My Dad, the workin' man!

Today was my dad's first day of work . . . at his new job!! After being a self-employed actor and writer for the past 25 years, he's finally succom to the rat race. White shirt and tie, a daily commuting to Salt Lake, 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. work hours, but what about that steady pay check! This seriously is the start of a new life for my family.
A couple months ago the church called Dad to offer him a position in the audio visual department. He and my mom thought and prayed a lot about it. Dad didn't want to feel like he'd given up on his dreams, but I told him he's lived his dreams. He's done it all. This doesn't mean he's giving up. He's still going to publish The Baseball Box, and he's still going to make his screenplays into movies. It just means he's experiencing something new and something more stable (!) for the future. Well, he went ahead and interviewed, and they hired him. Dad is now a senior producer for the church, putting his creative juices and acting experience to good use in making movies. I can't wait to hear about his first day! (And Mom is so excited to have good health insurance now, she decided to go roller skating this morning!)

LOVE expects nothing.

"Eric Fromm has said, 'Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.' The perfect love would be one that gives all and expects nothing. It would, of course, be willing and delighted to take anything it was offered; the more the better. But it would ask for nothing. For if one expects nothing and asks nothing, he can never be deceived or disappointed. It is only when love demands that it brings on pain." —Leo Buscaglia, Love

An Earring Tree at Last!

I step off the plane in Dallas (Sam, we stayed at Cyn's house!), get great hugs from my long-lost friends, hop in the car, and ask where we're going. Sam Moon, a jewelry store! A jewelry store? Oh but it is much, much more. It's HUGE and has hair bows and purses and necklaces and belt buckles (didn't it?) and earrings. Quite easily I bought a cute green leather purse (the first thing Em and I saw when we walked through the doors), a gorgeous ring (a style I've been looking all over for! Flat and tall with lots of little dark diamonds), and AN EARRING TREE! I finally found one. I've been wanting one for over a year now. My sweet Grandma Lindsay bought me a green metalic Christmas "earring tree" for Christmas last year. I should take a picture of it too. Gradma wasn't sure what an earring tree was, but she did her best. I just love the one I found. Doesn't it just make you want to buy earrings to fill it up?

Freshman Reunion

Looking at this picture, I doubt you'd know that nine years had passed since the five of us had all been together freshman year. We're eating waffles, with hot fudge and ice cream. I still have my "Hey I am 18" shirt on. No visible gray hair. Not much has changed at all!

Thanks guys for making our little getaway happen. I love how we can get together and we just pick up where we left off . . . seran wrapping Em to a chair or getting into some other kind of trouble.:) Too bad I don't ahve the bow pictures on my camera. Ha ha. I really need pictures from you guys, because this was the only picture I had where we all had our eyes open. Thanks for abandoning your spouses and children for a weekend! It was so worth it. I love you guys!