Hooping – no, the other definition

June 27, 2007

I was first introduced to the idea of hooping by Ariel Meadow Stallings, blogger and author (and hooper).  Last year or so I happened upon her wedding pictures and as you will see (follow the links on her site to the flickr pictures), there are pictures of hoops and hooping there. Last September, my place of [...]

Birthday part II: the friends edition

June 23, 2007

I plan to be the sort of person who always takes the anniversary of her birth as cause to celebrate.  As I’ve said before, turning another year older is truly cause for celebration, especially when you live in a world where innocent people are killed by drunk drivers, or stabbed in clubs, or dying of [...]

Another year, another vow

June 21, 2007

I turned 28 on Monday and boy was I glad to live to see another year.  I’m not sure if it’s optimism or what but for the last while I haven’t been taking being alive for granted one bit.  It’s a great way to put things in perspective:  when compared to the alternative of being [...]

Then comes marriage…

June 17, 2007

Nora and Jeff have wed and it was a lovely wedding.  While things didn’t start quite on time, nothing starts until the bride arrives, so we were fine.  The weather cooperated too:  bright and sunny and I’m sure the official pictures will turn out beautifully. There were no major mishaps to report, the food was [...]