Tidbits of life

(Pastor Ryan's Bolognese Sauce  -via PW)

Lately I've been really enamored with this fabulous lady's blog, including many of her recipes. Try this one, and then move on to this one. But, basically they are all wonderful.

My Dad clued me into to this website. Part of the "music genome project", this internet radio site lets you type in a composer, artist, or soundtrack and will generate other songs that it thinks you'll like. So far I have been more than pleased. Downright tickled.

On a rather bleak note, I washed my iPod in the washer yesterday...... but miracle of miracles the thing is still playing songs like they are going out of style! I went from distressed to marveled.

At my local thrift store yesterday a worker wheeled out a new cart of books.  You should have seen us swarm, stampede, thrash, and throw our arms out trying to be the first person to have a looksee.  It's a dangerous business this whole thrifting thing.  

I've been checking this site like a total stalker, fueling the paparazzi. What is wrong with me?

I'm back home

and even though my house is a wreck, I'm posting on the blog. Talk about priorities...... I thought I'd share a few goodies of the too-short trip. Tyson was an angel in the car, up and back. I really am lucky to have such a good back seat driver. ("no Mom, let's go that way")

Sara's Bridal Shower was a big hit. The women who threw it are such sweethearts.









It's good to get all the sisters together (minus Lauren, :( ) All of us together is sure to bring laughing. Lots of it. And hairstyling tips. And reality checks. Like that your five year old sister is actually 17 now. Or that one has her Learners permit after you freak out when she asks to drive.





Tyson specifically requested that we look for golfballs when we went to visit Dusty's parents. I didn't complain. They live in one of the most beautiful spots in the country. As in America. For real.








I did manage to catch a few of the soon-to-be married couple. Are they thinking " what a voyeur"? Or "I'm so glad that Jess is capturing this for posterity". I'm sure it's the latter.

About as heavenly as you can get

Jon Schmidt has done it again and given us something glorious. Not only does his new arrangement combine my three most favorite instruments in the world, piano, cello, and voice, but gives us an arrangement of Viva La Vida, by Coldplay, one of my favorite songs, and Love Story by Taylor Swift (which is pretty enough). You can bet that I will be buying the sheet music for piano and cello just as soon as it is off the press. Check it out.