alright, michelle and emily making your lists! yeah!
i'm going to add to my list now, you guys have reminded me of some things, so i'm going single white female and copying you on some things!
more things that make me happy:
-ryan's floppy lips, too!
-the song, "in which hand is the candy corn?"
-matt's ears (they're so perfect and smooth! before we were dating, i asked him if i could hold on to one and he let me!!! not only that, he requested it later!)
-waking up early and drinking vanilla coffee on the quiet beach
-seeing my grammy and granddad be in love after 60 years
-on that note, waking up at myrtle beach and seeing grammy and granddad sitting in the same chair, holding hands, looking at the ocean before anyone else was awake
-along the same vein--coming back from the beach at hilton head and catching grammy and granddad playing basketball by themselves in the pool--
you two make us all happy!!!
i'm the only one up (i couldn't fall back asleep after matt's first alarm went off). i think the boys are leaving sometime this morning and heading off for the grand canyon. and, inspired by my list, i'm going to get some coffee and head down to ocean beach. i love to see it change throughout the day, quiet and peaceful in the morning, fun and people everywhere during the day, and then quiet and cozy at night (especially with a campfire!).
i spent the day yesterday in encinitas, our favorite place (maybe mary's, too?) and took a picnic to the beach, read a good book, and went into a couple of surf stores. i may do it again today! also, i'm going to see if home depot is offering any free classes, now that i'm going to be a homeowner!!!
have a great day!
tracey
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
how is it wednesday night already???
michael and wesley arrived on monday around 3 or so.
we played some major games of yahtzee (michael is now sharing the yahtzee box of shame with michelle good--don't worry michelle, you still have the lowest score!!!) and the guys have just been chilling around the apt, on the beach, and at some choice skate spots here in point loma.
i have been living up my summer vacation, as usual, come on now, people, if you can't guess where i've been for the past three days, then you have a serious problem!!! i've been at the beach, of course! and i've been running on sunset cliffs and eating turkey sandwiches for lunch! it's the best summer ever! if only this could be a lifelong time of not working!!! ha! i know it is bad news when i'm dreaming about work and how i'm going to work each child into my schedule. but enough about that, we have more than a whole month until that becomes reality!
well, the condo thing looks like its going to work out. things are drying out, but it's taking longer than our realtor expected--not a big deal to us, since we have this apt until aug 31st, and it only saves us money to have our closing delayed. it seems like after we get back from our vacation (aug 17th) we will be signing the final papers and getting the keys. yay! so everyone can come and visit us in our new place! we just sent our landlord
i just had a nice chat with mom edwards on the phone tonight. it sounds like mom and dad are replacing all the edwards kids (who have left them) with a brand new tanzanian person! it seems like whenever matt and i think of calling home it's too late and our family/friends are in bed already. speaking of which, emily--i got your message and you're probably in bed now, too! unless you're having another crazy night like you were the other night. by the way, i'm praying for both you and kevin and your future jobs--they're yours--you guys deserve them.
i really like norah jones, i must say. such calming music (grammy, i think you would like her, actually) and she really is talented--i don't care whatever anyone else says.
and now, a (partial) list of things i like:
-yelling the word "yahtzee!"
-when matt gave me a tiny flower to wear in my hair
-seeing two dogs rolling around in the grass, wiggling and scratching their backs
-eating french bread and brie with a good glass of wine
-getting home after a good, hard run and collapsing on the floor
-the best feeling in the world: warm sand under my body and the sound of the ocean--why do i never tire of this?
this list will be updated and i encourage anyone who reads this to also make a (partial, continually updating) list of things he/she likes...
the end
tracey
michael and wesley arrived on monday around 3 or so.
we played some major games of yahtzee (michael is now sharing the yahtzee box of shame with michelle good--don't worry michelle, you still have the lowest score!!!) and the guys have just been chilling around the apt, on the beach, and at some choice skate spots here in point loma.
i have been living up my summer vacation, as usual, come on now, people, if you can't guess where i've been for the past three days, then you have a serious problem!!! i've been at the beach, of course! and i've been running on sunset cliffs and eating turkey sandwiches for lunch! it's the best summer ever! if only this could be a lifelong time of not working!!! ha! i know it is bad news when i'm dreaming about work and how i'm going to work each child into my schedule. but enough about that, we have more than a whole month until that becomes reality!
well, the condo thing looks like its going to work out. things are drying out, but it's taking longer than our realtor expected--not a big deal to us, since we have this apt until aug 31st, and it only saves us money to have our closing delayed. it seems like after we get back from our vacation (aug 17th) we will be signing the final papers and getting the keys. yay! so everyone can come and visit us in our new place! we just sent our landlord
i just had a nice chat with mom edwards on the phone tonight. it sounds like mom and dad are replacing all the edwards kids (who have left them) with a brand new tanzanian person! it seems like whenever matt and i think of calling home it's too late and our family/friends are in bed already. speaking of which, emily--i got your message and you're probably in bed now, too! unless you're having another crazy night like you were the other night. by the way, i'm praying for both you and kevin and your future jobs--they're yours--you guys deserve them.
i really like norah jones, i must say. such calming music (grammy, i think you would like her, actually) and she really is talented--i don't care whatever anyone else says.
and now, a (partial) list of things i like:
-yelling the word "yahtzee!"
-when matt gave me a tiny flower to wear in my hair
-seeing two dogs rolling around in the grass, wiggling and scratching their backs
-eating french bread and brie with a good glass of wine
-getting home after a good, hard run and collapsing on the floor
-the best feeling in the world: warm sand under my body and the sound of the ocean--why do i never tire of this?
this list will be updated and i encourage anyone who reads this to also make a (partial, continually updating) list of things he/she likes...
the end
tracey
Sunday, July 27, 2003
hello all.
it's been a fun past few days with friends. on friday night we went to our friends "christmas in july" party, which was very fun. we met some more new people, too. we had a fun conversation about peoples' names (you know, like justin case, kat chase, michelle beavers!!!--ha!) michelle, what was your 8th grade class president slogan that got banned? i was trying to remember but couldn't and it was driving me nuts! also, we played the gift exchange while someone read "twas the night before christmas", just like the edwards family! matt and i came home with a cool set of tall beer glasses.
then yesterday, we had an all day beach party! matt was out standing guard over the fire pit at 9:00 am (can you believe that several had already been taken???) thank goodness we got there when we did (even though i teased matt about it--then retracted it when i saw that people really do stake it out so early on weekends). then our friends from matt's work all starting showing up around 1:00 or 2:00. the waves were so awesome and we totally got beat up!!! but caught some huge ones with the body board. also, you know how you try to avoid being taken away by just ducking under the wave while it goes over your head? that was a fruitless attempt, in most cases--those deals were so powerful! and sad to say, as we were heading in, i felt fiery hot needles on the back of my leg---why am i a jellyfish magnet????? so annoying!!! and so painful. but, because of my expertise in this area now (grrr), i just rubbed wet sand on it right away to get the tentacles out of my skin--this was the most effective thing i've ever done (for future good family reference, who also seems to attract those bubbly guys) because my leg is neither as puffy or grotesquely red as it has been in the past. then i put ketchup on my leg, because it has vinegar in it, and it actually helped the pain a little. i finally had to come home and put real vinegar on it, which took care of the pain for the rest of the night. and then i was able to have fun. we cooked hotdogs, veggie burgers, tofu italian sausage (i kid you not, it was excellent--i wouldn't have known it was meatless unless i had been told in advance), and a big fat steak on our little grill. then we built a fire and watched the sun set--so relaxing. we made s'mores and roasted more hot dogs over the fire, made mojitos, and watched the sea world fireworks from our beach chairs. then about 6 people (including matt) decided to go for a night swim, which was hilarious. then we ended our night by having some kid try to play "imagine" on his guitar while we sang lyrics. the lyrics that people were singing were not from the song, i must say. i felt sort of bad for him, since he just learned to play his first song--but he sounded horrible and there was no way we could have sang the real lyrics if we even tried. very funny scene.
today matt and i are going over to the condo to see the repairs that have been made, and i think? maybe a final decision will be made today to see if we keep this deal or move on to something else--depending on if there is moisture there. apparently, they also had a plumber go through the entire place and check every pipe for any kind of leak. he found nothing, so it seems pretty obvious that it was our neighbor's garden--so we shall see. it's getting closer and closer to being real, but i can't get attached until we are signing the final papers.
we're hoping to see michael sometime this week and rachael will be here for sure friday-monday.
"cool evening falling, i can hear it calling
cross to summer time"
ash
tracey
it's been a fun past few days with friends. on friday night we went to our friends "christmas in july" party, which was very fun. we met some more new people, too. we had a fun conversation about peoples' names (you know, like justin case, kat chase, michelle beavers!!!--ha!) michelle, what was your 8th grade class president slogan that got banned? i was trying to remember but couldn't and it was driving me nuts! also, we played the gift exchange while someone read "twas the night before christmas", just like the edwards family! matt and i came home with a cool set of tall beer glasses.
then yesterday, we had an all day beach party! matt was out standing guard over the fire pit at 9:00 am (can you believe that several had already been taken???) thank goodness we got there when we did (even though i teased matt about it--then retracted it when i saw that people really do stake it out so early on weekends). then our friends from matt's work all starting showing up around 1:00 or 2:00. the waves were so awesome and we totally got beat up!!! but caught some huge ones with the body board. also, you know how you try to avoid being taken away by just ducking under the wave while it goes over your head? that was a fruitless attempt, in most cases--those deals were so powerful! and sad to say, as we were heading in, i felt fiery hot needles on the back of my leg---why am i a jellyfish magnet????? so annoying!!! and so painful. but, because of my expertise in this area now (grrr), i just rubbed wet sand on it right away to get the tentacles out of my skin--this was the most effective thing i've ever done (for future good family reference, who also seems to attract those bubbly guys) because my leg is neither as puffy or grotesquely red as it has been in the past. then i put ketchup on my leg, because it has vinegar in it, and it actually helped the pain a little. i finally had to come home and put real vinegar on it, which took care of the pain for the rest of the night. and then i was able to have fun. we cooked hotdogs, veggie burgers, tofu italian sausage (i kid you not, it was excellent--i wouldn't have known it was meatless unless i had been told in advance), and a big fat steak on our little grill. then we built a fire and watched the sun set--so relaxing. we made s'mores and roasted more hot dogs over the fire, made mojitos, and watched the sea world fireworks from our beach chairs. then about 6 people (including matt) decided to go for a night swim, which was hilarious. then we ended our night by having some kid try to play "imagine" on his guitar while we sang lyrics. the lyrics that people were singing were not from the song, i must say. i felt sort of bad for him, since he just learned to play his first song--but he sounded horrible and there was no way we could have sang the real lyrics if we even tried. very funny scene.
today matt and i are going over to the condo to see the repairs that have been made, and i think? maybe a final decision will be made today to see if we keep this deal or move on to something else--depending on if there is moisture there. apparently, they also had a plumber go through the entire place and check every pipe for any kind of leak. he found nothing, so it seems pretty obvious that it was our neighbor's garden--so we shall see. it's getting closer and closer to being real, but i can't get attached until we are signing the final papers.
we're hoping to see michael sometime this week and rachael will be here for sure friday-monday.
"cool evening falling, i can hear it calling
cross to summer time"
ash
tracey