07.02.09
Posted in Photos, Married Life at 8:05 am by Jeremy
So much has transpired in the past weeks that I’m not sure where to start writing. For about a month Annie and I had been planning a trip to California. I had to go to San Jose for work, so we planned on taking Friday off and spending a three-day weekend in the bay area. June 25th is our 4th anniversary, traditionally the “fruit and flowers” anniversary. So what better thing to do than spend a day in Napa? My project manager has several friends who operate vineyards, so he arranged a day of tastings for us. The remainder of the weekend we planned to spend in Yosemite.
Sadly, my grandmother passed away the night before we were to leave for the weekend, so we had to cancel most of our plans. We did however squeeze in a visit to Yosemite, more like a sprint. We arrived on Thursday afternoon, drove into the valley with our mouths gaping open at El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, and Half Dome, and hiked to the top of Vernal Falls. We actually jogged back down the trail we were so short on time. We made the drive up to Glacier Point in time to catch the sunset, and sat still for awhile as we watched the colors shift on Half Dome. It was a short visit, but a pleasure and a thrill.
The Merced River and Half Dome
The hike up to Vernal Falls
El Capitan… !!
Can you spot the climbers?
Here are a few
The “tunnel view” - unbelievably beautiful. Can you believe this exists?
Waiting on the sun to drop below the clouds
Happy 4th Anniversary
The sun comes out
“Hanging Rock” - unfortunately, signs are posted to stay out. I wanted my picture taken on it… a few thousand vertical feet below!
The last colors of the day
06.30.09
Posted in family, Photos at 11:42 pm by Annie
I got to Texas a few days before Jeremy, and I spent them eating and partying. First I ate- lunch with my dad and Dr. Lu at his office. Then Joel and I partied. We wanted to hear some music but not spend any money, so we went to a dive bar to check out the Psychedelic Sex Panthers. Turned out to be one guy with some CDs from the early 90s. At least we didn’t spend any money, right? I attended Kara’s graduation, along with the rest of the class of ‘09. I was thrilled to be able to watch my first class of freshmen walk across the stage. To party and celebrate Kara, Dad treated us to a lovely lunch at Rainbow Lodge. Another highlight of my time in Houston was a dinner date with my cousin Trent. If any of you fellas out there want to know how to treat a girl, just ask Trent.
Oh, and I thought the world should see this picture of a cow kissing Jeremy’s Uncle John.
Posted in Craftiness at 11:34 pm by Annie
I have neglected to blog about any crafty projects of late. I have been crafting, but I keep forgetting to take pictures of things before I give them away. I made this apron for Ev for Christmas. The straps are adjustable and made from the ribbon Tiffany’s uses to wrap their blue boxes at Christmastime.
Posted in family, Photos, Denver, Married Life at 11:29 pm by Annie
For our anniversaries, Jeremy and I give each other traditional gifts. We just celebrated our 4th anniversary which called for gift exchanges of fruit or flowers. Not surprisingly, I’d been looking forward to this anniversary a tad bit more than Jeremy had. He gave me a working share of a farm. Once a week I get up at 5 am and drive an hour to work in the dirt, hoeing musk melons, planting yellow zucchini and lemon cucumbers, sorting onions, etc. It’s called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), and this CSA happens to be with Monroe Farm, the oldest organic farm in Colorado. The first week, I picked 11 pints of strawberries. They were the best strawberries I’d ever had and the only strawberries Jeremy has ever enjoyed without adding sugar to them or adding them to a smoothie.
*Note from Jeremy: For the record, this is something that Annie wanted to do and from her perspective, is clearly a gift, not a chore!
06.09.09
Posted in family, Photos, Married Life at 7:59 pm by Jeremy
Annie and I just got back from a week long trip to Texas to visit our families. It was a week of surprises: we kept the trip a secret from my parents, until we knocked on their door at 11pm Thursday night, and we also surprise visited our dear friends the Supercinski’s in College Station; of nieces and nephews: Evelyn in Houston, Taylor and Presley in Hamilton; of animals: 4 new kittens at my parents, cows and chickens at John and Kay’s; and of many other new and good things. Annie also got to attend the high school graduation of her sister Kara, as well as many others that she taught as a freshman IB english teacher at Lamar.
05.28.09
Posted in Photos, Denver, Married Life at 7:39 pm by Jeremy
On Memorial Day evening Annie and I went to see Leftover Salmon at the Botanic Gardens, thanks to the invitation and gift of the McPheeters. This is a Colorado band that I’ve wanted to see for several years, so I was looking forward to this night for some time. After a weekend of camping in the rain, we thought that we would be able to dry out for the concert. But shortly after we finished our picnic dinner on the lawn, the sky opened up again. Despite the rain, I thoroughly enjoyed the music and Annie stuck it out with me until the end. Thank you, Paul and Amy, for such a treat!
Posted in Photos, Denver, Married Life at 7:38 pm by Jeremy
It was a very wet Memorial Day weekend, but we still managed to camp two nights with some friends in the Pike National Forest. We spent the time hiking and hanging out around the campfire. We had a great time, and it was good to get outdoors for a few days. Below are a few photos.
05.13.09
Posted in Climbing, Photos, Denver at 6:35 pm by Jeremy
Not much new with us these days… summer is coming, and we are looking forward to the activities that come along with it. Over the last two weekends I’ve enjoyed the last bit of snow with my friend Chad, who’s been teaching me some basic mountaineering technique. Two weeks ago we went to St. Mary’s Glacier to practice self-arrest, and this last weekend we climbed the Cristo Couloir on the south face of Quandary. The hike was tough, but the glissade (technical term for sliding on your behind) back down was a blast. Here are a few photos. Beautiful land!
04.06.09
Posted in family, Photos, Denver at 8:53 am by Annie
Katie and Evie came to visit us in September. KT and I crammed as much into their visit as we possibly could. We visited Cheeseman Park, Wash Park, City Park, Congress Park, the library, Pismo Fine Glass Gallery, the farmer’s market, the Firefighter’s Museum, and the Denver Zoo- what a whirlwind trip!
Posted in family, Craftiness, Married Life at 8:52 am by Annie
August has long been a bittersweet month for my family. It is the month I most miss my cousin, Joy. It is the month I most miss teaching high school English. It is the month I said goodbye to Papa. Thankfully, Amy always gives us an excuse to eat cake in August, too. Last August Amy turned 20, and Evelyn turned 2. Happy belated birthday, sweet girls!
For Amy’s birthday, I embroidered a dish towel for her college apartment. For Evelyn’s birthday, I made her a green tulle ballet skirt with lavender silk flowers, finished off with white satin ribbon from Tiffany’s signature blue jewelry boxes.
03.27.09
Posted in family at 1:12 pm by Annie
One of the greatest men I expect ever to know, my maternal grandfather, Walter F. Williams, Jr., died in Houston, TX, in August, 2008. He was 91 years old, and it was time for him to go and be with Jesus. His death was a sacred, beautiful thing to be a witness to. I miss him tremendously. I had the honor of writing his obituary.
*** UPDATE ***
The obituary I wrote for my grandfather
After Papa’s obituary ran, a kindly, older fellow from the newspaper called wanting to do an article on my grandfather.
Chronicle article about Papa
In 1939, at UT Memorial Stadium
In 1946, with his wife, Annie
At my wedding, with his brother Howard
In March, 2008, with Amy
Posted in Photos, Denver at 8:28 am by Jeremy
It’s officially spring, but yesterday we had a snowstorm blow through. A “blizzard warning” was officially called, so most offices closed for the day. I think we got at least twelve inches, maybe a bit more. I snapped a few photos heading out the door this morning.
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