Hey Lady.

Sorry I didn't call this weekend. I tried to lazy low all weekend and get myself back on track. Shoot, feeling depressed or anxious or plain old crappy is not fun. Thankfully I've been trying to read the Bible consistantly (for the past 5 days, ha) and talk to Kip a lot about how I'm feeling. Usually I try to figure things out myself, but it feels so much better just to say 'babe, i'm totally anxious about life in general, i don't know why' and then you just move on from there. I think it's so many things affecting me at once, but it is getting better. It makes me sad sometimes to think I've had this feeling twice now. I'm suppose to be stable! And confident! And calm! but instead I just randomly feel pressure in my chest and worry about the dumbest thing. I think a lot of it comes from being here for this long and being alone. I'm slightly worried that it will happen next year too, but then again, if we are moving a lot, then maybe not. Eitherway, Keep praying for me please chickiepie. I will call you this week though sometime :) Maybe I'll sneak out of work early on Wednesday and call you late your evening. we'll see....

OH my, before i forget, Leah uploaded new pictures of Kenton and I couldn't believe how big he is!!!! Han! He's got so much hair! And he's so big!! And I also can't believe that she is having a girl in 2 months! 2 months! how exciting. Ian and Amanda should be having their baby any day...I mean any day (the doctor wanted to induce her last week and she said wait).. Did you hear that baby's name. I'm scared to comment about it on here just in case it comes back and bites me in the butt later, but...well. It's Eoghan (like Owan) Javier Wayne Healsip!!!!

Um. If that's not the most multicultural name I've ever heard!!! Irish Spanish and Wayne! ha. So that kid is going to be one of the many boys that is scared to say his middle name. what's jonathans? How was your weekend though? Did you have a nice one! I hope you had a great great weekend either hanging out with the group or with jonathan. My mom said she really enjoyed seeing you the other night. Oh it's going to be nice to be able to eat dinner with you guys and talk IN PERSON! shoot.

also, since you are my bossom, thought you should know that since i've been all wacky, i think my touch is HYPER sensitive. The second Kip starts laying on the moves, I'm flaming! It's been quite the experience. like a virgin.........OHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....touched for the very first time.

SING IT TO ME MADONNA...............

SPRING? where are you?

i feel like i need to do some spring cleaning.. brush out the 'cobwebs of my life'.. seriously though.. my place is a mess.. and i am suppose to have company over on saturday.. and all i feel like is to 'go home sick' from work and go clean.

there is something nice about everything spic and span and candles burning.. and looking around and saying: "isnt this nice"..

yes, yes.. spring cleaning..

PS: i watched The Painted Veil last night.. wow, that was depressing, all about cholera and a bad marriage relationship.. ALTHOUGH the scenery in China was AMAZING so you would probably like that part of the movie a lot.. it was gorgeous..

http://www.redribbonstudio.com/juliamarshall.html

cute stuff...

oldie but a goodie

(this is you after calling 3 times)
Sorry I missed your calls this weekend!! Bad timing upon bad timing. 1st the breakfast guest, which if I would have had the choice (and been a bad host) would have rather talked to you! 2nd, when you called in the morning like I told you to, Kip spent the whole night with the computer editting Luke and Kyra's song...I can't get mad about that. 3rd time, we were having Anthony and Sunkyung over for Easter lunch :( So there you go you little hushpuppy, I'm not giving you the silent treatment! Well maybe you got that when I called you at 8 just to tell you I was calling you tonight, ha. Yes, so I'm happy to catch you on your drive in today though! I need some girl talk. I want to hear how your Easter was-I can't believe it is STILL snowing! And I want to her where you and Holly attacked the town. I hope she liked it! not that its her first time, but its her first time alone with you as a lady that knows her way around right?! I'm so excited to come home. Not that I won't miss it here, because I surely will. But shoot. I want to hang out so bad Han! I was so excited and bummed when I got your message about driving around Minnapolis Saturday morning and going into churches! I WANT TO GO WITH YOU. some day. I will. I will. I have to. I miss my kittenkaboodle.
hey, tangent, so for Easter I made Chicken Cordon Bleu from scratch (even though I had never even tasted the stuff before) and it totally worked and tasted great. The recipe is actually on its way already to your house, so you should totally make it for you and jonathan! we had the chicken, mashers, broccolli-sp, deviled eggs, garlic bread, and cake......NOT DIET FOOD IN THE LEAST! but it was super good and easy. so try it :)
ah must go. I'm on someone else's computer eeckkkkkkk.

(I'm the hot one by the way)
Oh man, Today is the perfect day for us to run around! I really wish that as 5 nears, that I could run home quickly, put on my tennis shoes and sunglasses and hop in the car with you!! It's warm enough to get into trouble, and that's what I feel like doing. I really want to! Please!! I miss you soo much too. At times I have super distressing dreams like you hate me and don't want to talk to me and then I wake up, but you aren't here! It's not like I can wake up and go, holy crap you were so mean to me in my dream...and then you try to hackle with me about something and I realize ohhh it was just a dream. But no, I turn over and there is a man next to me! eck. how different can it get! thankfully I can relive it again with the occasional sleepover. Absolutely. So let's see, if we have at least 1 sleep over a year, that means you get to hackle me for another 64 years! (sorry about that extra year without me, that's lame).

CHEERS AND A FEW MORE BEERS TO OUR 64 GLORIOUS YEARS!

trouble in paradise?

I have decided..

I miss you

Allie missed her brother,

So her and I are going to become friends! HA..

It all started when she emailed me this weekend saying a belated congrats on being engaged… then we started emailing back and forth and decided we are going to hang out.. so basically I am going to get to know your sister in law.. so it will almost be like.. we are sisters.. J HA.. just kidding..

Also: quote of the day from jonathan:

“I really dont care...cause I just sold my transformer that I bought at unique for $1.41 for $40 on ebay!”

Oh boy.. what am I marrying into.. not to mention his recent obsession with looking like a detective.. These are warning signs.. but I have already said “yes” so I am in for it.. J

Love you,

Josie pickle pie

OLD AND GRAY! that will be me!

Holy shoot....I'm supposed to live to 88!!!
You better be around cookie!

go try yourself......I found it on Martha's website...

http://www.livingto100.com/

Naker Hot Shot # 46

JOSIE & CROW

Travels with Shrewbrooks

Hello,

I from Minneapolis MN in the United States. I was at a thrift shop and found a Bible with a book plate with Henry Shrewbrooks name, as well as the college: Monkton House School.

I thought it was interesting, so I googled the school and came up with your article on researching the Monkton House School. (Who knew a Bible could travel so far? HA.. )

The name of the student on the bookplate was : T.H. Riches.. (The initials stand for Thomas Henry).. his last name could also be Richards, or perhaps Poor, as he seemed to be scribbling all sorts of nuances about his name. He also lists a Andrew Crescent Cardiff.. on the inside cover.

Anyway.. I thought it was interesting to look at, and I thought perhaps you have some more information on this Thomas Henry to share with me? *whether or not he did attend the school, died? etc.

Either way, I just thought I would share my exciting little find with you.

Thank you,

Hannah R*

Minneapolis, MN

…………………………………..

Dear Hannah,

First of all, apologies for the delay in replying. We're nearing the end of our spring term (semester?) and things have been a bit busy.

I was fascinated to read about your discovery - a school bible being found in Minneapolis? That's a piece of detective work in itself. How did it get there, I wonder.

The name of the student is interesting because we know of a family called Riches who attended the school in the late 19th century. One of the family, Norman Riches, is quite famous locally because he played cricket for the county of Glamorgan and was team captain. Since Norman was born in 1883, T H Riches might have been his brother because this ties in with Henry Shewbrooks being Headmaster.

When he writes the word 'Poor', it would seem that he is punning on his surname. The address Andrew Crescent makes sense, too, because there is a St Andrews Crescent very close to the school. There isn't much more I can add at this stage but I'll let you know if I find anything else.

In the meantime, if you were able to take a photo of the bible and the bookplate and send them to me, that would be very interesting but I'll understand if that's not possible.

Thanks very much for writing to me. I really appreciate it.

Regards,

R* G*

Principal

Kings Monkton School

*names have been obsoleted cause Jonathan's dad always googles my name HA !

Letters.

ah crap. well I found this cool victorian photograph that I thought would look good on the website, but instead, it is just big and you can' see the title. oh man. and I can't figure it out on this damn computer at school because it's in korean and the keys on the key board are stuck!! oh gosh. as you can see, i triedto lighten my day, but instead, argh! Today as super frustrating because they continue to shift me around as if I am a commodity or something that can be used to the max. Last week they changed my schedule so I am no longer teaching in my difficult school but now teaching in hour of kindergarden and having a language meeting with my supervisor. So a better deal over all. but today I hear 2 of my schools want to have 'group language workshops' with the teachers, which I am not a fan of. They think, ah, great, person that speaks english, lets ask them (but really mean to force them) into meeting with us every week. I hate when they do this because they always say 'its not big deal, its just one hour, come on you can afford to give us just one hour'. bull! They don' realize how difficult it is to make a discussion topic and papers for a group of 5-10 people whos levels range from only knowing hello to being able to have conversation. It's like teaching another class, so bull about just having a nice teacher meeting. ok, I sound totally aggressive, i know. but i'm a little sick of people shifting us and using us because we can speak english. yes, i know very few people do around here, but that surely doesn't mean I want to teach 3-6th grade, kindergarten, a high level speak, and random teachers. no way buddy. let me focus on one group and do well with that.

ok. that was my vent. Thank you fellow working woman for listening.

yes, so you can change the post picture again :) was that a random shot or you and j?????? it was super cute, so I didn't know. Sorry I didn't call this weekend, I talked to my folks for a good while since my dad hasn't been home for weeks and finally returned. And I did talk to rach so that was good. AANND. I emailed both steph and rach about the gifts and they both responded nicely ha :) haha. hm. so I bought steph and steve the eye tickets which they will probably get in a week or something. And rach I still need to buy for.

ah...and i got your two letters yesterday! one i haven't opened yet because i forgot it at work but I read that Bible one.....COOOLLLLL. did you hear anything back. you little sherlock holmes you! i think that's great you are researching it! awesome awesome! please tell me more. it makes me wish i could have some strange letter correspondence trying to find the owners of an ancient love letter. oh now wouldn't that be great.

So.. I also just wanted to say.. the other day jonathan and I were ‘napping’.. and every now and then when we were asleep our legs would intertwine, and we would touch toes.. and it was really cute. Made me feel like a married woman .. in a very GOOD way.

Also, he would open his sleep filled eyes and all tired and wibbily wobbely he would say: “ I love you” and fall back asleep.. and .. …..

I loved it.

and i wanted to be married.. NOW ! . . . . not september ;(

Everyday Maggie and I check the fact of the day: here are some of them for your enjoyment:

Fact of the Day:
Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania.

Fact of the Day
In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.

Fact of the Day;
People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists."

Fact of the Day:
The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a "Squirrel Day" festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest.

Fact of the Day:
The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later.

Fact from the back of my snapple cap I am drinking:

“beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes” holy schnockers!

What have we become. Nothing but Man Lovers.

Hey Jos,

well I'm not feeling so mopey after you told the dirty truth! ha. And my mom sent us brownies so I guess those can help ease the pain. Actually, as I've been searching for ideas, I've actually found some pretty cool places that we NEED to go when I'm back!!!!! I'm going to keep them as a surprise. oh they are so fun! Also, I found soo many super duper expensive hotels that have a 'girls night out' package! ha. yes, it's true, you can get drinks, food, personal shoppers from macy's and a limo to take you around. oh right, and a night in a fancy hotel. $5000 bucks! whew. Sorry, that's not happening for your bach night! oh I want it to be fun!!

that will be my next stress :)

the lace still gets me...
like an arrow in the heart ;)

Noelle's BIG confession:

i was thinking: as far as a gift for rach/steph..

what if you do an act of service thing: like: "couples massage",

or: steph/steve are going to London, so maybe you could buy them something over there.. like arranged tickets to a small theater or something?? Or look at tourist activities and buy them a pass to a certain tour/museum.. and say: "for your second honeymoon.." *i.e.: london eye? etc..

or for rachel, tickets to something here in Mn like: chanhassen dinner theater tickets,... or ? ..
(*okok.. maybe i am getting too spendy,, )

what about.. "manicures for the ladies: movie tickets for the guys.. a NIGHT OF FUN.." oh geeze lady.. i dont know.. but you are in trouble.. i would just get them a gift that applies to their life together now.. ?? ill keep thinking..

PS: i am not trying to stress you out further.. i just think you might ruin some things over it.. ?? ill keep thinking. . .

dreams

...so i thought i would add some pictures of some dreamy- dream houses that i like..

ok ok , i know i am not going to live in an english manor in the countryside like elizabeth bennet.. but, i might get a cozy cottage-like place someday..right? either way, i am obsessed with white stone wear -as of late.. so i attached a picture of someone's collection..
and i dont care how old you are, i feel like every woman wants to have a gardening shed full of pots and containers and other such things that she can go pick roses RIGHT out of her garden , and then place all her lovely flowers around her house!! I am getting all martha on you.. but .. yumm., doesnt it just sound great! ??

WOOF!!!

ok, so i might have to owe you big time on that photographer tip.. i have gotten a hold of her today , and she is FREE on sept 27th! AND... drum roll, it think i am going to go with her over the latter photographer-because, to be honest, i have been getting the heebies about the other one, cause i just didnt LOVE her.. and now, with the visual proof of this lady.. the 200 bucks more is worth BETTER pictures..!! now things to consider:

A.) i will be sacrificing 2 HOURS of paid picture time.. but
B.) doesnt really matter when you have better pictures, instead of 800 crappy ones ..
C.) i owe you. ... i really LOVED jess's pictures back in they day, but thought nothing of ever asking about who the photographer was. *well we are best friends n'all,, but..

Now i know this photographer business is getting SPENDY.. and jonathan is probably pullin out his hair over me asking him to go to all sorts of websites.. but.. this is a BIG deal, cause its my MONEY , (*tax return,) that i have to spend!! NOT his..
woof.

so.. as the other writes up a contract.. ***YIKES*** i am backstabbing her with propositioning someone else..
sounds like a latin love story, . .

signed,
yours truly

photographer crazed kiddo

or i could go SUPER traditional ??

here is two pics of a friend of maggie who made her own veil.. (though i wouldnt make my own veil, i am not quite that creative!!)

Trying to make you a Blushing Bride!

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So I saw that Buble was touring, and I definitely just started searching for tickets in the cities! unfortunately MN doesn't cross his radar. dang bubles. I had meant to call you this weekend and it got to be impossible. I was in Gwangju until midnight, and then the next day Sunkyeong called us in the morning to hang out (the first time since her mother died). So Kip and I jumped out of bed, threw our clothes on and went over. Man, she's doing really well. Better than I would! So we went to her house (for the 1st time because Koreans are very paranoid about their homes and DON'T let you see them), and she cooked a bit of soup because she doesnt' know how to cook Korean food and now needs to cook EVERYTHING for her family!! oh man. So we were the guinea pigs and happy to be really. And then she took us to her mother's mound. It was sad but I'm really thankful she let us do all of this with her a week after her mother died! shoot. I'd stil be a basketcase!I've got a lot of veils that I was looking at. Let me know which ones you like, if any. oh man, this is taken a long time to upload! argh. I was hoping to write a lot, but I can't because its taking a lifetime just to show these pictures. hm. BUT since it's daylights savings! this means our time is closer and now I can call more! So...to start this spring a dingding on the right foot, I'm going to call tonight and wake your sleepy eyes up! Yea, you heard me! I mean, shoot, you've called me like 3 times now without me being home....and one from the world's biggest gas

station! DANG I WISH I COULD SEE THAT. Did they have gigantic hot dogs and sausages rolling on the silver platter??? Did they have t-shirts that said 'WORLD'S FINEST TRUCKSTOP!" Were there greasy men hanging out by the slurpy/magazine rack??? I sure hope I hear about it! not to mention the couches, darn! I hope you find good ones because that was probably a bummer! ps. I want to buy you something amazing for the wedding, but I'm wondering what I can get that isn't TOO expensive and that is unique and that you will actually lke. I'm nervous that I will buy you something and you will hate it and feel obligated as to not break an old maid's heart. I dont' want to buy ugly dishes for you....I want to buy pretty dishes (hypothetically speaking). ah crap, my adviser just came in and started shouting, come here come here. i think i should go. i guess. LOVE YOU KITTEN.

just listened to Michael Buble's song : "Home" , thought of you and joel hanging all over each other HA... and then i was sad,.. SNIFF

hobbit home

http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

so first of all go to that website to see a cute little hobbit home..

secondly, i think we are going to get the dark brown couch, or at the least: drive out to coon rapids with a truck and cash monies! ;) and then "see" if we like it!
man alive.. i am getting so old and decrepit.. going to go buy my FIRST real furniture purchase-
*well beside the 'pretty" couch that no one can sit on ;) ~josie

inni minni moe???

sooo.. jonathan and i are looking at 2 couches this weekend on craigslist if they are still available: which do you like best? the dark brown one on the right has a chair that goes with it as well.. we figure its time to at least start LOOKING to feather the nest!! *and everytime he sits on my couch it almost caves in... so.. that is a sliiiiight problem.

Leah&Kenton

i just want to see if i can upload video on our good ole bloggie- and this is the only one i have: so here goes nuttin!

well teacher, i am sorry to here you are going to be worked to the bone. since when were we suppose to get bum deals at our jobs? huh? oh well.. i got to work today at 8:50!!! which means i have to make up time at work for dang traffic.. man alive.. thats no good... 50 minutes of extra shindigs..my deepest sorrow on your behalf:

well, the deed is did and done.. my photographer is writing up her contract.. and wouldn't you like to know Jonathan's eloquent response:
"sounds spectacular...one more thing down! BONG.....One step closer to SEX teehe"

... and then he sends an email 2 seconds later to cover his tracks:

"but really one step closer to everlasting love with my button" HA.. oh dear!!!

Men&sex.. its like me&mashed potatoes...

that being said: i added that collage of all the little wedding ideas i like rolled into one big mongloid picture!! emjoy.... its a farmgirl wedding after all.

Hey, I'll wear glasses and a scarf on my head any day. I'm not sure how the cologin lips would look with fire engine red, but hey, why not give her a try.
oh man Han! The past few days have been nuts! Our jobs are soo nutty, I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Ok, so most teachers only teach 20-21 hours a week (actually teach time that is). Which is good and plenty. Well, the new school year started yesterday and I was going to find out who my new co-teachers were. Kip called two of the school who kindly said, oh, she doesn't have a co-teacher this year. which means, I would be teaching 27 hours of class!!!
IMPOSSIBLE! Every teacher I've told has been like, WHAT?! YOU CANT' DO THAT! and boy are they right. I taught 6 hours yesterday straight and I couldn't believe how tired I was. Usually 5 is the max because you usually get prep for one hour....oh no sir, not for me. So when we told my supervisor, they were like, oh, huh, we didn't hire a korean english teacher. huh. ok. so now I have 4 different vice pricipals and my supervisor making these pseudio schedules which SUCK ASS! I mean, I have two schools that I reallly really like, one that's just fine, and one that I don't like at all. They told me they want me in the fine school 4 days a week and the ishy one 1 day a week. That's bogus. I mean, I can survive those schools every week because the other two are soooo nice. but without nice, what will I do!!! ugh. so I'll hear next monday the final outcome. I just hope I don't have a crappy next 6 months!!

PS: i think we should look like this.. every day..

pennies

so .. i flattened pennies on the railroad tracks like a true kid this weekend. I know i have already done it before.. but since it was Illinois, since it was spring-(at an astounding 70 degree warmfront) .. i decided: what the heck- ill do it again!!! i think i will send you a penny in the mail to bring you luck? why not?...