Names

Everyone keeps asking me about names. Everyday we think a little bit about it and everyday we make a little bit of progress. We were looking at five different names, and now we are down to two. I think we like them pretty equally. So I have come to ask your help....although you may not sway our decision I think it would be nice to get some opinions.

I like the idea of naming her after one or two of the amazing women in my life.

Audrey Lyle (Lyle is my grandmothers name. We would like to use one of the grandmothers names but we haven't decided which one yet. Lyle, Nola, Eleanor, or Mary.)

Elizabeth Anne (Elizabeth, and Anne are our Mom's names.)

Please don't say you like both....that will not help in the decision making. I need honest answers here!

I love things that come in little packages

I love mail! I love taking a little stroll out to my mailbox to find something inside. Anything is welcome...although bills aren't the most exciting. At least I feel happy when I can send them back to where ever they came from and not have to worry about them for the rest of the month.
Yesterday I was particularly lucky when I received three envelopes, and all of them contained happiness inside. The first was a gift card from our electric company to Subway. No strings attached, free food...just how I like it! Then there was a graduation announcement from my cousin on Paul's side. Shannon is one of my best friends and I'm so excited for her and her upcoming college debut. Lastly I received the cutest birthday card from my Mother-in-law. I'm sure she is one of the most creative people I know. I think this plays a part in the fact that Paul is such and awesome engineer. Thank you for the card Anne! It made my day!

For all the rest of you...go check your mail. Who knows, you might find something there waiting for you.

Getting me some new skills

Have you ever met or known a women who is obsessed with crocheting or knitting? It seems like their hands are always crocheting and their mouth is always doing something else. I admire that these women seem to have something to do where ever they go. You can be sure that they are always prepared with a skein of yarn and some hooks or needles depending on what they are doing. Well I've never been interested in this skill before. I think the last time I tried was in our Young Women group at church when I was 12. I was really terrible at it because I was so impatient for it to become something. Hopefully I have grown a little more patient since then...because after seeing these beauties I'm looking into developing a new skill.

You Tube here I come!

I had to say goodbye again

Kimberly and Tamara,
You were a much needed visit from home. I know it was cramped because my apartment is hardly large enough for four people, and you had to be woken up by Paul every morning. Maybe next time someone decides to visits me I will have a home...or at least an extra bedroom. Thank you girls for making my mornings brighter, my days full of sun and laughs, and my evenings full of dessert and chick flicks.
I swear I am still recovering from eating so much ice cream. The amount you left is still in the fridge, and I have a filling it's going to be there for a while. Above all thanks for bringing a little bit of home with you! I'll see you again soon...

PS. Thanks for the note. I would never forget you two!

Exhibit A:
This is my calendar...I think the Kimberly and Tamara had claim to the lower portion.