http://lovelettertypewriter.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:23:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know a lot of you prayed for my cousin Lauren and her family when her 3-year old son, Corey, passed away last year.   I wanted to share with you a picture of her sweet twins, Courtney and Jordan, that I had the priviledge of meeting this past weekend: On my mind ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/02/twins/ { My sweet husband }   I don't know if you know this, but since the end of October, I've been working as a front desk receptionist.  Do you remember the episode of "The Office" where it's Valentine's Day, and all these wonderful flowers and plants and teddy bears keep coming in ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/02/smorgasbord/ For the past... I don't know... 3 years, I have been on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie.  I've tried everything: the recipe on the back of the Toll House Chocolate Chip bag, my trusty Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, all my favorite cooking blogs.  And I finally ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/02/my-favorite-chocolate-chip-cookies/ I'm so excited that I can hardly stand it.  Today, Funnel & I bought plane tickets to Paris.  After years of dreaming, we are finally, officially, going on our trip.... fifteen days in France and Italy in May.  Springtime, please come soon. http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/europe-here-we-come/ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/love-2/ After work last night, I was exhausted.  I just wanted to lay on the couch under a blanket and watch some  movies on Funnel's Xbox that I had queued up through Netflix.   As I started my movie, my hands felt empty as I lay there.  I needed to do something - sew, ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/oliver-the-valentines-day-owl/ A heart garland I made from some fabric and lace scraps: (( it's beginning to look a lot like Valentine's Day! )) http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/paper-heart/ I want to live my life differently.  I want to live like life doesn't owe me things. http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/winter/ I was looking through some older photos tonight, and found these from a wedding in October that I was the 2nd shooter at, with my friend Amber Walsh.  I enjoy being a second shooter: I get to practice and learn without all the pressure of having to make sure I get ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2010/01/an-october-wedding/ A few weeks ago, my brother texted me and said, "Why don't you update your blog anymore?"  I've been meaning to, but it seems like blogging gets pushed to the very bottom of my to-do list anymore ((beneath chores, working-out, church stuff, sewing, editing photos, playing Super Mario Wii with Funnel, etc.))   ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2009/12/2009/