f & f

last night i dreamt that all my friends were dead. are you? i miss you guys.

before i got married i felt this "ambiguous longing" as james calls it, for what i assume was the void in me longing for a family. before i got married, i always had good friends around me but never a strong family situation.

now i have family and no friends. weird.

leaders

i was in the middle of finding the birth and death dates, countries of origin, occupations, and accomplishments of 40 leaders like genghis khan, king montezuma, peter the great, sha jahan, czar nicholas, hirohito, mccarthy, etc when i took a break to browse fashion blogs, and came across the name nirrimi. will she ever be on a list of great leaders? i don't know.. but probably not. just goes to show how little formal education actually coincides with reality. to me, the beauty in her photos are just as important as whatever sun yat-sen did.

(nirrimi's self portrait)

rose

these photos are just about pretty enough to turn me into a drinking lady. jk, but aren't they just LOVELY?

i wish real life looked like this.

Q.T.

This is a factual list about Quentin Tarantino's best films (starting from the best).

1. True Romance
2. Kill Bill 2.
3. Kill Bill 1.
4. Reservoir dogs
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Death Proof

sorry dudes. it's just a fact. don't get your panties in a bunch about #5. to put it in perspective, i really liked death proof.

also, he is actually NOT a Q.T. and he needs to stay behind the camera. but i still dig him.

what the church means to people like me

have you ever heard of the talk, what the church means to people like me? it's a must read for anyone who wants to better understand the way they or their loved ones approach the gospel of jc. i think it can be especially helpful to couples who might find themselves using differing approaches (you'll see what i mean once you read it) because it helps clarify that there isn't just one right way to function in this church of ours which leads us to be less judgmental. it was given in 1960 in palo alto, where james' pops was in attendance so it gets extra cool points for that.

tis the day

I'm grateful for:

-James and the love we share
-our sweet dog who brings us so much joy
-a house to live in where we stay warm and cuddly
-a clear spot underneath the trees for marty to do his business even when it snows
-the gospel, and all the blessings it continues to bring even when we take it for granted
-my family back home..
-my mom and her kindness, and her young, silly sense of humor
-patrick and his sweet spirit, kindness, and how well we get along
-bridget and her quirky sense of humor, sweetness
-neil and his hilarious weirdness, sweet wife and cute cat
-ryan and his beautiful wife and beautiful baby boys..
-esp elliott (i haven't met pierce yet!) and his intellect, sweetness, cuteness
-my dad and his generousity.
-our 4 cats for making our lives interesting and making us laugh
-the memory of sweet simone
-james family and their kindness in accepting me into the McO clan
-james' cute nieces and nephews, esp when they are real nice to me :) AKA annniiieeee... jk.
-the fact that james and i are from california and we're gonna go back there soon
-the blessings living in utah has brought and the friends i've made here
-like afton!
-and staci, ariel, candice, marissa, whitney, etc
-the amazing lifelong friends that i've known for 10 years (you know who you are)
-the big TV james' friends bought us
-my hair that grew back
-movies and art and fashion and design and music
-and everything that makes life beautiful
-pretty good health
-having a job
-having a blog

Happy Thanksgiving from the McOmbers!