7.15.2009
a battle or a blessing!?!
So I totally thought Bentley's new glasses were going to be a battle... turns out he really needed them and so he doesn't touch them! When I look through the lenses I realize how badly his vision is without them- poor kid! Anyway, you don't care about this you just want to see pics!
7.10.2009
they were right...
Middle school was a time I enjoyed... I know, contrary to most people, I really did like it. I did well- loved my teachers and had a lot of friends. I probably had more friends in MS than in HS and college. :) I was still quite naive and wanted to be friends with everyone. I lived in a rural area in Oregon and many of my friend's families were blue collar.... I don't even know what they did for a living... but I do remember many of my friend's parents drinking a lot, having parties often, and many of them used rough language. It didn't matter to me though- many of the parents really liked me and I enjoyed being liked by someone. I think in ms I craved the attention and love. I was eager to be appreciated. Lots of my friends lived in project type housing or their parents were gone a lot.
When it came time to go to HS I had 2 options because I was from a town called Redland and the previous year they had changed our elementary school from k-8 to k-6, bussing us to a middle school...when the elem. school was k-8 the kids went to HS at Gladstone, but when they sent us to the MS the students were sent to Oregon City HS (a HS that was twice as big and had a bad reputation). So because of that you could apply to have your child sent to Gladstone and that is what my parents did. So all my friends went to OCHS and I went to GHS. I was VERY angry at my parents and scared to make new friends again. I had been to 5 elem. schools and so being at a school for 2 years was so great and I wanted to keep my friends. However, my parents didn't want me to continue many of my friendships. I did manage to stay in touch with many of my friends through HS (many of them were guys...) but I lost touch when I went to college. With the ability to find people on FB and Myspace I have caught up with some of them. Myspace is nice because you can set your profile to public and anyone can see it so you don't have to be "friends". So I recently found a few of the myspace pages of old friends and they really haven't done much. None that I have seen so far went to college, many have children out of wedlock, there are pics of them drinking and partying, smoking weed, doin' their thing... And I am realizing my parents were right. They saw something in the innocent 12 year old that I didn't see. Honestly it breaks my heart. Many of these friends were smart and did well in school- or at least were smart, but didn't t do their work. They cared about other people and seemed to enjoy life. Something changed though- maybe it was the influence of their parents and people around them who were making poor choices... who knows. But I did hope that they would choose lives that were more productive and contribute to society. It seems that many are living for themselves.
It was very clear in my home that I would go to college and get a good job. My goal was to do those things and hopefully get married and have some kids. :) I never remember my parents drinking and having outrageous parties. I am so thankful that they set an example for me. And I am thankful that they fought for me do the right thing and learn how to be a better person.
Anyway, I just thought I should give my parents a little credit today.
When it came time to go to HS I had 2 options because I was from a town called Redland and the previous year they had changed our elementary school from k-8 to k-6, bussing us to a middle school...when the elem. school was k-8 the kids went to HS at Gladstone, but when they sent us to the MS the students were sent to Oregon City HS (a HS that was twice as big and had a bad reputation). So because of that you could apply to have your child sent to Gladstone and that is what my parents did. So all my friends went to OCHS and I went to GHS. I was VERY angry at my parents and scared to make new friends again. I had been to 5 elem. schools and so being at a school for 2 years was so great and I wanted to keep my friends. However, my parents didn't want me to continue many of my friendships. I did manage to stay in touch with many of my friends through HS (many of them were guys...) but I lost touch when I went to college. With the ability to find people on FB and Myspace I have caught up with some of them. Myspace is nice because you can set your profile to public and anyone can see it so you don't have to be "friends". So I recently found a few of the myspace pages of old friends and they really haven't done much. None that I have seen so far went to college, many have children out of wedlock, there are pics of them drinking and partying, smoking weed, doin' their thing... And I am realizing my parents were right. They saw something in the innocent 12 year old that I didn't see. Honestly it breaks my heart. Many of these friends were smart and did well in school- or at least were smart, but didn't t do their work. They cared about other people and seemed to enjoy life. Something changed though- maybe it was the influence of their parents and people around them who were making poor choices... who knows. But I did hope that they would choose lives that were more productive and contribute to society. It seems that many are living for themselves.
It was very clear in my home that I would go to college and get a good job. My goal was to do those things and hopefully get married and have some kids. :) I never remember my parents drinking and having outrageous parties. I am so thankful that they set an example for me. And I am thankful that they fought for me do the right thing and learn how to be a better person.
Anyway, I just thought I should give my parents a little credit today.
7.09.2009
June update
June ended up being a very busy, but very fun month! I started off by going to Arizona to visit my dad. Since he travels so much for his job it works out well for me to go to see him there... and then I get to see my friends and was even able to see the Crawfords for a day. My dad and I had a really great time together. We get along well and always have great conversation so it's great to have visits. I wish we could see each other more often!
The timing of the visit to see my dad worked out really well because I was gone while David was studying for his Step 1 Board exam. So I flew home on Saturday and he picked me (and Bentley of course) up at the airport and we got the next week together. Then we went up North on Friday and our friends, Matt, Lisa, and their 9 month old daughter, Eden came up on Sunday until Wed. Then they left and the Crawfords (Mom, Dad, and Caroline) arrived. Even Jane and Mark were able to come up for a few days which was nice!
We came home on Monday and David started orientation for his clinical rotations on Wednesday....(a week ago). So now he's in the hospital and loving it!
It's been good to be home and get back into our normal routine.
This weekend I am going on a discipleship retreat with our church...I am really looking forward to it. Unfortunately David can't go because he's on call... but it works out well because he won't come home on Friday so now I have something to do!
So now I have updated my blog so I can start to post about random things as I want!
Hurray.
The timing of the visit to see my dad worked out really well because I was gone while David was studying for his Step 1 Board exam. So I flew home on Saturday and he picked me (and Bentley of course) up at the airport and we got the next week together. Then we went up North on Friday and our friends, Matt, Lisa, and their 9 month old daughter, Eden came up on Sunday until Wed. Then they left and the Crawfords (Mom, Dad, and Caroline) arrived. Even Jane and Mark were able to come up for a few days which was nice!
We came home on Monday and David started orientation for his clinical rotations on Wednesday....(a week ago). So now he's in the hospital and loving it!
It's been good to be home and get back into our normal routine.
This weekend I am going on a discipleship retreat with our church...I am really looking forward to it. Unfortunately David can't go because he's on call... but it works out well because he won't come home on Friday so now I have something to do!
So now I have updated my blog so I can start to post about random things as I want!
Hurray.
7.08.2009
I am sooo behind on posting on this blog! I will get to it ASAP! We've been having a great summer thus far... I still have more pics to upload... but in the meantime, don't forget I always upload my pics on this site.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
6.15.2009
6.14.2009
GREAT TRIP!!!
I had the best time with my dad. I will write more later.... and show pictures. But here's a cute video of Bentley loving the sand on Coronado Island.
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6.01.2009
weekend fun
David and I had a great weekend. He was able to study on Saturday. Then we went to a graduation party for the girlfriend of a friend in med school. Carly ("the girlfriend") and I have been hanging out- and recently she's said I can swim with Bentley in her parent's pool anytime- and I learned Saturday they keep the pool at 80 degrees- they don't have to ask me twice! Then we came home and watched Wall-E. Such a cute movie! Sunday we had church- which is always good. I had prepared all week to teach the 4-6 grade about justification- but then all the older kids didn't show- it's the season of traveling. So I went to service- our small group leader and discipleship pastor, Matt, preached. It was a good message- about the expectations of the kingdom. He outlined some verses in Matthew where Jesus talks about what the kingdom is like. Then after church we snuck off to Borders downtown. They are closing the Borders and so books are 40% off and movies are 50% off. Nice. And to top it off we had an anonymous donor offer to help us purchase some reading material. So I have a stack of books to read this summer! YEAH! Then we went to Nate and Kristen's for lunch. Nate is in med school and Kristen is working on becoming a certified dietitian- she just has to take a test or something. They are also the proud parents of 12 week old Aoife (EE-FAH). I had a hard time liking the name at first (sorry Kristen, I know you read this:) But now when I hold her, she's simply, Aoife, and simply beautiful. :) And then we had dinner with Chris and Leigh's small group. I slept all afternoon- gotta love the first trimester! Then after dinner we definitely heard the loudest gun shot ever- probably a shut gun. It was so LOUD! And when we went on our back porch we could smell the gun powder- followed by an emergency response vehicle about 5 min. later. That's actually the first gunshot I have heard since living in Detroit.... contrary to what people were preparing me for.
So GM just filed for bankruptcy this morning. When I was in Arizona I never thought about the importance of buying American- or at least considering the idea- I was always- buy Toyota! But after living in Ann Arbor- and now Detroit- I've learned a lot about the importance of it. Almost all our friends who aren't in med. school work for the auto industry in one way or another. So this is going to be another hard blow to Michigan- and Detroit. I hear they (GM) might vacate the Ren. Center. That would suck. More abandonment.
Anyway, I am rambling.
So GM just filed for bankruptcy this morning. When I was in Arizona I never thought about the importance of buying American- or at least considering the idea- I was always- buy Toyota! But after living in Ann Arbor- and now Detroit- I've learned a lot about the importance of it. Almost all our friends who aren't in med. school work for the auto industry in one way or another. So this is going to be another hard blow to Michigan- and Detroit. I hear they (GM) might vacate the Ren. Center. That would suck. More abandonment.
Anyway, I am rambling.
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