Hannah Staying Busy

The other day Hannah went upstairs and got a diaper. She proceeds to lay it out, put her bunny down, and put it on the bunny. It was so cute.


Hannah was in heaven helping Daddy open the new light fixture.

Thoughts on A Wrinkle in Time

A book club that I have yet to attend recently read A Wrinkle in Time. At the recommendation of a friend, I have finally finished reading it. My overall opinion of the book is that I like a lot of the ideas presented, but overall I found it lacking for some reason.

My favorite chapter of the book was the part about Aunt Beast. She was by far my favorite character. I love the idea of a planet where they don't need eyes. They sense everything. "She (Meg) realized now that here on this planet there was no need for color, that the grays and browns merging into each other were not what the beasts knew, and that what she, herself, saw was only the smallest fraction of what the planet was really like. It was she who was limited by her senses, not the blind beasts, for they must have senses of which she could not even dream."

I also like the idea of a universe of planets who are all fighting in a cosmic battle. "All through the universe it's being fought, all through the cosmos, and my, but it's a grand and exciting battle." The great battle of good versus evil, and evil must be fought with truth and love.

In addition, I liked the quotes that were scattered throughout the book, and some of the overall images that the book left in my mind upon reflection.

But, while I was reading the book, I felt a sense of lacking during most of it. I think it is because of one of the following reasons. First, I didn't really like any of the characters (besides Aunt Beast). Charles Wallace was really weird and annoying. Meg was okay, but I found her relationship to Calvin to be a little unbelievable. Mainly, because I had glasses and braces at that age and there were certainly no popular basketball players trying to hold my hand:) In the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter I really come to love a lot of the characters, and that did not happen in this book. Also, I don't really like science fiction, and I think this book could potentially be put in that category. So again, I think the book is good, but it did not connect my soul in a way that a lot of books do.

Notice the new Title

We have changed the title of our blog in an effort to revive our original purpose. Originally it was designed to post thoughts and reflections on life, books, movies, etc and to occasionally update others on what we are up to in life. Ever since Hannah was born, the "thoughts" aspect of our blog has slowly become obsolete. In fact, I feel like I hardly even know how to write any more. (Notice the captions to my pictures are not even complete sentences- if there even is a caption) Some may think it is weird to have a bunch of pictures of Hannah and then an evaluation of presidential candidates on the same page. I completely disagree. I like having it all together because that is my life. It runs all together, and so I like the blog being set up this way as well. A chronological log of what is going on in our hearts, heads, and house. The lack of "thoughts" is evidence that I really have not been thinking all that much lately. I have been reading, watching movies, etc. as before. But I have not been writing, reflecting, and processing all the stuff I do. It has left me feeling incomplete. Most of our readers will probably only read the "Happenings", but we want to post "thoughts" as well. It is an effort to fight to keep our minds alive post-college, something we have found to be a challenge.

So now you will really see the level I have stooped to-

Thoughts one the bottom three on American Idol this week:
Chikezie
Jason Castro
Ramiele Malubay (although she is so incredible sweet and adorable)

At this point I am going for David Cook or Michael Johns. And I want the world to know that this is the first full season of American Idol I have watched. I am hooked!

Easter

We had a week filled with FUN and celebration.

Hannah decorating an Easter craft...well sort of.
The neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. I was bummed Hannah did not find the golden egg to win the big prize. She had fun and did not eat one bite of candy.


Hannah's Easter attire. Playing with bubbles that were in her Easter basket. No pictures of the Easter basket because she would not sit still. She got Annie and a new Bible.
Our friends Wally and Eowyn came over for dinner. It was VERY fun and Hannah and Rhi played very well together.

Pictures

Florida Trip

We took a really quick trip to Florida to run the River Run. I am very proud to say that both Brian and I finished the 15K race with good times. I had so much fun and even got to see a few friends (some planned some unplanned). My time was 1 hr and 32 mins. and that was with what felt like hurricane powered winds:) I loved running into the stadium where everyone was cheering for you. It is probably the closest I'll get to feeling like a professional athlete. We are a little tired and sore, but it was well worth the trip if only to spend a few days with our families together. We hope to make it a yearly event. We didn't bring a camera, but here is a pic from my mom's camera. We miss everyone already! This morning Hannah and I went and picked up her new craft princess table. I'll post those pictures when we get it set up.