classics

In 2008 I took Morgen to Disney on Ice Finding Nemo. (Eric, Jen, & Carsten went a long as well.) She may have been 3 1/2, but she still remembers it and still talks about the flashlight that I got her which is broken and long gone... Funny thing is that Carsten remembers it and he was only 2.

Well, Morgen asked recently (after viewing an ad on the side of a bus) if I would take her to see Disney on Ice Princess Classics. Of course, I said, "Yes!" ...what?? she asked very nicely!

So today Morgen & I ventured out for a late afternoon showing of Disney on Ice ~ Princess Classics at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. This is the day after she had the stomach flu, so we went with a little trepidation...we made it through the afternoon and got home before 7pm.

She fell asleep on the way there and back. It was worth it...just ask her! :o) I did ask her what her favorite part was and she said in her dreamy voice, "Ariel." I asked, "Why Ariel?" and she said, "Because I like wormmaids."




Now I have to plan a special day for Carsten. He told me tonight that he'd like to see "Lightning McQueen, but not on ice, on the road!" It was so cute when he made sure that I was going to still be there after he had his bath. He also told me that he was "very excited that [I] got to stay at their house for a whittle bit." I'm pretty sure he told me that twice! And while I'm on the subject of cute things Carsten says...tonight during prayer time he prayed, "Dear God...and in January, pray that I'll be big so I can be a big boy..." He'll be four in January. I guess that's when you become a big boy!

Yes, these two are my classics.

concert and a surprise

You may remember that I invited you to a recent Deo Cantamus concert. The concert was a success by my standards especially considering I didn't make any noticeable blunders in my German or Latin. Yes, I said "noticeable"...

My sister Jess surprised me after the concert with these beautiful flowers. I didn't even know she was at the concert!

Jess, thanks for coming to support your favorite sis! ;)

I loved the flowers!

Next season's concerts are already on the books for October - GiVe We tHaNkS & March - aGaPE. The kids' choir will be featured in January - mAkE a JoYfUl NoIsE and will include a new addition of a youth choir.

We Sing for God!

gifts

I like giving gifts. I like getting them too, of course, but I really enjoy picking out gifts for a specific person and then watching them open the gift. Sounds like I'm a person who might shop all year for Christmas gifts, but for now, I'm not. Maybe some day I will be...

My secret gift-giving wish is to go from keeping a box of gifts on hand to a whole closet full! I met someone who had a candle closet; whenever she opened the closet she got a nice whiff of the delicious candles. I'd like to have a closet full of gifts, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons to reach in and grab the perfect gift for whatever the occasion: birthdays, thank you's, Christmas, or just because.

So why this infatutation with giving gifts? I'd like to say it's because I've received the greatest gift of all: Jesus Christ. You know the verse "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son..." That's the greatest gift anyone could get and since I already have it, maybe that's why I have a desire to give to others... Well, this attitude could be goal of mine, but I'm not sure it's the total reason why I like giving.

Maybe I give because it's my "love language" - thank you, Gary Chapman. I read his book "Five Love Languages" a long time ago and don't really remember all his points, but maybe...

Whatever the reason, I'm glad that I like to give gifts! Did you know I also like surprises? My favorite surprise of all time was when I was travelling on choir tour in college and my entire family drove 10 hours to see me! They even picked up my G'ma and brought her along! What a fun memory!

Do you like giving and/or getting gifts? Have you received the greatest gift?

my day off

...went in for a bang trim and highlight...walked out with a little cut off the back and high & low lights...pics are from my cell phone...haven't "fixed" it yet...

i know we surprised her!

So you take a little homemade cheesecake by Jess, a tiramisu from Lunds, a pot of coffee*, a selection of friends and mixed it with a secret FB event and "shhh! she's coming"...what do you get? Well, we managed to pull off a big surprise for Liz's birthday.

Happy Birthday, Whiz!

Ok, you know I didn't have coffee, but you got the idea...