Posted in Friendship, Food & Drink on Jan 30th, 2007 2 Comments »
Last night Larah and I went to The Paragon in downtown San Jose, a sleek lounge with clean lines and simple design. Their specialty is their extensive vodka bar, and I tried their Chocolate Martini which contained vanilla vodka and dutch chocolate creme. It was a yummy, smooth drink, but a bit sweet for […]
Posted in Friendship, Travel on Jan 28th, 2007 No Comments »
One of the things I was looking forward to while staying in the San Jose area is seeing a few friends who live here. When Bryan’s contract here began a year ago we knew that one day he would bring us with him on a trip, and the kids and I would have some […]
Posted in Friendship, Blog Stuff on Jan 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
This holiday season I was blessed with a few gifts from blogging friends - gestures that took me completely by surprise, and blessed me in oh so many ways. It is one of the joys I have experienced from writing here at The Pile I’m Standing In – the community of friendships from afar, […]
Posted in Bryan, Friendship, Family on Dec 26th, 2006 1 Comment »
We had a great Christmas Eve with my family, and a relaxing Christmas Day at home. It was fun to see the kids really getting into it this year, and I love to see them connecting with their grandparents.
I think the highlight of the weekend was when we ‘called’ Bryan’s mom on the new […]
Posted in Bryan, Friendship, Fun Pile on Dec 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
This was a weekend for celebrating! On Friday night I took Bryan to a local men’s spa for a pedicure and massage as a gift for his birthday. It was a well-deserved respite from the stress of his work and all his efforts to keep our household afloat. He was so relaxed […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile, Living In Community on Sep 27th, 2006 4 Comments »
I know I’ve talked about my birthday FAR too much than anybody should on the internet, but it’s been celebrated in bits and pieces with various people – much like Christmas was for me with divorced parents and heaps of extended family.
As I stated last year, I like to spend my birthday with The Girls, […]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Friendship, On Writing on Sep 16th, 2006 3 Comments »
Dear friends of mine agreed to be interviewed last year by Lauren Sandler for a book she was writing - the just released, Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement. The interview was with Ted Dietz, mainly, but following the interview Ted and his wife, Sarah, my best friend of fifteen years, invited Lauren […]
Posted in Friendship, Blog Stuff on Sep 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Jen the Doula, one of the gals I had lunch with at Blogher, started blogging again. Her website is beautiful and her writing is amazing. You should check it out!
Posted in Getting Things Done, Friendship, Living In Community on Aug 24th, 2006 8 Comments »
My friend, Jenny, and I both had commitments to watch someone else’s kids last night, so we decided to consolidate our tasks and hang out together in the process.
And, wow, what a night.
At one point we had seven toddlers under the age of four running around! I actually find this sort of […]
Posted in Friendship, Living In Community, Things, Zoe on Aug 9th, 2006 7 Comments »
About a month ago I posted about my friend who had given birth to a baby girl in need of a new heart. Zoe was born on July 2nd, and has been on the transplant list to receive a new heart since shortly after she was born. The family learned of Zoe’s heart […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile on Aug 7th, 2006 2 Comments »
This weekend we had another BBQ and Marshmallow roast with friends. In attendance were six adults and seven children under the age of six.
You may see that as chaos, but I had a blast.
One of the gals who came is my doctor/workout partner/friend. Her little boy, who is the same age […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile, Picture Book on Jul 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Last Spring we bought a new patio set and fire pit for our deck. We opted to go with the ‘converstation’ style set, rather than a typical dining table and chairs because we wanted an outdoor living room feel. I have never regretting our decision, and the more we use the deck space, […]
Posted in Friendship, Learning, Grieving, Zoe on Jul 4th, 2006 1 Comment »
Zoe was born on Sunday, a day earlier than expected. This brought the drama of a little panic and rushing, but in some ways I think this was better than the anxiety of waiting. She came into this world as healthy and as strong as our wishes and prayers had hoped for, needing […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile on Jun 30th, 2006 No Comments »
Danelle.
She’s cool, she’s funny, and she has pink hair - which I guess draws many “my husband would freak” comments from people, but I’m actaully wondering where she GOT the pink dye and would she be willing to do my hair because Bryan has been bugging me for years to go pink.
No joke.
But he also […]
Posted in Friendship, Learning, Living In Community, Zoe on Jun 29th, 2006 2 Comments »
The church I attend encourages congregational participation in the worship experience by providing opportunities for our congregants to share original poetry, responsive readings, essays, and personal stories during the course of the service.
You’ve seen some of my projects, but I wanted to share another. This past Sunday a friend shared her story of faith through […]
