Ben turns 31! Birthday Camping Trip
Come on Mom and Dad! - Keeva is working with her backpack
The fog rolling in...
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
New Year's Resolution(s)
1. learn how to knit
2. take a beginner's photography class
3. become more active at church
I met last year's resolution and read 12 books. Doesn't seem like much to most but for a VERY hyperactive person - it was a challenge. I plan to maintain my reading pace for 2013 in addition to my new resolutions.
2. take a beginner's photography class
3. become more active at church
I met last year's resolution and read 12 books. Doesn't seem like much to most but for a VERY hyperactive person - it was a challenge. I plan to maintain my reading pace for 2013 in addition to my new resolutions.
Wedding detail
One of my favorite details from my wedding was my nephew, Foster, in the wagon pictured below. I have 5 nephews - all of which were to make the stroll down the aisle. One problem, Foster is 2. How can we ensure a successful completion of this task? A wagon!
We were married in the mountains at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, GA. The wagon fit perfectly in our laid back event with simple decor centered around nature - the beautiful North Georgia Mountains.
The wagon was my brother-in-laws from childhood. The wood was taken from my Great Grandfather's barn in Blue Ridge, SC. My mom went to the barn and found these pieces. My dad attached the two pieces of wood and added hooks on the top piece for connecting to the wagon. Foster was pulled down the aisle by Henry (his brother & my silly nephew). I now hang this precious wedding remnant in our bedroom. This wedding detail is a great reminder of our beautiful day and Foster's successful trip down the aisle...all the while, melting hearts and receiving "ahh's" and giggles from our guests on his small journey.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Balsamic Mustard Marinade
Great for chicken or pork:
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cloves
garlic
minced
1 teaspoon
paprika
optional - throw in a sprig of fresh rosemary or thyme from your garden
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
My October Challenge
Day 2 - week 2 of 6 am boot camp!
I have previously written of my 10 lbs of extra post marriage weight. So - I decided to get up and do something about it. No more wandering into the gym working at my own pace. No more several mile bike rides. It is time to CHALLENGE myself and push it to the limit.
I have started my 2nd week of boot camp. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday's from 6am to 7AM for 4 weeks at Freedom Park. Rain, sleet, snow, thunder, cold... every day we workout. My girlfriends Kate and Kelly are also in camp. We not only have to challenge our bodies each morning - the alarm clock is a challenge. I'm only an early morning girl when it's time to catch a flight to an exquisite location :). We also keep a food journal which has helped tremendously. Having to write down my snacks, water intake, and meals has exposed me to a new challenge in itself. I love writing down the healthy foods I eat and dread writing down the bad.
Recently in my family challenges have presented themselves. Challenges most of us will never face or even dream of having placed before us. While these challenges do not require my direct attention I have learned many lessons from these series of events. One being - don't take life for granted. I have an able body - time to use, test, and make it what I desire. My October challenge is boot camp and my alarm going off at 5:15 am.
No picture to post because it is dark at boot camp, we don't look cute all sweaty, and I would probably be required to do push ups if I was spotted with my phone. Maybe I will snap one on the last day.
I have previously written of my 10 lbs of extra post marriage weight. So - I decided to get up and do something about it. No more wandering into the gym working at my own pace. No more several mile bike rides. It is time to CHALLENGE myself and push it to the limit.
I have started my 2nd week of boot camp. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday's from 6am to 7AM for 4 weeks at Freedom Park. Rain, sleet, snow, thunder, cold... every day we workout. My girlfriends Kate and Kelly are also in camp. We not only have to challenge our bodies each morning - the alarm clock is a challenge. I'm only an early morning girl when it's time to catch a flight to an exquisite location :). We also keep a food journal which has helped tremendously. Having to write down my snacks, water intake, and meals has exposed me to a new challenge in itself. I love writing down the healthy foods I eat and dread writing down the bad.
Recently in my family challenges have presented themselves. Challenges most of us will never face or even dream of having placed before us. While these challenges do not require my direct attention I have learned many lessons from these series of events. One being - don't take life for granted. I have an able body - time to use, test, and make it what I desire. My October challenge is boot camp and my alarm going off at 5:15 am.
No picture to post because it is dark at boot camp, we don't look cute all sweaty, and I would probably be required to do push ups if I was spotted with my phone. Maybe I will snap one on the last day.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Not only you should smell good.
So should your hand written letter/note.
I am obsessed with my scent - I love my perfume (Chance by Channel). It's part of my signature, or so I would like to think. I would also like to think my hand written letters also are a part of my signature - personally and professionally. I try weekly to designate time (less than 20 minutes) to write a note to those I think about. Not an email, not a text, not a phone call, but a hand written note to sit, write, and share the posetive influence a person has shown me.
Combining scent and hand written thoughts...
Magazines arive and arive and arive in the mail. I've started swipping the perfume samples from magazines on my notes. If you are going to take the time to share your thoughts in writing - make it count. Not only you can smell good, so can your labor of love and thanks.
I am obsessed with my scent - I love my perfume (Chance by Channel). It's part of my signature, or so I would like to think. I would also like to think my hand written letters also are a part of my signature - personally and professionally. I try weekly to designate time (less than 20 minutes) to write a note to those I think about. Not an email, not a text, not a phone call, but a hand written note to sit, write, and share the posetive influence a person has shown me.
Combining scent and hand written thoughts...
Magazines arive and arive and arive in the mail. I've started swipping the perfume samples from magazines on my notes. If you are going to take the time to share your thoughts in writing - make it count. Not only you can smell good, so can your labor of love and thanks.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Block party - Bluegrass - Bikes
Tuesday, September 25th
Block party in the neighborhood on Atlanta Avenue. Ben went to the Braves game with friends, Stephen and Towner. I hopped on my bike and rode with a couple friends in the neighborhood to hear bluegrass band, Packway Handle. We had lots of great food, beverages, and enjoyed our neighbors for a random Tuesday night gathering. Ben joined me for a bit after the game. Our bike rides home at night together are some of our most fond memories.
Ben used to listen to Packway Handle in college. My first trip to NYC in August of last year with Ben we saw them play in Brooklyn. We met one of the band members, Josh, and his wife. They live in our sister neighborhood so it is always a treat to see them play.
Block party in the neighborhood on Atlanta Avenue. Ben went to the Braves game with friends, Stephen and Towner. I hopped on my bike and rode with a couple friends in the neighborhood to hear bluegrass band, Packway Handle. We had lots of great food, beverages, and enjoyed our neighbors for a random Tuesday night gathering. Ben joined me for a bit after the game. Our bike rides home at night together are some of our most fond memories.
Ben used to listen to Packway Handle in college. My first trip to NYC in August of last year with Ben we saw them play in Brooklyn. We met one of the band members, Josh, and his wife. They live in our sister neighborhood so it is always a treat to see them play.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Life is precious. PLEASE READ & SHARE
Below is the story from my sister's family's site. Please read - be prepared for tears and please help if you feel moved to do so and pray pray pray for peace and guidance. The link to their site to make a donation is below their story written by her husband.
Thank you for visiting our page to learn about my Uncle, John Pangle, and his family. I know that if you are reading this page, you or someone close to you has been touched by their story.
John Pangle is my Dad's (Brad) brother. He is 53 years old and has been married to Elizabeth Kay Pangle, also 53 years old, for 29 years. They are still madly in love and and have an amazing 12 year old son, Morgan. They have been living in Central Virginia most of their lives and have resided in Faber, VA for the past five years.
In January of 2012, things began to change for The Pangles. Kay woke up one day with some short term memory loss. This led to a doctor visit and within a few short days, a diagnossis of a brain tumor. Kay and John were told that Kay had terminal stage 4 brain cancer. She had surgery shortly after the diagnosis and had some positive results. However, the tumor came back and she had a second surgery in August.
These events put a tremendous amount of stress on the family. John and Morgan put all of their energy into taking care of Kay. As her caregiver, John spent hours making sure Kay was getting the best care possible at the Emily Couric Cancer Center. John helped comfort many other patients at the center by sharing the gift of music by playing his native american flutes.
In May, the unthinkable happened. John had a routine physical which led to doctors eventually diagnosing him with terminal stage 4 lung cancer. Even after John's diagnosis, and a second surgery for Kay, John continued to spend every bit of his energy into caring for Kay and Morgan. Unfortunately, John's health has continued to deteriorate and he is tired. Kay was being cared for in a nursing home over the last 4 weeks but John can no longer take care of Morgan.
In the last three weeks, my Dad, Jeston (John's 31 year old son), and I have been working to get John's and Kay's affairs in order. They will be staying together at the Hospice for the Piedmont in Charlottesville, VA. It is a very comfortable and peaceful place where they will have rooms next to each other. John will have his flutes, guitar and violin to entertain other residents and all visitors. Their wish is for Morgan to live with me and my family in Georgia.
My wife and I are lucky enough to have a place for Morgan in our home and we brought him to Georgia on Saturday. He will be continuing his year in the 7th grade at Osborne Middle School.
We are so thankful that John was able to make the trip to Georgia this weekend and see where Morgan is going to be living and going to school. The Atlanta Braves were so kind to provide an unforgettable experience by providing tickets and a behind the scenes tour for John and Morgan. John is making the trip back to Virginia to be with Kay this week.
We ask that all of you who hear this story will pray for John and Kay as they fight this terrible disease. Please also pray for Morgan as he needs all the strength imaginable to not only deal with his parents sickness but also the challenge of living in a new home with a new family, in a new state, and attending a new school.
In addition to your thoughts and prayers, The Pangles would certainly benefit from any and all donations. Specifically for two things. First, the rooms that John and Kay will be in have standard hospital beds. John and Kay cannot lay together in one of these beds. John desperately would like to have a queen size hospital bed in his room so he and Kay can lay together whenever possible. This is very important to him and we want to do whatever we can to make that happen. These beds range from $2,000 -$4,000. Second, there will be a considerable expense ($1,000 - $2,000) to move all of Morgan's things to his new home in Georgia.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Eric Pangle
http://www.thepangles.myevent.com/3/donate.htm
Thank you for visiting our page to learn about my Uncle, John Pangle, and his family. I know that if you are reading this page, you or someone close to you has been touched by their story.
John Pangle is my Dad's (Brad) brother. He is 53 years old and has been married to Elizabeth Kay Pangle, also 53 years old, for 29 years. They are still madly in love and and have an amazing 12 year old son, Morgan. They have been living in Central Virginia most of their lives and have resided in Faber, VA for the past five years.
In January of 2012, things began to change for The Pangles. Kay woke up one day with some short term memory loss. This led to a doctor visit and within a few short days, a diagnossis of a brain tumor. Kay and John were told that Kay had terminal stage 4 brain cancer. She had surgery shortly after the diagnosis and had some positive results. However, the tumor came back and she had a second surgery in August.
These events put a tremendous amount of stress on the family. John and Morgan put all of their energy into taking care of Kay. As her caregiver, John spent hours making sure Kay was getting the best care possible at the Emily Couric Cancer Center. John helped comfort many other patients at the center by sharing the gift of music by playing his native american flutes.
In May, the unthinkable happened. John had a routine physical which led to doctors eventually diagnosing him with terminal stage 4 lung cancer. Even after John's diagnosis, and a second surgery for Kay, John continued to spend every bit of his energy into caring for Kay and Morgan. Unfortunately, John's health has continued to deteriorate and he is tired. Kay was being cared for in a nursing home over the last 4 weeks but John can no longer take care of Morgan.
In the last three weeks, my Dad, Jeston (John's 31 year old son), and I have been working to get John's and Kay's affairs in order. They will be staying together at the Hospice for the Piedmont in Charlottesville, VA. It is a very comfortable and peaceful place where they will have rooms next to each other. John will have his flutes, guitar and violin to entertain other residents and all visitors. Their wish is for Morgan to live with me and my family in Georgia.
My wife and I are lucky enough to have a place for Morgan in our home and we brought him to Georgia on Saturday. He will be continuing his year in the 7th grade at Osborne Middle School.
We are so thankful that John was able to make the trip to Georgia this weekend and see where Morgan is going to be living and going to school. The Atlanta Braves were so kind to provide an unforgettable experience by providing tickets and a behind the scenes tour for John and Morgan. John is making the trip back to Virginia to be with Kay this week.
We ask that all of you who hear this story will pray for John and Kay as they fight this terrible disease. Please also pray for Morgan as he needs all the strength imaginable to not only deal with his parents sickness but also the challenge of living in a new home with a new family, in a new state, and attending a new school.
In addition to your thoughts and prayers, The Pangles would certainly benefit from any and all donations. Specifically for two things. First, the rooms that John and Kay will be in have standard hospital beds. John and Kay cannot lay together in one of these beds. John desperately would like to have a queen size hospital bed in his room so he and Kay can lay together whenever possible. This is very important to him and we want to do whatever we can to make that happen. These beds range from $2,000 -$4,000. Second, there will be a considerable expense ($1,000 - $2,000) to move all of Morgan's things to his new home in Georgia.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Eric Pangle
http://www.thepangles.myevent.com/3/donate.htm
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Adult Acne & 10 extra LBS
Yep. HELLO Three- OH. No wander they call it dirty thirty. I've been diagnosed with adult acne and the love bug apparently hit me with 10 extra pounds. Bringing Home to the City is taking it to the gym and the dermatologist.
Hey - if you can't admit your faults you can't make them better.
I still want a donut...
Hey - if you can't admit your faults you can't make them better.
I still want a donut...
Foster & Aunt MJ
This is a picture that I am stealing from my sister's blog. A picture of me and my youngest nephew, Foster, from our wedding rehearsal night at Brasstown Valley Resort. I love his Jon-Jon, sweet hair, and little shoulder in this pic. He was in the wedding and SHOWED OFF (all 5 of my nephews did, actually)! - more pics of his grand entrance and mode of transportation down the aisle to come.
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