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Robin

funny face

Don and I would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Don's Mom, Linda!

Mom, we wish we could celebrate this day with you at your favorite restaurant (El Burro) but this post will have to do this year. I thought that if we can't be there with you, at least we can bring you a couple of pictures of two people you miss a lot, and who wouldn't be here if not for you!

Enjoy scrolling through the following pictures of Donnie and Karin. I found an amusing collection of Don's infamous way of smiling for the camera I thought you would appreciate. At least in most of them he has hair. (sigh...)I miss those days.



We love you,

Donnie & Robin

Bologna, Homburgers and fries

Saturday morning Don and I woke up early, made a pot of coffee to go and drove to Homburg, a university town about a half hour from us close to the French border for a giant outdoor antique/flea market. Over the years we've heard about the great deals you can find on some pretty impressive pieces of antique furniture, art and porcelain. They were right! I was in antique heaven, and will definitely be back next month.

Nook joined us on this outing and quickly became a superstar. Little kids would come running from across the markt platz (market place) saying "kann ich pet Ihren Hund? (can I pet your dog?), and several adults stopped to ask his name.

We walked around for about three hours and by the time we made it back to the car Nook was very tired. It is times like this we are reminded that he is an older dog- 12 years (that's like 84 in human years). He slept the whole way home stretched out on the backseat and he didn't move for the rest of the day!

In other news, preparations are underway for what I am now calling Don's 30th birthday "Extravaganza." One of Don's oldest friends, Rich (who was the best man in our wedding) is flying over for his birthday on the 23rd of this month. If the picture below is any indication, I think we are in for a some laughs.

We are planning (and saving) for a big road trip to Belgium and Luxembourg via Dusseldorf. Unfortunatley, I will have to go back to work and will not be able to join the them as the travel on to Italy to meet one of Rich's friends who works for Lambourgini in Bologna (for a tour and some pasta), and then on to Dublin for a few days. Lucky boys....

I am just a little envious and am using this post an open invitation to my girlfriends- want to celebrate my 30th birthday in Spain, Portugal or Morroco this September? Anyone? Anyone?

evidence of things unseen

her faith
she used to have
it all together
her faith
was strong
she used to know the
answers and where
to find them
her faith was strong
she prayed
she spoke
she believed
in all the book
had to say
her faith was strong
and then
she read
and kept going
she read the words
and started to wonder
is this the god i really
want to believe in
does this make sense
this religion
this way
how many times
does she have to redefine it
to make sense
to be ok
to not be so horrible.
her faith
she said
was not built on evidence
but on faith of others
teachers
preachers
the more she read
the more she listened
the more she thought
she asked herself
is this really the book
i want to put my faith in
is this really the god
i want to trust
her faith was strong
she said
at one time
and maybe it
still is
maybe the faith not
to believe
the way she did
is really what faith is
all about

http://heretogoal.blogspot.com/