Showing posts with label Shaw Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shaw Park. Show all posts

Monday, October 8, 2012

Birthday Salutes & Freezing Toes

HAAAAAAPPPYYYYYY BIRTHDAAAAAAY!!
[fb hack!] happy birthday, becky!!
Oh gosh. How much do I miss this woman? A LOT. It's been fairly recent that we've managed to swing some over, overdue increments of hang-time, and now I'm left counting down days until she gets here to St. Louis to visit. Woops, how rude! This is Becky, for anyone just tuning in. She was the RA of my first college dorm, and we've been friends ever since. She's pretty much awesome, and she's pretty much having a birthday today. We'll celebrate in City Museum style when she gets here at the end of the month; in the meantime, happy BIRTHDAY, woman!!! xo!

Sunday carried its usual regimen of church, music, hilarious friends, and a day of undisputed laziness with no agenda. Joe packed up to head out of town yet again for work, and I set my sights on striking off some listed to-do's [hint: preparation for Mo's baby shower?? Just a hypothetical.... ;)] I finished most of that up with enough time to make the jaunt to Clayton a leisurely one.

Clayton?! Yeah, that's right - volleyball is still outdoors on Sundays [for now]. I think we're stretching the line  of tolerable playing conditions. Haha. That sand was literally cold to the point of stinging. Heather and I finally ceded to the little sand needles after game 8 or so. Brrrr.. Perhaps it's indoor season. [[Man, I miss Grand Sands! :( daggonit, Loveland.. haha]]
sand volleyball... in october... in the midwest.... is cold.
Welp... here's to another work week
It's gonna be a good one (: 

xo | cmd

Monday, August 13, 2012

Happy Birthday, Dad!


my dad. ♥

She spins and she sways
To whatever song plays
Without a care in the world
And I'm sitting here wearing
The weight of the world on my shoulders

It's been a long day
And there's still work to do
She's pulling at me
Saying "Dad, I need you

There's a ball at the castle
And I've been invited
And I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone...

She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says, "Dad, the prom is just one week away
And I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone, she will be gone

Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glowing and telling us all they had planned
She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away
But I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone

- "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman
^That was the song to which I danced with my father at my wedding. I love it because it is my dad and me, and reminds me just how quickly my childhood flew by. Moreso it reminds me of the fact that my father is a remarkable man with a heart of gold and fierce passion to love his family and his friends. I love him so dearly and hope that today is the best birthday yet. Happy birthday, dad! ♥

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Our pastor is back from vacation, and made with it to bring us a solid message on the parallel between olympian dedication to running the race and our plight to prevail in our own race of life. Very inspiring. Following closely behind the service was lunch at Applebee's with Becky, the kids, and Becky's mom before she headed back out of town. Jimmy, Mo, Jarod, and Julie made for great company, and we had some inevitable moments of laughing fits before we parted ways and I headed home to rest up before volleyball.

Volleyball proved to be more food than play at first; we were celebrating all of the August birthdays and Irene's farewell as she returns to college in a week or so. The perk behind having a barbeque before volleyball: getting home two hours earlier than I would have on a typical vball night when we make our stop at BDubbs after play is over. The weather was beautiful, the friends were awesome, and for a break in the INSANITY routine, it wasn't bad at all.

Not too shabby for a Sunday. Let's see what Monday has in store :)

xo | cmd

Monday, August 6, 2012

Hi & Bye, Sunday

Where did today go? I'm not complaining, it was a busy day but it was a good day.

Not to mention.. the sand was pretty nice at Shaw Park tonight.. no complaints there.

ahhh, sand and sun.. only thing missing is a large body of [salt]water :p
You know it's been a busy day when there isn't much room left over to blog ;)  See ya tomorrow!

xo | cmd

Monday, July 30, 2012

Sunday Spam...

I've chattered myself to the end of today. Thought I'd spice it up a bit - spam style. Who hasn't been tempted to complete some sort of anon.user-generated survey. For lack of other real substance from today:

A peek at the past week (how I’ve been): Mehhh. It was something of a ramp-up to what's going to be this upcoming week; Nancy is out on vaca in Spain with her daughter, so I'll be flying solo --and likely by the seat of my pants-- for the next five days. The weekend flew by in its regular not-long-enough fashion, and volleyball tonight went off without a hitch.

I am thinking… about a lot of things. Primarily family, future, plans for future, and then all of othe sudden... sleep. Hrm.Oh, and how in the world did I never know about the World Naked Bike Ride?? We discussed it tonight at volleyball. It happened in St. Louis last night and no, I did not participate. From what I heard it was quite the unique production. Odd... Hah.

I am thankful for… a long, intricate list of things. A few specifically: my family, my friends, the God I serve who loves me unconditionally, and the ammenities afforded to me in this life on earth that not all are so fortunate to have.

From the kitchen… Found a new recipe for homemade hummus. I haven't tackled it yet, but just wait until I have a moment to get down to business and we'll all have our bellies full.... hopefully. This is willing I don't botch it completely ;).

I am wearing… Sand-infested running shorts and the Relay for Life shirt. Volleyball works wonders. I think there's still about a quarter pound of sand in my hair, too. Who knows. A shower is certainly in order here, folks.

I am creating… a dastardly plan purposed to sustain me through the chaos that will inevitably ensue the moment I step into the office tomorrow as the sole staffing consultant. It involves a lot of prayer, patience, and slow, deep breathing. Hah.

I am going… to reinvent myself this week, by the power of faith, prayer, intentional meditation, and a whole lot of coffee. There are many areas of my life that have been lacking real substance, which has led me to being if not completely detached, then at the very least dissatisfied. "We were made to live for so much more, but we lost ourselves...." [Switchfoot]

get in it :)
I am reading… The Bible. Okay, not at this very moment, but will be. In terms of other literature, I'm not really in the midst of any particular piece; I exhausted The Hunger Games trilogy, partially thanks to Mo for letting me borrow the first of the three books, to read last ;). I'm in search of a new literary adventure, but I'm being somewhat passive at best in the hunt. Priorities.....

I am hoping… for some intervention, of the most Godly sort. Conflict has a way of settling in and taking root to breed dissension; it's only by the grace of God alone that we are saved... and boy do I need some grace. I also need some patience, tolerance, and endurance. I'm one of those creatures - you know the ones... humans.

I am hearing… Phillips Craig & Dean's Great I Am. This is a power anthem.. and I. Am. Jammin'. I usually gravitate towards the more acoustic, raw stuff, but every once in a while I definitely dig some of the bigger songs. I like to think of it as all purpose worship music. Just me..
I wanna be near, near to your heart, Loving the world, hating the dark...
Around the house… Lots of cleaning to do! What else is new. Laundry, too. I think I might check into biodegradable clothing options here soon. You know, take it way old school, like garden of Eden mode. Au naturale, if you will. I have no doubts it would save on laundry costs, and then double up as a benefit all around once I can switch from laundry basket to compost pile. No? Well, I can dream. :p

One of my favorite things… People who resemble their pets. I don't know what it is, but I just can't get enough:

kinda makes me wonder what pet i'd resemble?
.. and no, grandma, tiger woods is not an animal.

I AM ... Outta here. It's about to be a grueling week.

[BRING IT!]

xo | cmd 

Monday, June 25, 2012

VOLLEYBALL! [SportsMonsterMode]

Today was absolutely beautiful!

I spent the church service downstairs in the nursery; I would've typically preferred to be in the audience to our pastor's lessons, but conveniently enough I found myself scheduled into the nursery rotation this week. It was my pleasure hanging out in the infant room with little Evan.

aubrey. logan. sydni. loralye | vbs plane!
Once church was out, Sydni and I took to our own to get a few things done before I dropped her off at Dawne's for a little slumber party sleepover. I made my way over to Clayton for some sand volleyball that ran right into a trip to BW3 before we all headed home. Thanks, SM St.Louis!

that sand... was hot
cori. andrea. that chick is hilarious. (:
I've gotta somehow get my butt up and to work in the morning. Time to try and grab some shut eye. ZzZ.

xo | cmd