Engagement Photo Story

This photo is the one we sent out with our wedding announcements. There is a story behind this photo. My sister-in-law was taking our engagement pictures. We decided to go to a park with a small waterfall. It was very picturesque. We took a bunch of nicely posed pictures there. When we were leaving we drove passed and decided to stop at The Flower Fields, in Carlsbad. I wanted to see the flowers up close. The flowers that they plant are called Ranuculas. The plant rows and rows of the flowers on the hill, and they plant them by color. If you ever have the chance, you should go visit. It is very beautiful.
While we were there my sister-in-law said squat down by the flowers and I will take some pictures, so we did. I had taken off my shoes, because heals don't work to well in loose dirt. I was squatting with my dress hiked up to my mid thigh. Brian squatted down behind me, we smiled and Vicki snapped a few pictures; then we left.
This was in the days before instant digital photography. We had to wait a few hours for the picture to be developed so we would know if they had turned out. As we looked thru them, I was kind of disappointed. The pictures didn't seem very flattering to Brian or me. I was thinking, we are going to have to take more pictures, not very fun. Then we came to the pictures from the flower fields. They were great! We were very relieved that we had pictures we could use to send out with our announcements. We both looked great in the pictures.
This picture has always been a reminder that things aren't always as they seem. It wasn't very comfortable getting this picture taken. If you could see our legs you would laugh at how we were squatting. That is just how life is sometimes, we can't always see the big picture. Sometimes things are hard and uncomfortable, but they are going to turn out beautiful in the end. Sometimes we look at others and their lives seem perfect from the outside looking in. We can't always see the trials they are going thru. Brian and I have been married almost 20 years and there have been trials and hardships, but our lives are beautiful.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

I love to swim! I love it so much I was certified to teach swim lessons after I had my first baby. Over the years I have gone in spurts with my swimming. My ankle bothers me so much these days that I have been swimming 2-3 times a week for my cardio exercise. I love that it is January and I am swimming outside at this beautiful pool. It was closed for two weeks at Christmas time for maintenance. I didn't swim that whole time. I was swimming 2300 yards each time I went before christmas, but I have only been doing between 1650 and 2000 since I started back after the holidays. Today I decided to step it up. I swam 2500 yards. If felt great while I was doing it. Now I am just exhausted! I am only awake because my kids are still up. Zeke had to watch Akeelah and the Bee for homework so he can answer questions about it. The kids are watching it, and I am trying to stay awake. So I decided to write about my wonderful swim. Exercise is my zen time. It helps me think and work out problems. It helps me calm down when I am angry. I wish I would have understood these things when I was younger. All I could think about was the discomfort. I do feel discomfort sometimes now, but I know it won't last forever, and I will feel so much better when I am done. Now I need to get a tire pump so I can start logging some miles on my bike. I haven't been on it since we moved to CA. Friends it is time for me to go to bed! Have a great evening! Love ya
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