4 MONTHS!!!!... yesterday....

We celebrated our 4 month anniversary yesterday.

With a well-needed vacation out of this heat!

Drove to my favorite place in the world....
[wait for it.... wait for it!...]





TUCSON!
[don't you DARE dog on this native]


In celebration of Father's Day and in memory of Jase,
my mother's side of the family came together for a BBQ!
Grandparents flew in from Texas, aunts and uncles from NM and Kansas!
This was the PLACE TO BE!

It was wonderful.
I love spending time with my family
&& I love being in Tucson![That is four generations right there. Gpa, Mom, Paul, && Hero]

We had Elk burgers,
Took LOTS of pictures, [yay!]
Talked with grandma && grandpa enough that we left with
suthurn axssants

We indulged in EEGEES[only the most amazing restaurant in the state of Arizona]

Slept in hotel beds
[Nothing compares to my water-bed that I love!]

&& we went to the cemetery to say hello to our dear Jase.
[It was his birthday today. 25. quarter of a century.]

We told funny stories
We told sad stories

We shared pictures of the wedding.
We took new pictures to add to our albums.



I am so grateful for traditions.
To have things that tie me back to my history,
&& to my beloved family.

I'm grateful for things that I love && am passionate about.
We took flowers to Jase today && it was wonderful to know that he loved roses so much.
I hope that people remember things like that about me one day....
[i like daisies btw ]

We also took pictures like these on the way down:]now our 4 months is forever documented
[thank you internet!]

Sounds to Remember

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MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Sound is what makes the world go round.
I am an addict for white noises. -- the computer running, the washer washing, the fan.
[[I can't sleep without them]]


I love music.
The ability to create a new language with a guitar, a violin, a trumpet.
[[Call me a band geek if you'd like.]]

I would be so sad to never hear again.
Movies aren't as good without the CRASH && BANG && ZOOM!

My cousin && one of my best friends passed away when I was a freshman in High School. It was extremely hard on the whole family, && still brings us to tears from time to time. We had hundreds upon hundreds of pictures of Jase. And we always have one around the house to remember his face. But his voice seemed to be fading from us. It almost felt as if we werent remembering Jase.. just recognizing his face. About a year ago, a friend of his dad's found a video... It had Jase hunting. Jase moving. It had Jase talking.
Hearing Jase's voice immortalized him. Reminded us that he was still with us even if we didn't know it. It was really amazing what a gift that was. [[You can learn more about Jase, my hero && great friend at rememberjase.com]]

I am so grateful for sound. It makes the world complete as I see it. Absolutely wonderful.

10 sounds to remember
1. Kyle's voice
2.Mom & Dad's voices
3. Granparent's voices [[all 6 gma && gpa V, Gma && Gpa Tinsley, && Gma Ann && Gpa bob]]
4. music
5.dad plunking at the piano
6. Kyle's laugh
7. My brothers' laughter together
8. My nieces talking
9. Baby Jase's giggles
10. rain on concrete