Thank you Meredith.....

for the awesome new blog header! You are so awesome to have made it for me, then made another one that fit better and the "Lisa" showed up bigger. I love having this personalized header on my blog! WOO HOO!! :)

Blog Challenge - Gone Too Soon

Our challenge was inspired by Heath Ledger's death. The question is who do I miss. I'm going to have a little different take on this. The person I'm going to say I "miss" is my grandfather on my mother's side.

Missing him isn't necessarily the right wording, though. I hardly ever knew him. He died when I was only 5 years old. My mom talks about him in such a warm, melancholy way that I've always wished he lived longer so I could have really known him. My mom tells me how special he was and the stories she tells from when she was younger always include her dad.

I know my life would have been different, in a very good way, if this man was alive longer to touch it. I've always wondered what he'd say - probably that I look just like my mom and act a lot like her, too. I can almost picture how his eyes would light up and twinkle. I truly just wish that I had had the opportunity to know this man more than I did.

I got a 200!

Today, at bowling, I had a 200 game. A 214, to be exact. Not only that, but my other two games were very good - a 176 , then a 192, so my series (all 3 games) was a 582. My highest series ever! I think that might be my highest game, too, but I can't even remember!

It was such a fun time. I felt bad for the girl on the other team who was all by herself, though. I haven't bowled this well in a long time. I was relaxed, which I think led to bowling so well . We won all 4 games, which hasn't happened all year, too. WOO HOO!!!!!!

I'm just so proud of myself and had to share! :)

Our Honeymoon album is Done!!!

Well I did it. I finished the honeymoon album. It was only almost 12 years ago that we went on our honeymoon. lol. These are my last 3 layouts for the album. The "Brick" page is the very last one. The journal page is the very first page and then there's a "pocket page" which houses a bunch of Polynesian memorabilia that I found while searching for our wedding/honeymoon log last week. I used the log to write up the journaling on the first page. There were so many fun details that I had forgotten about and I'm glad I have them in the album now.

I used to Golf!

I used to golf. "Used to" being the operative words in that sentence. DH & I used to golf a lot together, even taking golfing vacations. Then we had kids. lol. I love the boys, but I don't get to do everything I used to do and I want some of the "used to" things to become "I still do" things. We have a golf themed bedroom in Myrtle Beach and I'm going to frame this picture to add to DH's pictures. He's got plenty of himself in that room!

Layout about Me!

Well I did one layout today and it was about me. I've got a few pages for a Book of Me and this is going in that album. I hate scrapping about me, but this was a challenge on a scrapping board. Getting older is really getting to me these days. ;-)

Blog Challenge - Our Song

I've been challenged to post "Our Song" and a picture. I have quite a few songs that tie me to my DH, but I have to post our wedding songs. The lyrics were so appropriate when we got married and they even stand up today. I love this song. It's "Keeper of the Stars" by Tracy Byrd.

It was no accident

me finding you

Someone had a hand in it

Long before we ever knew

Now I just can't believe you're in my life

Heaven's smilin' down on me

As I look at you tonight





I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars

He sure knew what he was doin'

When he joined these two hearts

I hold everything

When I hold you in my arms

I've got all I'll ever need

Thanks to the keeper of the stars





Soft moonlight on your face oh how you shine

It takes my breath away

Just to look into your eyes

I know I don't deserve a treasure like you

There really are no words

To show my gratitude





So I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars

He sure knew what he was doin'

When he joined these two hearts

I hold everything

When I hold you in my arms

I've got all I'll ever need

Thanks to the keeper of the stars





It was no accident me finding you

Someone had a hand in it

Long before we ever knew