I Love Weekends!

Friday, Grady treated me to a belated anniversary dinner! We've made Buca de Beppo our tradition :) No allergic reaction this year!

After spending all day in the pool, Saturday, I made it my right to browse through the box of childhood photos of Grady. He was the cutest, happiest little boy ever! Someday, I'll get them scanned and show you just how beautiful that smile was!

Sundays are always the bummer of weekends for us since they mean goodbye... But we still had a great time hanging out with the rents, grabbing some Chipotle before I had to head back to the barren wasteland of Chipotle-less Norman...

Good times.

A Happy Bike!

My glorious bike at the completion of makeover!
Note: basket, seat, bell, and handles. :)

I'm in love.

On A Quest-

I know this I random, but does anyone know of a version of the song La Vie en Rose sang in both English and French? I've found a number sang in one or the other, but I was curious as to whether a dual language version existed...

In other music news- I've recently come across The Hush Sound. They're kind of weird but that's very much my style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avW7Bw-1tA

And I just bought the Dave Barnes cd- Me and You and the World. It's wonderful- very sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KvL34eXIk

I'm kind of in love with this song. Thanks Elisha!

As much as I love my bike...

I have got to replace the seat... The original seat from-what Tracy? 1995 is a rock... And my butt hurts. A lot.

I was also thinking about new handle grips. The old foam is looking kinda tattered... Makes my hands smell after using them...

Additionally, I would like a granny basket. Right up front.

Just making it more user friendly given I ride it daily to and from class now, as well as for auxiliary entertainment and/or fitness purposes. Too bad I'm poor, so the improvements will have to wait quite some time...

Kind of a lame post, I know, but it's all I can think of while my tush is calming down...

2:30am- Early or Late?

Either way, I was still awake, wrapping up a conversation with my Elisha (Flipha, if you will). It was quite a varied discussion, covering a great many topics, but as it came to a close and we said goodnight, the words kept running through my mind. As I crawled into bed, it reminded me that I am really blessed and my life is absolutely wonderful:

My family is so incredible; I am so fortunate to have so many great role models and best friends. I can and do tell y'all anything. I'm discovering more and more that what we have, that whole Brady thing, is really rare. Few family units function like we do... I love it!

Good men are hard to find, yet I have found one that stands by me through thick and thin. I think back to the beginning of our relationship and realize that it's kind of a feat that we've survived... Starting long distance two months into our relationship, maintaining it for two years so far, and determined to do two more? I think we're nuts, but I guess you kind of have to be crazy for long distance?

I have truly stellar friends. We may have any number of differences, but that makes it interesting and fun. This summer so far has given me a great opportunity to get to know Elisha a lot better and I have discovered that she is incredible. Granted I already knew that, I didn't know just how very much. She's so level headed and grounded, a rock. Best yet, we have ridiculously silly times together! She never judges me, just loves me. And while this is the way it's always been with her, I think I just appreciate it more now. It's a lot like having my sisters here...

My life in general is really good. All around.
Praise be to God.

I thought it was funny...

Somethings to know as background-

• I was hanging out at the Price's house yesterday with Ed, Sharon, and both sets of Tripp's grandparents.
• Ed's laid wood flooring in the den and plans to do the rest of the downstairs... Eventually...
• Ramona, a family friend, came over to drop something off and stayed for a while:

Ramona: Eddy, when are you going to finish the rest of the flooring?

Patricia: I give him two years.

Ed: C'mon. It'll be done well before that.

Patricia: Good.

Ramona: (to Patricia) Well, you're wedding will be the next big thing around here I suppose.

Patricia: Right, I give him two years.

Ramona: You hear that Sharon? Patricia says she's getting married in two years!

Patricia: Sharon, if that's news to you, then I'm surprised.

Sharon: Nope. Not news.

Ramona: It is to Tripp, right?

Patricia: I guess? Maybe, we'll see...

Ramona: You know they'd still come to your wedding even if it wasn't. They like you.

Patricia: I'd bet they'd hate me if that happened!

Ed: Depends on how bad the break up is...

Good times.
It really was a good day; Tripp's grandparents are amazing! And crazy! But the good kind- not literally insane, like we're used to.

Sharon even called me "the daughter she never had, but always wanted" and it felt good :)

The Luckiest

730 days ago, I agreed to give things a try. Second best choice ever.*

I love you, Grady.

*(Second only to Jesus)

Throwback Thursday: My Miche

My protector, mommy, confidant, bestfriend, and sister. Happy Birthday Michelle.

A Glance Back: High School...

Some of my least favorite years, but it still turned out some funny pictures-

I'm a really weird kid... I guess that'll never change :)

I'm A Big Girl Now!

I learned how to ride a bike!

Alright, I know you're all saying "What are you talking about? You already knew how..."

Right- I learned the basic mechanism of bike riding three years ago, but yesterday Tripp taught me what I need to know for to/from/on campus riding.  Quite a task granted I never touched a bike again since the initial day of enlightenment in 2005...

I've mastered riding straight, wide turns, stopping, and locking up.  Now I just have to figure out starting with grace, tight turns, and avoiding people!

Stellar.