Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Photos
I am taking a digital photography class right now and loving it! David also bought me a copy of Photoshop Elements and I have been having a lot of fun playing with some of my old pictures. So, here are some pictures I took in Thailand last summer.
http://www.photoshop.com/user/sarahpmyers/?galleryid=4aa6f34464d6444388b51e9cb83a469b&wf=share&trackingid=BTAGC
http://www.photoshop.com/user/sarahpmyers/?galleryid=4aa6f34464d6444388b51e9cb83a469b&wf=share&trackingid=BTAGC
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Williamsburg and Aunt Joan
Last month right after finals I got to spend a weekend in Williamsburg Virginia with my family.
Some of the highlights of the trip included:
The second half of the trip we drove to North Carolina to celebrate the life of my Aunt Joan. She died unexpectedly and quickly last month. When my mom called to tell me the news, I just couldn't believe it. How could this vibrant, caring, and vivacious individual be gone so quickly?
I was so glad that I got to be at her memorial service. As a family, we cried together and laughed together and gave thanks for everything that Joan was to us. It is funny how sometimes it takes someone leaving to realize how much they really have influenced our lives. Joan was constantly caring for and nurturing everyone she came into contact with-- and she did it in her own Joan kind of a way.
Thinking back over the years, here are some of the unique gifts Joan gave me: birthday poems, foot massages with lessons in pressure points, dream interpretations, a trip to NYC, headache relief from pressure points, adventurousness, a love collage.
Joan was a wonderful part of my life and I miss her. But mostly now I am thankful for what she gave me. I am grateful for the interesting, thoughtful, and diverse gifts she gave to me, and to the hundreds of other people I don't even know about. I only hope that I can pass on her legacy and be as good of an aunt to my neices and nephews as she was to me.
Some of the highlights of the trip included:
meeting baby Abigail
talking about family memories by the fire
watching the Johnson kids do all the moves to High School Musical WHILE seat belted in the car
the Christmas decorations at Williamsburg
The second half of the trip we drove to North Carolina to celebrate the life of my Aunt Joan. She died unexpectedly and quickly last month. When my mom called to tell me the news, I just couldn't believe it. How could this vibrant, caring, and vivacious individual be gone so quickly?
I was so glad that I got to be at her memorial service. As a family, we cried together and laughed together and gave thanks for everything that Joan was to us. It is funny how sometimes it takes someone leaving to realize how much they really have influenced our lives. Joan was constantly caring for and nurturing everyone she came into contact with-- and she did it in her own Joan kind of a way.
Thinking back over the years, here are some of the unique gifts Joan gave me: birthday poems, foot massages with lessons in pressure points, dream interpretations, a trip to NYC, headache relief from pressure points, adventurousness, a love collage.
Joan was a wonderful part of my life and I miss her. But mostly now I am thankful for what she gave me. I am grateful for the interesting, thoughtful, and diverse gifts she gave to me, and to the hundreds of other people I don't even know about. I only hope that I can pass on her legacy and be as good of an aunt to my neices and nephews as she was to me.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The Best Reads of 2008
One of my favorite things in the world is to curl up with a good book and get lost in it.
Here are my top picks of the year:
Infidel- memoirs of a woman's journey away from the middle east and Islam. Read it!
Daughter of Fortune- historical fiction set during the San Francisco gold rush.
Blessings- plodding but richly layered story of an old woman's discoveries of her past and present.
Me Talk Pretty Someday- My first David Sedaris experience. Hilarious.
Garlic and Sapphires- The memoirs of the former New York Times food critic.
The Book of Air and Shadows- A Dan Brownesk adventure full of interesting details.
Dracula- The classic. I actually got nightmares. I could only read during the daylight hours because I was so scared.
So, my real reason for this post is because I went to the library yesterday and nothing caught my eye. I need some suggestions. What have been your favorite reads this year?
Here are my top picks of the year:
Infidel- memoirs of a woman's journey away from the middle east and Islam. Read it!
Daughter of Fortune- historical fiction set during the San Francisco gold rush.
Blessings- plodding but richly layered story of an old woman's discoveries of her past and present.
Me Talk Pretty Someday- My first David Sedaris experience. Hilarious.
Garlic and Sapphires- The memoirs of the former New York Times food critic.
The Book of Air and Shadows- A Dan Brownesk adventure full of interesting details.
Dracula- The classic. I actually got nightmares. I could only read during the daylight hours because I was so scared.
So, my real reason for this post is because I went to the library yesterday and nothing caught my eye. I need some suggestions. What have been your favorite reads this year?
Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Year in Review
Growing up, every year on New Year's Day my parent would make us sit down with a audio recorder and talk about our past year.
In honor of this family tradition, I decided to do a pictorial year in review.
January: Meeting Dave's second true love-- Oregon!
January: A preview of our California summer with a weekend getaway in the sun.
February: Seinfeld tickets at Caesar's palace, a day at the strip, and meeting Dave's extended family.
February: Dave is baptized by fire. Washington DC, North Carolina, and meeting all the extended family all in one weekend. OH MY!
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April: The best day of my life.
May: The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh best days of my life-- our Caribbean honeymoon.
May- July: Sizzling California summer.
The rest of my year: exploring our new home in Oregon.
Christmas Day 2008
Reflecting on the past year and journaling about new year's resolutions.
1. Make more friends in Oregon
2. Finish school (write my thesis)
3. Get a grown up job where I can support Dave and I through law school
4. Go abroad with Dave
5. Be more proactive in gaining the gift of spirituality
6. Stay in shape and run at least one 10 k
7. Take more photos
8. Be more creative
9. Find the balance between being content and being ambitious
10. STAY CONNECTED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
And in honor of my last new year's resolution and my blog fabulous sister-in-law Katie being in town, I decided to sit down and hash out the blog.
Of course, as it seems with everything in my life, the blog is a work in progress. Please leave your thoughts and ideas as your visible mark on my cyber life.
1. Make more friends in Oregon
2. Finish school (write my thesis)
3. Get a grown up job where I can support Dave and I through law school
4. Go abroad with Dave
5. Be more proactive in gaining the gift of spirituality
6. Stay in shape and run at least one 10 k
7. Take more photos
8. Be more creative
9. Find the balance between being content and being ambitious
10. STAY CONNECTED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
And in honor of my last new year's resolution and my blog fabulous sister-in-law Katie being in town, I decided to sit down and hash out the blog.
Of course, as it seems with everything in my life, the blog is a work in progress. Please leave your thoughts and ideas as your visible mark on my cyber life.
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