Our hotel was right on this beach
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Laguna Beach
Our hotel was right on this beach
Monday, June 22, 2009
NEW YORK NEW YORK
New York is officially one of my two favourite cities on this planet. Thank you Tommy for having us there!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Happy Birthday Tommy
Happy Birthday Tommy! Hope you are having fun in NYC. I read an article about the rooftop garden at the Metropolitan Museum and the wonderful view of NYC. Hope you can see it for me. We'll call you later. We love you!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Back from California
I just got back from California late Friday night. Although it was a business trip, we had a great time. I talked Jo into coming with me which is why it was fun. The purpose of the trip was to attend 5 days of training on some software we purchased. The training was held in a place called "Foothill Ranch" in Orange county, not too far from Disneyland. I looked at the map and determined that it was only about 13 miles from Laguna Beach so I booked a hotel right on the beach. Since it was not yet prime season, I was able to book it at the government per diem rate. Anyway, we had a great time. Jo took some pictures which she will, hopefully, post. Jo was able to spend the day relaxing and, at night, we went out to dinner and walked on the beach. I did some body surfing and general playing in the surf and Jo waded. Overall, a great time. I am supposed to go back again in July but am hoping I can postpone it. We were hoping to upgrade the software and that is what the training was about. However, I learned that we would be the first company to actually do the upgrade and that the software to upgrade our database was only starting to be developed. We have too much going on for me to be willing to risk being the guinea pigs on the upgrade process, so I will try to convince my management to postpone the upgrade. Love you all and look forward to seeing you soon.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Graduation
June 12, 2009
Congratulations Travis on graduating from the University of Washington with your Master's Degree (in History). He finished his last paper a few hours before graduation. The degree represents a lot of hard work and dedication. I keep thinking the degree should be in Polish Studies or Post-War Communism. I have enjoyed the thoughts, books (and films) he has shared. I think he might do his doctorate work on Post-war Communist-era housing, but ask him. Travis, we miss being with you this weekend. Thanks for finishing and going to the department ceremonies. It's all cool. There's something to be said for showing up at the end. I recommend it.
Love, Mom
Congratulations Travis on graduating from the University of Washington with your Master's Degree (in History). He finished his last paper a few hours before graduation. The degree represents a lot of hard work and dedication. I keep thinking the degree should be in Polish Studies or Post-War Communism. I have enjoyed the thoughts, books (and films) he has shared. I think he might do his doctorate work on Post-war Communist-era housing, but ask him. Travis, we miss being with you this weekend. Thanks for finishing and going to the department ceremonies. It's all cool. There's something to be said for showing up at the end. I recommend it.
Love, Mom
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAVIS
hOPEFULLY YOU HAVE TIME WITH ALL OF YOUR WORK AND STUDIES TO CELEBRATE. WE WISH WE COULD CELEBRATE WITH YOU! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND WE WILL SEE YOU THIS SUMMER!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Picnic the night before
Wedding Pizza Picnic
Two of my favorite people (they just arrived)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Post Vacation Pre Wedding
Hi Family wherever you are. I highly recommend Alex's tour of his house. I had no idea. I pictured something a little more apartment like and made out of cement.
Thanks Jenni for all the phone help with the wedding. I'm in a serious dessert dilemna. Do I need more desserts? I am totally out of me. I don't think I have time to plant the garden and make cookies, but I really want to make cookies. I think I will order them from BYU tomorrow or forget it. Excuse me. I get off on a wedding jag very easily. Other than that, everything is going smoothly. It's supposed to get up to 80 plus degrees this weekend. It's pretty cool right now. What a harsh climate. Remember that when you see anything blooming or growing. It's all a miracle.
Tommy says he's having fun. I would love to hear the details. Food is expensive in New York, and he has no kitchen facilities. Sounds like an adjustment all right. I talked to Rilee on Mother's Day. I can picture her in Central Park on Sunday talking on the phone. I'll bet it was beautiful there.
Travis and Agata just got back (I think) from L.A. I want to hear about that trip, too. I'm quite impressed with palm trees and Southern Calif. beaches, but how is L.A. itself? Remember Travis this summer while you play around. He will be learning Russian. We are all excited to meet Agata's mom, Barbara, this summer.
Jenni is finally feeling better. It's still raining in Seattle. I actually envy that. It rained all during our trip back East (except for the last day and a half.) I decided that rain is okay (a real Seattle attitude I aquired there). I think rain is wonderful. After walking on ice for months, we will shortly be scorched by too much heat. I love rain.
Danny is busy fixing up his den (cool) and working in his backyard. He loves his neighborhood and feels lucky to live there. He gave us a computer tour of the house on Sunday. It has a very pleasing porch and front door. Charming. They survived their forced move with style. And they are glad it is over.
We have enjoyed visiting with Dawn and Tyler, playing with Laurel, and making wedding plans. It will be fun to see Dawn's family and to meet her uncles. Thanks everyone for taking the time to come to the wedding.
We had a great adventure back east. I love the Appalachians (what I saw of them. I want to see more.) Maryland was beautiful. Baltimore was clean and friendly. ( I realize we were in a tourist area.) Movies on airplanes can be fun. They showed us two on the way home. Enjoyable. The plane was full of high school kids and I think they thought they might riot. So two movies in a row. We flew over a huge lake. It took about 30 minutes or more to fly over. What could be that big? Then we flew over desolate land forever. I'm think we went north over the great lakes (or one of them) then over South Dakota or North Dakota. There certainly are large tracts of unpopulated land is America. Mostly I saw lake and nothing on the way home, in between watching movies. It was a very clear day and I was by the window.
If you are ever in Cumberland, Maryland eat seafood at the Baltimore Grill downtown. They know how to cook. Yum.
See all of you except Alex soon. Alex, keep writing and calling. We need to know.
Love, Mom
Thanks Jenni for all the phone help with the wedding. I'm in a serious dessert dilemna. Do I need more desserts? I am totally out of me. I don't think I have time to plant the garden and make cookies, but I really want to make cookies. I think I will order them from BYU tomorrow or forget it. Excuse me. I get off on a wedding jag very easily. Other than that, everything is going smoothly. It's supposed to get up to 80 plus degrees this weekend. It's pretty cool right now. What a harsh climate. Remember that when you see anything blooming or growing. It's all a miracle.
Tommy says he's having fun. I would love to hear the details. Food is expensive in New York, and he has no kitchen facilities. Sounds like an adjustment all right. I talked to Rilee on Mother's Day. I can picture her in Central Park on Sunday talking on the phone. I'll bet it was beautiful there.
Travis and Agata just got back (I think) from L.A. I want to hear about that trip, too. I'm quite impressed with palm trees and Southern Calif. beaches, but how is L.A. itself? Remember Travis this summer while you play around. He will be learning Russian. We are all excited to meet Agata's mom, Barbara, this summer.
Jenni is finally feeling better. It's still raining in Seattle. I actually envy that. It rained all during our trip back East (except for the last day and a half.) I decided that rain is okay (a real Seattle attitude I aquired there). I think rain is wonderful. After walking on ice for months, we will shortly be scorched by too much heat. I love rain.
Danny is busy fixing up his den (cool) and working in his backyard. He loves his neighborhood and feels lucky to live there. He gave us a computer tour of the house on Sunday. It has a very pleasing porch and front door. Charming. They survived their forced move with style. And they are glad it is over.
We have enjoyed visiting with Dawn and Tyler, playing with Laurel, and making wedding plans. It will be fun to see Dawn's family and to meet her uncles. Thanks everyone for taking the time to come to the wedding.
We had a great adventure back east. I love the Appalachians (what I saw of them. I want to see more.) Maryland was beautiful. Baltimore was clean and friendly. ( I realize we were in a tourist area.) Movies on airplanes can be fun. They showed us two on the way home. Enjoyable. The plane was full of high school kids and I think they thought they might riot. So two movies in a row. We flew over a huge lake. It took about 30 minutes or more to fly over. What could be that big? Then we flew over desolate land forever. I'm think we went north over the great lakes (or one of them) then over South Dakota or North Dakota. There certainly are large tracts of unpopulated land is America. Mostly I saw lake and nothing on the way home, in between watching movies. It was a very clear day and I was by the window.
If you are ever in Cumberland, Maryland eat seafood at the Baltimore Grill downtown. They know how to cook. Yum.
See all of you except Alex soon. Alex, keep writing and calling. We need to know.
Love, Mom
Monday, May 11, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tommy Graduation
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tommy's BYU Graduation
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Family News Somewhat
Danny finished the Boston Marathon!!! How excited and touching it was to have text messages sent to my phone telling me about Athlete Danny Currit's progress in the race. He started out very fast. It was a hard race. Now it's home to Seattle and a new house. I'm sure he has many many details to share with us.
Tommy graduates from BYU on Friday and leaves for NYC on Monday. He has a two and a half month internship with a very prestigious company. We hope he has housing. He completed his VW presentation just last week. It was very successful.
Alex is going to Thailand in a week. He has had a big job coordinating everything for the interns. He has decided the only way to communicate with Asians is in person. He will be very busy the week or two before the interns come. He's not too sure anything can be taken for granted. The language is a big barrier in on-line communication. We will miss him at the wedding. He might graduate in four semesters with the advantage of summer classes and credit. He will be living at Raintree next Fall with Marcus Hill and many other friends.
Travis and Agata have redone their apartment. They really appreciated having Danny's car for a week. They even painted it and bought a couch bed. I think it sounds like they are planning on staying there next year. And the sun room is once again in useable. Travis will be studying Russian for nine weeks this summer. Agata's Mom, Barbara, will be coming, if all goes well. They have survived the worst winter on record, living on Capitol Hill, and did it with style. They are considering a trip to L.A. soon to see a friend (not Disneyland??)
Tyler and Dawn are working on wedding plans. Dawn booked a photographer this week. They have spent some time in the park walking and throwing the frisbee. They also cleaning and rearranged their apartment. It's sparkling. Tommy and Rilee were there last night playing games and visiting.
Dad really enjoyed his camp in Coyote Gulch with Tommy and his friends. He says he will really miss those kids when school is over. They had a good trip down and back and a great time together. I tried to move the program ahead here with gardening and wedding plans. We are trying to redo some of our gardens, making them tidier and easier to tend. You have to do that in this clay soil. It's a rare kind of cement.
Dennis and I are going to Baltimore on the 4th of May. I was planning, really, on staying home in shock over Tommy and Alex leaving. Maybe this will be better. My goals? To put my toe in the Atlantic Ocean and to get a Swedish massage from the Swedish owner of the bed and breakfast we are staying at (first I need to see how much it costs). She is trained in some unusual form of massage. I would also like to see a building as old as the ones Danny saw in Boston. How old is Baltimore??? What is Baltimore? Aunt Kathy says it is a fun city.
My goals? To come home and finish off the wedding plans, and to be ready for all those who are coming to celebrate with us. Any request? I'm thinking mini-burgers, Jak.
Love you guys! Mom
Tommy graduates from BYU on Friday and leaves for NYC on Monday. He has a two and a half month internship with a very prestigious company. We hope he has housing. He completed his VW presentation just last week. It was very successful.
Alex is going to Thailand in a week. He has had a big job coordinating everything for the interns. He has decided the only way to communicate with Asians is in person. He will be very busy the week or two before the interns come. He's not too sure anything can be taken for granted. The language is a big barrier in on-line communication. We will miss him at the wedding. He might graduate in four semesters with the advantage of summer classes and credit. He will be living at Raintree next Fall with Marcus Hill and many other friends.
Travis and Agata have redone their apartment. They really appreciated having Danny's car for a week. They even painted it and bought a couch bed. I think it sounds like they are planning on staying there next year. And the sun room is once again in useable. Travis will be studying Russian for nine weeks this summer. Agata's Mom, Barbara, will be coming, if all goes well. They have survived the worst winter on record, living on Capitol Hill, and did it with style. They are considering a trip to L.A. soon to see a friend (not Disneyland??)
Tyler and Dawn are working on wedding plans. Dawn booked a photographer this week. They have spent some time in the park walking and throwing the frisbee. They also cleaning and rearranged their apartment. It's sparkling. Tommy and Rilee were there last night playing games and visiting.
Dad really enjoyed his camp in Coyote Gulch with Tommy and his friends. He says he will really miss those kids when school is over. They had a good trip down and back and a great time together. I tried to move the program ahead here with gardening and wedding plans. We are trying to redo some of our gardens, making them tidier and easier to tend. You have to do that in this clay soil. It's a rare kind of cement.
Dennis and I are going to Baltimore on the 4th of May. I was planning, really, on staying home in shock over Tommy and Alex leaving. Maybe this will be better. My goals? To put my toe in the Atlantic Ocean and to get a Swedish massage from the Swedish owner of the bed and breakfast we are staying at (first I need to see how much it costs). She is trained in some unusual form of massage. I would also like to see a building as old as the ones Danny saw in Boston. How old is Baltimore??? What is Baltimore? Aunt Kathy says it is a fun city.
My goals? To come home and finish off the wedding plans, and to be ready for all those who are coming to celebrate with us. Any request? I'm thinking mini-burgers, Jak.
Love you guys! Mom
Friday, April 03, 2009
GOOD NEWS FROM SEATTLE
Congratulations to the Danny and Jenni Currit family on the miracle of producing another boy! We are very excited as we have some inside info and how fun it is to raise a pack of boys. Dennis and I enjoyed Oli and Jak so much when we visited. They couldn't be cuter. I feel the same way about families that have three girls in a row: it's amazing and you're in for something special.
We are gearing up for General Conference this weekend. It is always inspiring and enjoyable. And we all need the inspiration right now. Thanks everyone for having the courage to laugh and live through the ups and downs of life. Your faith and resiliency means a lot to me. It will all work out. Jenni, Danny and Agata (and boys, I imagine) had a "Celebrating Things That Suck" party the other night. They went to their favorite Giant Burrito Restaurant. Now that has style. I have enjoyed so much hearing Jenni's laughter on the phone, even though it was a very hard week or so in their lives. I know Agata is going through a tough time right now so far from her family and her cousin. We pray for him and hope that all goes well.
Travis has been sorting out his summer and fall plans and interviewing for a few things. He might be learning Russian this summer. I think he will find it useful someday. But it will be hard work. We are looking forward to seeing he and Agata in May. Hopefully we will be to Washington a few times this summer.
Tommy leaves on May 4 for New York City. He is coming home for the wedding. He is travelling with his friend Billy. Billy is doing his second internship in New York City. They will be living in the Columbia U. dorms. What a great adventure it will be!
Alex is going to Thailand with about nine students from the BYU and the U of U. He will be the go-to guy for the whole group. He will be able to be on line directly from the markets, so if you want anything, you can choose it yourself. He has worked out some great funding for the summer and will earn lots of college credits towards his minor degree.
Tyler and Dawn are enjoying watching Laurel crawl everywhere. They haven't officially baby-proofed yet, so they have to watch her every minute. The wedding plans are moving forward. Come what may, there will be an event on the 23rd of May. I'm sure it will be beautiful.
Dennis and I are reading lots of books and are still watching Joan of Arcadia. We look out the window a lot to see if the rain has turned to snow, or vice versa. We will be very glad to be out there gardening and visiting with neighbors. Dennis is feeling great. He had a kidney stone surgically removed this week. He was a little sore, but it went very well. That kidney stone is tiny! Like a tiny little fingernail clipping. It should have looked more like a boulder.
Grandma and Papa Herb called. They are still getting snow. She's got the gardening bug, too. It's been a long, cold winter for everyone.
Next week is Easter! That's right! Are you sure you don't want gorp this year? I will only buy candy is someone gives me some suggestions on what kind to buy (other than those styrofoam bunnies and peeps. I like those.)
Take good care everyone. Thanks for the New Yorker, Travis. I have laughed my way through the winter. The covers on that magazine are good artwork and a commentary in themselves.
I love you guys.
Mom
We are gearing up for General Conference this weekend. It is always inspiring and enjoyable. And we all need the inspiration right now. Thanks everyone for having the courage to laugh and live through the ups and downs of life. Your faith and resiliency means a lot to me. It will all work out. Jenni, Danny and Agata (and boys, I imagine) had a "Celebrating Things That Suck" party the other night. They went to their favorite Giant Burrito Restaurant. Now that has style. I have enjoyed so much hearing Jenni's laughter on the phone, even though it was a very hard week or so in their lives. I know Agata is going through a tough time right now so far from her family and her cousin. We pray for him and hope that all goes well.
Travis has been sorting out his summer and fall plans and interviewing for a few things. He might be learning Russian this summer. I think he will find it useful someday. But it will be hard work. We are looking forward to seeing he and Agata in May. Hopefully we will be to Washington a few times this summer.
Tommy leaves on May 4 for New York City. He is coming home for the wedding. He is travelling with his friend Billy. Billy is doing his second internship in New York City. They will be living in the Columbia U. dorms. What a great adventure it will be!
Alex is going to Thailand with about nine students from the BYU and the U of U. He will be the go-to guy for the whole group. He will be able to be on line directly from the markets, so if you want anything, you can choose it yourself. He has worked out some great funding for the summer and will earn lots of college credits towards his minor degree.
Tyler and Dawn are enjoying watching Laurel crawl everywhere. They haven't officially baby-proofed yet, so they have to watch her every minute. The wedding plans are moving forward. Come what may, there will be an event on the 23rd of May. I'm sure it will be beautiful.
Dennis and I are reading lots of books and are still watching Joan of Arcadia. We look out the window a lot to see if the rain has turned to snow, or vice versa. We will be very glad to be out there gardening and visiting with neighbors. Dennis is feeling great. He had a kidney stone surgically removed this week. He was a little sore, but it went very well. That kidney stone is tiny! Like a tiny little fingernail clipping. It should have looked more like a boulder.
Grandma and Papa Herb called. They are still getting snow. She's got the gardening bug, too. It's been a long, cold winter for everyone.
Next week is Easter! That's right! Are you sure you don't want gorp this year? I will only buy candy is someone gives me some suggestions on what kind to buy (other than those styrofoam bunnies and peeps. I like those.)
Take good care everyone. Thanks for the New Yorker, Travis. I have laughed my way through the winter. The covers on that magazine are good artwork and a commentary in themselves.
I love you guys.
Mom
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Seattle Vacation
Thanks everyone for the great time we had in Seattle. Each day brought something special. We really enjoyed the dinner at Agata and Travis' apartment and playing Sherlock Holmes (the short version.) Everything was so fun. I had no idea Danny and Jenni lived so close to the Sound! Jak and Oliver were so entertaining. I'll never forget them riding around Greenlake with super capes on or playing on the beach with super capes on. Sunday was so fun, and dinner was so good. (Thanks Seattle for the weather show!) We survived Dennis' trip to the hospital. That was a surprising start to a weekend visit. (Travis, send me the pictures you took on Sunday, please.)
We love you all and hope to have many more happy times together. It's pretty cool to be a mom and a grandma.
We love you all and hope to have many more happy times together. It's pretty cool to be a mom and a grandma.
Monday, March 09, 2009
For Danny or why I won't run a marathon:):)
So , Danny , you asked me to try to run a marathon. I am having my lunch and I am reading an absolutely spectacular book by Baudrillard, entitled America and I found this paragrapf that made me think about our conversation. This is what he says about the NY marathon:
the marathon is a form of demonstrative suicide, suicide as advertising: it is running to show you are capable of getting every last drop of energy out of yourself, to prove it...to prove what?That you are capable of finishing. Graffiti carry the same message. they simply say: I'm so and so and I exist! They are free publivity of existence.
[12:52:37 PM] agata morka says: Do we continually have to prove to ourselves that we exist? A strange sign of weakness, harbiner of a new fanaticism for afaceless performance, endlessly self-evident.
the marathon is a form of demonstrative suicide, suicide as advertising: it is running to show you are capable of getting every last drop of energy out of yourself, to prove it...to prove what?That you are capable of finishing. Graffiti carry the same message. they simply say: I'm so and so and I exist! They are free publivity of existence.
[12:52:37 PM] agata morka says: Do we continually have to prove to ourselves that we exist? A strange sign of weakness, harbiner of a new fanaticism for afaceless performance, endlessly self-evident.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Happy Birthday Agata
Happy Birthday on Monday (is that right? the tenth of March?) to Agata. We hope you have a special day. We'll have to celebrate this weekend when we come to Seattle (hopefully with beautiful Spring weather). I wish we could stay longer. Somebody made really trim flight plans when they weren't seeing very well. Now the tickets are too expensive to change. It would be cheaper to just come again, so we will have to do that.
I hope Travis is taking some photos of the craft fair and Agata's projects. I wonder what the other booths were displaying? Good luck!
I think Agata's mom might be coming in the summer. Do we know when? Alex is talking about flying into Seattle from Thailand on August 10, then flying home. He leaves about May 10. Tyler and Dawn would like to come up to the reunion. The reunion is getting smaller and smaller, so I'm not worried if we have our own reunion at Granny's when it's convenient.
So many events this Spring! Tommy graduates, Travis graduates, Alex is most probably going to Thailand. He has a scholarship to pay for his Spring and Summer semesters. (are seasons captialized?). Tommy goes to New York on an internship and Tyler and Dawn are getting married! They are coming out tomorrow to work with Tommy on designing the invitations. Dad and I need to book some kind of vacation as far away as American Airlines can take us. Oh yeah, Jenni and Danny find out if their baby is a boy or a girl, and Danny runs in the Boston Marathon! Of course, the hottest issue is what do I wear to the wedding???? (only to me. panic. I'm thinking of an outfit that is totally comfortable and that Laurel can drool on.)
The adventures continue. Call us and let us know how you are doing. We love all of you and pray for you all of the time.
Love, Mom
I hope Travis is taking some photos of the craft fair and Agata's projects. I wonder what the other booths were displaying? Good luck!
I think Agata's mom might be coming in the summer. Do we know when? Alex is talking about flying into Seattle from Thailand on August 10, then flying home. He leaves about May 10. Tyler and Dawn would like to come up to the reunion. The reunion is getting smaller and smaller, so I'm not worried if we have our own reunion at Granny's when it's convenient.
So many events this Spring! Tommy graduates, Travis graduates, Alex is most probably going to Thailand. He has a scholarship to pay for his Spring and Summer semesters. (are seasons captialized?). Tommy goes to New York on an internship and Tyler and Dawn are getting married! They are coming out tomorrow to work with Tommy on designing the invitations. Dad and I need to book some kind of vacation as far away as American Airlines can take us. Oh yeah, Jenni and Danny find out if their baby is a boy or a girl, and Danny runs in the Boston Marathon! Of course, the hottest issue is what do I wear to the wedding???? (only to me. panic. I'm thinking of an outfit that is totally comfortable and that Laurel can drool on.)
The adventures continue. Call us and let us know how you are doing. We love all of you and pray for you all of the time.
Love, Mom
Friday, March 06, 2009
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