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So this summer I was able to watch LOST in it's entirety, and I was HOOKED! I cant wait 'till the next season starts! So after I finished that, I thought, well, what's the next series I can watch in it's entirety?! And, probably because its so popular with Allison, Bekah, Tabitha, Shanna and Jamie, I picked The Gilmore Girls.

I've made it to season five, and I was ELATED when Lorelai and Luke finally got together... but now, he told her he needed time to think, and she is in bed crying, and stupid Taylor is selling ribbons, and oh my, its all just falling apart! This is what it's like now:

I think it will get better, but how?!?!

I love this show... but what should I watch when I finish all those seasons? ;)

e.e. cummings

Yesterday my sister Bekah reminded me of one of our favorite poems by e.e. cummings.
It's titled: I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart). I don't know why, but we can't read it without crying. In fact, I don't thing that either of us completely understand even what it means, but the second we discovered it, it meant something to us. Here it is in it's entirety:

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go, my dear and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
not fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and its you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or the mind can hide)
and this is the wonder thats keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

My favorite part is this: "(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or the mind can hide)"
When that part is read aloud it is like music to the ears... it's such fluid poetry, and so descriptive and pleasing to the senses.

Greeting Cards

Last week I was able to make some greeting cards to give to Jamie for her birthday.

This is Jamie:

She works for the CCO and because of the nature of her job, she writes more notes/thank-yous than most of us :)

Here is a sampling of the cards:

I am thinking of making sets to sell on etsy.... we'll see.

Oh, Bridget also helped with the designs because she is just so crafty!!!!

This is "Bridge":

(Bridget will be moving into the house I live in next month and I am just SO excited!!!!!)

family from the country...

Last week my Aunt Reba and Uncle Fred from North Carolina came to visit us up here in Ohio. We haven't seen them for 3 years, and while we stay in touch through phone and email... spending late nights on the porch drinking sweet tea cant be substituted.

Thats Fred, Reba, Mother, Father and nina

My sisters, dad and I all knew they were coming, but my mom (Reba's sister) did not. So she came home from work Tuesday and there they were just sittin' in the foyer to greet her. She was super surprised and we were all just so excited to spend time with them. Reba and Fred just have a way of being so kind and funny and country... we (especially my sisters and I) just soak it up. Our accents that are dormant from living "up north" start to seep out, and soon we are drinking sweet tea and sittin' on the porch like its our job! (Being raised by a mom with an accent, it cant help but rub into our language). For some reason, we don't do that kind of stuff so much "up north" I think people stay inside more and always go go go, so the idea of porch sittin' doesn't surface very often. So to say the least, we had an amazing couple days with them, and they left all too soon! However, they made sure to tell me before they left that I have an open invitation to go down and live with them whenever I'd like....

Maybe there could be a lot more porch sittin' in my future...

Promises

Its a pleasant evening here in Kent, OH... (at least while a fan is blowing on you...). I promised pictures of our bingo game at my family reunion, so here they are!

Bingo has been a tradition at these reunions for as long as I can remember... everyone brings a couple prizes, and when you win a round, you get to pick your prize. We laugh with each other, get annoyed with each other, and laugh some more. Its a great family time :)

I have a confession to make: I use tea bags more than once. When at work, I use the same tea bag about 3 times... I get the same taste with all three cups, and I don't waste extra tea. I have heard that some frown upon this saying it is either not as tasty, or just plain gross. I however, don't care what the haters say. Its good, it saves money, what more do you need to know?

I found this website yesterday and it is the most amazing thing I have ever stumbles upon in my LIFE. There is so much there to read and learn and be entertained by, I felt like I had ADD when I was on it because there was so much good at once, my mind couldn't concentrate on just one thing! Here is the story of how the author of the site met her husband "Marlboro Man" and how she became "Pioneer Woman". I think that her life may be most like the life I want. City living would be nice for a time, but ultimately living on a ranch in the middle of nowhere with kids and animals and hay and tractors and a big kitchen... that's the dream :)

Part of this blog was to talk about weddings and ideas for them and my life as a Wedding Planner, so I think maybe I should do something with that too! I want to share with you all a particular NE Ohio Photographer who's skills are superior and who's blog is a delight to read. Genevieve Nisly Photography is just delightful and definitely saved under my "favorites" for photography available here in Ohio. (check out their blog and the pictures taken in Mexico!).

Thats all for today. Have a delightful weekend everyone!

I am back to blogging today, mostly from the prodding of Ryan. I just forget to do things like this, and he is a pretty helpful reminder :)

another funny picture:

Photo by Antonis Giannelis / Greece

This week was.... ? I don't really have a word for it. We did have our 23rd Annual Eddy Family Reunion with I planned. I'll post some pictures of our bingo game later... (no, I am not joking) :)

Last week my dad brought over my sewing machine and table... and I am super excited about what I can do with that... I will post pictures as I create...

Thats all for now. Pictures later.