Three Years!

To my dear husband,
Happy Anniversary, love! I can't believe it's been 3 years! Time goes too quickly, but I am SO lucky to have you as my wonderful husband.


Tonight, we went out to dinner at Morton's Steakhouse, where they had our menu printed with "Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Lawson." So cute! It was a GREAT evening. I can't believe it was 3 years ago tonight that we were dancing away at our reception!

P.S. Happy Anniversary Mark and Ash tomorrow!

back from la la land

Yes, we're finally back from LA, and have been SUPER lazy all weekend so far. Should be at church right now, but I wasn't feeling spectacular last night, so we decided to forgo it. I am super sad because Moby completely destroyed my USB connector for my camera.....that's going to make it pretty tough to post pictures anytime soon! My camera is on its last leg anyway, so maybe it's time to get a new one?
LA was SUPER fun. Unfortunately, Chris came down with a terrible fever, so we weren't really able to do anything fun together. I did get to spend lots of time with Christy, which was SO great! I have a picture of us out at dinner, but of course, no way to load it onto my computer. Grrr! I'm super excited to head back to Nebraska for a week! Can't wait to see everyone!

a poetic interpretation of alien city

it's late
i'm super tired
we're in los angeles
having a splendid time
calling l.a. alien city
because all the old ladies
have scary plastic surgeries gone array
i'm convinced that these women
would look much better
had they stayed just the way they were
perhaps then, they would look like people
instead of accident victims

backyard daisies

I think this would make a pretty good band name, don't you? Seriously though, the inspiration for this post comes from the hundreds of weeds (daisies) in my backyard! I love picking them and putting them in a little vase on one of my shelves in the kitchen....



We're off to LA on Thursday where C will be working with Boeing all weekend on FCS stuff. We're excited to have this mini-vacation to see and stay with his Dad and family. I also hope to see my long lost friend (my maid of honor) whom I haven't seen in 3 years, on May 29th. So excited to finally reconnect with her! Also, I finally found my dream suit to take along. It's SUPER cute and classy, and plain black so it'll last through the years! Happy flower picking friends!

mom,

A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.
Cardinal Mermillod

midwest modern

I've finally stumbled across a designer that emulates the EXACT design style I love! Her name is Amy Butler, and along with her husband David, she designs fabrics, patterns, furniture items, and a host of other fun things! I am dying to get into the book she recently published, but I haven't been able to find it at our library, so I'm hoping to save some money and get it on Amazon. The book is "Midwest Modern."

Komapsumnida

It's "thank you" in Korean. An easy way to pronounce it is ko-mop-soup-knee-da. We had a delightful dinner with our Korean friends at a Japanese/Korean restaurant not far from our house last weekend. We were treated by a co-worker of C's- Dr. Li. Our friends Brian and Jeanne, and their two ADORABLE children Nathan (2) and Daisy (7 months) were there too! We had lots of fun learning some Korean words and eating traditional Korean foods.

a much needed update

I was so excited to post, but I've been so busy I haven't had time to do so. LOTS of yardwork took place on Saturday, and I just realized it's been over a week since I updated. I wanted to wait until I had some pictures to share, and now I do! What BEAUTIFUL weather we have here....something we aren't used to, but are LOVING every minute of. We have been in the 70's for almost a month now. Every night seems to be the perfect night for a walk. I LOVE Tennessee weather! If you haven't heard yet, C accepted a new position with a company called EDAS. He put his notice in at Vanderbilt last week, and will be starting on June 2nd. He has enjoyed working with everyone at Vanderbilt, but he's excited for the new challenges ahead. To find out more about EDAS visit edasinc.com. I really couldn't begin to explain what they do (hey, i'm a writer, not a genius), but they have a great website. They are located about 35 minutes South of us, which will make the drive a little less stressful for him.

First on the list, my fabulous find at the Franklin Arts/Crafts fair last weekend. It's a copper butterfly from Wise Metal Sculpture (www.torchcut.com). He has BEAUTIFUL leaf wall-hangings as well. I just LOVE them!

After a long day of mowing, weeding, watering, and trimming, our house looks MUCH better!


The windows were all open, and all 3 kitties decided they HAD to cram into the smallest window in the house in the master bathroom. They're so silly sometimes!