Blasts from the past

When most people take a look at their college graduation photos, it's with a wistful eye and a longing for a fleeting youth.

I, on the other hand, wonder where the hell the baby I was so-obviously carrying in those photos is.

My friends look freaking awesome and still do. I'm glad I finally discovered the gym.

I recently found (re-found, actually) , some rolls of film that I hadn't had developed since I moved to Baltimore. On a whim, and because I was bound and determined to do it before the photos were completely lost, I developed three of them. Oddly enough, I learned that unlike most women who find themselves pushing thirty wishing for the "killer bod" they had in high school and college, I wouldn't trade the body I have now for anything. All right, I may give up something (leg, ear, probably-not-arm, etc.) for George Clooney's body, but that's a totally other thing. :)

I may decide to share them with the masses, but not yet. I'm still pretty embarrassed. For right now, they're just a reminder of good times, fleeting youth, and the fact that I'm healthier at 29 than I ever was in college.

Weekend Update

I went camping this weekend.

Now, I know what most of you are probably thinking...Lindsay out in the woods? Ok, what terrorist organization kidnapped her and took her out into a world where there was no running water, no makeup (thanks Mike Z.), and no comfortable beds?

If you must know, it was the Boy Scouts. Then again, it wasn't out in the woods. We were on Assateague Island, and it was incredibly gorgeous.

I had a freaking awesome time. I always have a good time when I'm with my absolute favorite boy in the entire world (he knows who he is) and his friends. What can I say, these are some hot people, and they put up with my girlyness.

More updates later (like the real story on how I lost half my suit), but first a photo:

Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow....

Where can you see Lions?

Only in Kenya!!

That kind of explains why my sister, who went to South Africa and Namibia, didn't get any photos of them. However, she got a bunch of other great photos from her humanitarian mission with the UNA and a corporate sponsor. Since she's a little zonked from her trip, I put some of these together for her.





Confidential to Jules: Clearly we're even for Wake Forest.... ;p

Year End Photos

I took/appeared in a lot of random photos over the last year. These are a few of the best (that survived the computer crash back in June).



Happy New Year!!

To Jesus, Mama, and Jennifer Ray

I love those weddings where you spend the whole weekend caught up in the love and excitement of the happy couple. They're especially fun when the Bride is emanating a glow that could probably light up Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street for a week and a half and the Groom is trying to "play it cool," but is clearly not succeeding. Make no doubt about it, these were two extremely excited people who were looking beyond the day itself and towards the next fifty years.

The title (and our table's toast) comes from Becca's conversation with her mother. Becs had left her keys somewhere in Baltimore, so her mom had to send her the other set. When Becca heard that Mama had found the keys, she exclaimed, "Thank You Jesus!" and her mother replied, "and Mama." It was cute, and easy to remember.

As with all the best things, the story is best told through photos and music. The video's a tad long, but it's their first dance song followed by a little something for the "casual shots."



One more quick message for the Happy Couple:

Walt Disney said, "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably." Jen and Rob, you've probably figured it out by now, but you're not the only ones who believe in you. Frankly, you make it so easy to. You radiate when you're around each other, and your love extends to your family and your friends. Thanks for your love and support in so many ways. If we all could return even half back to you, you'll be set for a lifetime.

I didn't say I was prompt...

But at least I'm finally posting the photos from my HS reunion.

The song is "Kings and Castles" by Michael Tolcher, and no, that's not me in the cover capture.


Cox 10 Year Reunion

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As a parent, it's always a disheartening experience when you learn your child may have a drinking problem. However, I wasn't quite expecting that the lesson about the perils of alcohol would have to be discussed with a six year-old.

So maybe one of you can explain why this was the scene that greeted me when I got home from work on Friday (at 2 in the afternoon!).
Based on the mess, I have no doubt that Sookie was involved in this somehow as well. I attempted to ask her, but she was sleeping it off. As for Minnie, thankfully, I can report that she is a very mellow drunk and, when confronted, didn't feel the need to blame all of her problems on any racial or ethnic groups. At least the values of equality and freedom of religion have stuck with her so far, even though the "Just Say No" lesson clearly didn't.