tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374489782012-02-10T09:33:23.764-06:00[sa-man-tiks] – noun <br> a. the study of meaning. <br> b. the study of life by classifying and <br> examining the events it is made of.samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272654565469914998noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37448978.post-20246477802949422312012-02-10T08:04:00.002-06:002012-02-10T08:38:40.379-06:00

i started a new job this week, after 5+ years in my last one i was ready for a change. i'm still with the same company, but a different department, so new coworkers, new desk, new floor. i think i'm really going to like it here. the change was a huge answer to prayer and i'm excited to see where it leads.other random updates:kids - everyone is having them. we are not. yet. i'll keep you posted

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our truck is in need of some minor repair, and the only time the shop could get it in was 7am on a saturday morning. so here i am, sitting next door at a local coffee shop, watching the sun rise and catching up on email. i have to admit it's kind of nice to be forced to slow down. typically right now i'd be sleeping in... then getting up to scurry around the house and clean, do laundry, make a

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here's a story that's been sitting in the drafts folder for a while:one night while working late at the office, a member of the cleaning crew was working his way past my cube. seeing that my desk was occupied he stopped to chat - and, i'm guessing, take the opportunity to work on his conversational english.he focused mainly on the photos of my family and friends and began to query me on them,

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i recently stumbled across this video, and it reminded me of a certain iconic scene from the anne of green gables/avonlea films of the late 80s. turns out my geek had never seen them. so, we borrowed the old vhs tapes from my parents (along with their vcr) and watched through them in 5 sittings over the course of a week.its important to note here that our forays back into childhood favorites have

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as you may already know, i am close to completing my first year of grad school. in addition to still working full time. so much for slowing down!it's been an exhausting, but very positive experience, and i'm incredibly grateful to the school of art at isu for being so flexible in allowing me to pursue this part-time. (and huge kudos to my geek for picking up the slack at home when i'm at class or

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when we moved into our current home a year and a half ago, it was entirely surrounded by mud.as you can imagine:new house + dogs + mud = failby the time the weather warmed, we were determined to remedy the problem. of course it turned out to be a much bigger undertaking than either of us anticipated, and ended up taking almost all our free time last summer. it's paid off though, and this year our

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reinforcing the fact that i can also be geeky… i found this article to be a fascinating read. i blame my interest in such non-typically-entertaining things on home schooling :)

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the pups have constant access to our downstairs bathroom, and after weeks of coming home to wet, mushy tp we surrendered and relocated the paper to the top vanity drawer.i occasionally forget to explain this to guests and after several people "helpfully" replaced the roll i decided it was time to hang a note from the tp holder.this is what i've come up with (appropriating christopher berry's

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this post is a few days late... but we have now been married one year. our marriage has been, hands down, the best thing about my life so far. it is amazing, loving, sometimes challenging, always good.things we've learned:i am definitely not a morning person. (mg makes sure i have coffee every morning)mg is not patient. (i have learned to be more on time... mostly)discipline decisions are tough.

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i am exhausted and overwhelmed today - but our little family brings me joy.

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me: you're such a drama queen.mg: i don't induce drama, i exaggerate for effect.

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it's been a long time since i've felt rested.at mg's insistence, i have an appointment to look into a sleep study, but part of me wonders if i just need to find a better balance. i feel so silly saying this, because we have no kids, but i just don't have enough time in the day!whoever came up with the 40-hour work week clearly had a maid. or, more likely, a homemaker wife. i have neither, and

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so i own an apology to the blogging community. or rather, the tiny corner of the blogging community who read my posts. i have been very neglectful of this space of mine.here is a quick update on my life the past six months:i applied, assembled a portfolio, interviewed for, and was accepted into grad school. i start classes in a couple weeks.my amazing grandfather passed away. this still does not

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there is nothing quite like getting to the end of a long work day and knowing dinner is waiting for you, warm and ready to eat, at home. i'm not really going to write an ode. i'm too tired. but if i were a poetically inclined individual that is what i'd do.so instead i will leave you with this:Paean to My Crock Pot (For Eileen)Oh Crock Pot--how I love your 70s sensibility.You stay home all day

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if you know my mother, you know she is the organization queen. i've never considered that to be one of my strengths, but as we unpack things from the move i've realized that an overwhelming majority of the things i own are sorted into neatly labeled plastic organizers. I have big bins for sweatshirts and pajamas, medium sized bins for shoes, small bins for underclothes. There are drawers for

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me: aww, you're all teary-eyedmg: it's sad. what are you, an emotional brick?

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new house = muddy yardmuddy yard = muddy dogmuddy dog = muddy hallway1. crate dog2. afternoon project: fix muddy yard3. evening project: wash dog. wash tub. wash hallway. wash crate. order takeout.

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is blogged again. this time on vintage weddings by the knot. check out Reese's dress at the end of the post, it's amazing.

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for the third time this year i will be in a position to review student portfolios. college seniors. seriously? i'm qualified for that now? oh yeah, college was... years ago. weird.

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it is only when moving that i regret having a library's worth of books.

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i am wearing the incredibly comfortable black heels i wore for the wedding. and it makes me feel like dancing.

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so mg reads the blog and he was very concerned this morning. "do you really think that's going to happen to our marriage?" to which i answered "no".the previous post was a response to an ongoing discussion of marriage in today's culture. a culture that does not value marriage as a life-long commitment. does not see commitment as good. there are endless jokes about the stupidity of men, the

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there's a great discussion going on over at apracticalwedding on what it means to be a wife but not (yet) a mother. the question was raised "in your marriage, what do you fear"? here are my thoughts:Someone mentioned that what they fear most is a complacent marriage. I think that word sums it up perfectly.So what do I fear in our marriage? I fear falling so much into a routine we don't even

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is blogged over at apracticalwedding. if you are planning a wedding, or know anyone who is i would strongly recommend pointing them to this blog. meg and the community of amazing women who have gathered there are sane, thrifty and know how to have fun.

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mg: we should push his crate up against the door,at least in the beginning.self: yeah.mg: that way we can see if he's dragging stuff in.self: *nods*mg: like small children. and dinosaurs.self: because those are the most likely options.

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and the stock photo library gives me photos of canadian bluebirds. yeah... pretty sure something is broken here.

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i can never seem to remember everything on the same day. every morning this week i have managed to make and bring coffee but forgotten to grab my yogurt or fruit for breakfast. today i remembered to grab breakfast, but forgot to start the coffee so it would be ready in time.at least i always have lunch packed. thanks to leftovers and a wonderful husband.

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the movie. we went to see it with my brothers. at the dollar theater.there's this moment when the main character (an elderly gentleman) is looking through his wife's scrapbook. he discovers that she considered their life together to be an adventure, even though it was only made up of small moments they shared.i loved that. the idea that a marriage can be a grand adventure. even if you never leave

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to set the stage i should say... it was not the best of days. And i do not always handle such days with the grace that i would like.i had left work early, on my first day back from vacation. the dog has been sick and made a mess that i did not have time to clean up. i got locked out of the house. i did not have directions to the place i was going and (being unable to enter my home) had to drive

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and... we are blogged.

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discipline has never been a strength of mine. spontaneity, yes. discipline, no.in fact when mg and i went through our pre-marital counseling, that was the one "red flag" on our personality evaluation. mg is disciplined. he schedules things. he plans. and he never, ever forgets anything. me? i forget. this is why i have a notebook calendar. and google calendar. and text reminders sent to my phone

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we had some down-time on a photo shoot yesterday and i was chatting with one of my coworkers while we waited for things to start again. he's getting married in november, so the conversation naturally turned to weddings. he started in on how expensive everything is, how hard it's been to keep the costs down, but how much they've been trying to. they're in the process of buying a home so saving on

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you know those things you tell yourself? things like:"i will never work for a certain insurance company""i will never stay in this town""i will never be a two-dress bride"that last was one i was really certain of.•i have my wedding dress. (as you know) it was my mom's dress. we've put a lot of work into it and i love it. but as the wedding has gotten closer, i've started to worry. the material is

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you know when you start something, and all of a sudden you realize it's dark out? and you have no idea where the time as gone?earlier this morning i was introduced to theflashdance... and I just spent the better part of 2 hours exploring over there. music! photos! more music! video!if you love seeing real weddings, with real people, who are enjoying themselves and having a great time, you should

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we are officially one month from the wedding. for all those who are wondering... nope the dress is not done. if i look a little low on sleep lately well, now you know why.•after a month of taking shots with no way to get them off my camera... i now have my card reader back. prepare for an onslaught of photos.

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signs that normalcy is returning to our lives:• i packed lunch every day this week• i've slept at least 5 hours every night this week• remy, once again, has a morning routine• we went climbing last night• italics has a new home• mg has a new home• we're going climbing tonight• i already have groceries bought and dinner planned• the car is not hovering barely above "e"• i have more clean laundry

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last night remy found a large cricket. he was fascinated, curious, and afraid all at once. i wish i'd had a camera to capture his reaction the first time it jumped. there's just nothing quite like watching a 65 pound dog leap away from a bitty black bug.

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we had our final pre-marital counseling session with our pastor yesterday. at a certain point in the evening he was discussing the biblical role of a husband and as his comments were directed mostly to mg i was sitting there quietly listening and letting my mind wander just a bit.i was looking over at mg as he focused intently on what our pastor was saying, when something happened. i'm not sure

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aren't they fun? i love packages. even if i already know what's in them. especially when they're all wrapped up so pretty.we received this one yesterday. a wedding gift. mg wants to wait to open it... so i cheated and looked off the registry to see what it is. a coffee grinder. now i really want to open it.yes, i know... patience is a virtue.

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i just returned from having my teeth cleaned at the dentist. suddenly, all i want to do is eat chocolate.

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this should have been friday's post. friday was exactly 10 weeks out. exciting! so i thought i'd share a little preview of the slow but steady progress on the dress. but then the weekend was totally nuts. so here it is. three days late.•a bittersweet note. a friend of mine has offered a home for italics. happy that he will have a wonderful place to live. sad that it will no longer be with me.

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this is for marge:8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:1. Being married.2. Cooking this recipe.3. San Diego4. Wearing my wedding dress (if I ever get it finished :)5. Having more time to climb. (and cook, and draw, and read)6. Moving to a house with a yard for the dog7. Visiting New Zealand (someday)8. The arrival of Baby Huber7 Things I Wish I Could Do:1. Dance2. Hablo Español3. Visit Africa (and

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someone decided he needed to be fed at 4:30 today. good morning monday.

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so i got a black eye playing ultimate yesterday. of course, the first thing people ask when they see me is "what happened?". so i explain. their next comment is invariably "you're going to stop playing the month of the wedding aren't you?"this reminded me of the week i announced our engagement at work. the news spread fairly quickly and i instantly noticed a change in my female coworkers. they

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i haven't posted in a while. not because i haven't had things to post about, i've just been feeling kind of down-in-the-dumps. like something needs to happen. which is odd because a lot is happening in my life right now.maybe that's the problem. maybe i have too much going on and need to seek some peace and stillness. anyway, i do still exist and i'll get something added here soon.

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so mg is allergic to cats. and italics is of the feline variety. which has made me wonder: what is it about this fallen world that makes even good changes have an element of sadness?

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yesterday mg and i took a loaf of bread, peanut butter, and jelly to the park, sat at a picnic table, and ate lunch in the sun. i think it was one of the moments we've shared that i've enjoyed the most.

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michael card came and played at our church sunday night. it was the second time i've had the privilege of hearing him live and i was once again amazed by his ability to drive everything back to god. so often musicians leave me amazed at their ability or in love with their music. but rarely, even from artists from the so-called christian music industry, do i hear a song and simply sit in

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Most people she never tellsabout the tightropebecause shedoesn't wantto listen totheir helpfulcommentsfromthe ground.– brian andreas

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so anyone who knows me probably knows my lower spine hurts. a lot. all the time. so my new doctor (my old one moved away) suggested we check for a vitamin d deficiency. which it just so happens, i have. which can cause bone pain. and muscle weakness. and osteoporosis when you get old. so now i'm taking d3. and trying to spend more time in the sun.maybe... in a few months... my back might not hurt

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so these are photos of my parents on their wedding day and this is the dress i want to be married in. isn't it stunning? it is a vintage jessica mclintock, which is apparently rather neat if you're into designers. i think it's great because it belongs to my mom. and my aunt before her. and my grandmother sewed pearl beads onto the entire dress by hand. and it is lovely. overall it has been

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i arrived home from texas yesterday, and found my package of vintage lace waiting for me! so i've unfolded it and hung it in the spare closet with all the other pieces that will eventually become my wedding dress. now if i could just find the time to work on putting it all together...•we found out yesterday that mg's grandmother has been hospitalized again. so, we're cancelling weekend plans to

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I just came across the most amazing site: Days With My Father

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Really? We need a better word for engaged couples to use. Its original meaning is just the man in the relationship, so what does that make me - Wife-to-Be? Besides... it always sounds so pompous, and it isn't at all the right word to refer to MG. It doesn't fit his personality at all.So what to use? Boyfriend/Girlfriend? Not intense enough. 15-year-olds on Myspace use these words to describe

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...this blog does not see a lot of use.I am hereby vowing to do better. So, a few quick updates about myself:1 - I am getting married. This year. In October. We haven't officially announced it yet, so don't spill the beans.2 - I have a happy-go-lucky one year old puppy. He is a doberman, but he'd never believe you if you told him that.3 - I'm still addicted to sudoku and coffee. This might be

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I spent lunch today engaged in a spirited theological debate. The man I was at lunch with is what I would refer to as a 'Rational Christan'. He believes from scripture what makes logical sense, which for the most part puts him on fairly solid ground. For example he believes Intelligent Design over the Theory of Evolution. A rational decision based on a lifetime of study. He does not necessarily

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i carry a little brown notebook where i record my thoughts. usually nothing remarkable. generally it is filled with quick responses i jot down throughout the day. this is my new way of sorting them.enjoy. or not. •today a co-worker and i were speaking of dogs and the necessity of docking the tails on certain breeds. she asked why natural selection wouldn't have weeded out the fragile, unnecessary

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