. i would love to hear what you are grateful for, too, so we can appreciate life together.

lets start with these:
my mornings with mr. jackman
the ability to go to school full time
the support i receive from mr. jackman and my whole family to chase my dreams-
even when they dont understand them
my good health, and the good health of my family
a warm, comfortable home i can call my own



11.04.2009

barista trend


almond is the new vanilla.
trust me.

11.03.2009

n & l


neena is such a fabulous mom.
for continuous updates on logans status and darling pictures click here.

11.01.2009

word of the day II

jiffy-rig: to fix something in an unconventional way... in a jiffy!

look at that light, its all jiffyrigged

word of the day

chomps: a word that makes way more sense than chops

wrexie is begging for spaghetti, look at her lick her chomps.

10.30.2009

deaf studies


i realized i have been doing this too long...
my pet name for mr. jackman is cokely,
and i want to name my first son harlan.

10.29.2009

pair your pear

with a slice of sharp cheddar.
it's delicious.