The Love of My Life: Gathers No Moss

Jeff is a CA native, tranplanted in MN he is coping quite well to his environment. He came, he saw and he just loved the place so decided to stay. He's like a rolling stone though... always on the move; this rolling stone will gather no moss...

An Ode to Jeff:

My lovely Jeff.

He is so lovely.

So lovely.

He is a daydreamer.

Time with Jeff is so nice.

I hope I can keep up with him...

The Boat, Beading, Baptism and Weddings

We've enjoyed our weekends on the boat this summer... and the fresh-air and time to drift on the Mississippi has been fantastic! With all normal stuff life throws at you, it's so important to have time to just relax and watch the world go by! This boat has made that all possible for us. We've met some very cool people at the St Paul Yacht Club and love St Paul from the river!

With a fresh head, I am enjoying life right now...

I've really been getting into beading! It's SO addictive! It all started with my sister, Jill, who had the new year's resolution to have craft night to scrapbook on a regular basis... The scrapbooking is coming along nicely but I can't put the beads down! I've made over a dozen necklaces and bracelets - and just this weekend I branched out to earings! My friend's mom has taken her craft to higher level, and wow! Check out: Bacon Square Farm

But there is more great news!!!!

I am Gabe's godmother! Jill's new baby (born in May) was baptised this weekend - and wow my sister is a good cook - the family gathering was awesome and the kids had a great time playing on the go-cart and in the inflatable waterslide! My sister is amazing. For all of us (I'm talking 20+) to have such a lovely afternoon, hosted by my sister with all 6 kids crawling up her leg, was incredible.

Jenny, my cousin, asked me to be in her wedding next year! Yippee! I'm so excited for her... I'm looking forward to being part of her special day!

Jeff and I are still planing to get married... we have not yet set a date... but we've narrowed it down to a month: July 2010! The kids are excited - Rose is excited about being a flower girl!

Well, sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

Yep! That's right! We got a boat!

Amy has come to visit!

Family are indeed the best thing ever. Jeff's sister, Amy, came to visit. It's so nice to get to know her. She is so lovely... too bad she is only staying through Monday... and too bad CA is so far away...

Love

I love Jeff.

A new life...

Jeff asked me to marry him!

Time stops for no one...

It's been over a year since I first thought it would be a good idea to start a blog... well... obviously, I've been so busy with my life, I've not had a chance to tell you all about it... so...

I've seen the Grand Canyon! I guess all you need to do is hope for something, and your dreams can come true...

I have met the most lovely man. Jeff is my best friend. Jeff took me to CA to meet his family over Christmas and we had a chance to see the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Diego.

So... I guess if I was to say what my hopes are for the next year (and let's hope I take the time to share my fantastic happenings....) I would have to say... bring on the happiness! More trips to places I've never been, and summer days riding our bikes and planting flowers...