I'm both incredibly excited and incredibly terrified about attempting this...

at 03/16/10 9:27PM

Striding Edge.

6 weeks, Lord willing!

Wow. How awesome is that!

by littlelamb at 03/16/10 9:37PM
Awesome! Good for you!

by uptownwmn at 03/16/10 9:46PM
Nice.

by jlmanager at 03/16/10 10:58PM
dude...i will live vicariously through you guys...

by fullofgrace at 03/16/10 11:34PM
enjoy!

by pistal77 at 03/16/10 11:41PM
Amazing!

by katie_fitz_steinback at 03/17/10 12:06AM
Wow! Can't wait to see the pictures!!

by simon_says at 03/17/10 12:10AM
Ugh. Like mountains, don't like exposed heights.

by jabberwock at 03/17/10 7:15AM
Wow.

by mother_hen at 03/17/10 8:49AM
looks beautiful and daunting all at the same time. good luck!

by aikenape at 03/17/10 10:59AM
wow looks like great fun:) i'll join in the cheering and desiring of photos:)

by yo at 03/17/10 11:12AM
Wow, that looks really cool!

by lastoflakewood at 03/17/10 1:39PM
Fun!! Hope you have a great time!! :)

by kendralulu at 03/17/10 5:28PM
Wow. Wow. Wow. Be careful!!

by cellophane at 03/18/10 12:30PM
are you going by yourself?

by cellophane at 03/18/10 12:30PM
the adventures you go on...

by whipsmile at 03/18/10 5:11PM
Nope - with Pop (see his blog for more info on the trip :-) 5 more weeks on Sunday, Lord willing!! :-)

by marla at 03/18/10 6:08PM
What an absolutely awesome trip! I love your adventurous spirit! Will be waiting for the pictures! (No wonder you don't have time to come to IKEA!)

by themother at 03/18/10 9:13PM
Hopefully this summer, though, Cherry! It's been way too long since I got to spend time with you and John.

by marla at 03/18/10 10:03PM
by fullofgrace at 03/20/10 12:30PM

02/17/10 9:46PM

yes. yes it does.

by yo at 02/18/10 12:13AM
Not as much as when I dressed up at the San Gabriel apartment. I still have those pictures. :)

by kendralulu at 02/18/10 8:51AM
Ha ha! Very nice.

by littlelamb at 02/18/10 9:22AM
lol

by fullofgrace at 02/18/10 9:55AM
All she needs is glasses and a hearing aid!

by misslynn at 02/18/10 10:45AM
No, because I made a housecoat in clothing construction with that same material!

by pistal77 at 02/18/10 11:39PM
Hope you enjoyed your reunion! And if the above had glasses, I'd say "little old lady (me!) sitting down to a good book"!

by themother at 02/24/10 2:06PM
THAT is hilarious! I will post above the fold so others will read it. Ironically I own a Prius car, AND a Yamaha piano. Hugs to the fam when you see them from me. Getting ready for camp, (aren't we always?) Miss you gobs.

by nickkrumrei at 03/10/10 6:02AM
I got my Marla Hug last night from her! It's just what I needed!! :)

by kendralulu at 03/11/10 4:16PM
"does this outfit make me look mad?"

by spike427 at 03/14/10 2:38PM

Thankfully on a much happier note...

at 01/04/10 7:55PM

I just bought my plane tickets and reserved a rental car to go to my ten-year FC reunion next month :-) Now all I need is a place to stay, but that'll come (any suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated!). Lord willing, I'm getting to Tampa about 7:45pm on Monday and leaving mid-morning on Wednesday (thank you Daniel for having everything early in the week!).

I'm excited but also flabbergasted that it's been so long...

In other news, my aunt's funeral was a great tribute to her, and my family's doing as well as can be expected. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers - believe me, we felt them. Things could have been so much worse, and I'm confident that everyone's pleading to the Lord on our behalf made a difference with that.

10 years....I can't believe it! I hope you have a blast!!! ~ It was so good to talk to you today. Love you lots!!! :)

by kendralulu at 01/04/10 8:10PM
I wish I could go, but alas, money is such an option that it can't be done. :-(

by whipsmile at 01/04/10 9:34PM
I thought the reunion was Monday night? Are you going to get there in time?

by aikenape at 01/04/10 10:21PM
have a great time!!!

by cellophane at 01/04/10 11:08PM
wow 10 years!! where did the time go!

by pistal77 at 01/04/10 11:29PM
We did our 10 year reunion last year. It was fun. Wish we could be there and see you. Enjoy!

by uptownwmn at 01/05/10 4:41AM
April, I think one of the events is after the evening lecture, if I understood correctly. And then there's a picnic on Tuesday.

by marla at 01/05/10 7:02AM
The one for just the class of 00 is Monday night, the one for the three classes is Tuesday. I wish I could go. I really, really, do.

by scbrewer at 01/05/10 7:00PM
I have 2 that plan to attend FC in the Fall. They are going to Falcon Days the end of Feb. BUT, time DOES fly! I can't believe mine are old enough to go to college!

by lauriw1030 at 01/06/10 12:55PM
I have posted your mom's comments at the funeral on my blog.

by trx at 01/06/10 11:19PM
see you in FL!!

by bigdeborah at 01/07/10 7:31PM
i know they remember you!! i will be sure to give them your greetings when i see them next! :) we are so happy to have them back home, also!

by spike427 at 01/18/10 9:36AM
Yeah, he takes after his Mom!!! lol :)

by kendralulu at 01/26/10 3:36PM
lol ok, so who is it?

by cmvermont at 02/04/10 9:10PM

Sad, sad news

at 12/26/09 7:03AM

When my parents and I got to Leipzig on December 23, my brother met us with the news that Mom's older sister Karen had been in a bad car accident. She was in the hospital, but as of Christmas night (German time - 7 hours ahead of Texas), they thought she was doing better. Then we were woken up this morning about 7am (right after midnight in Dallas) with the news that she had just passed out of this life and into the presence of her Lord. As you can imagine, it's been a pretty traumatic and heartrending morning. Mom's holding up as well as she can, but I still ask for your prayers for her comfort as well as the comfort of her family.

Thankfully my aunt trusted in God, and as you can imagine, that is the greatest comfort of all.

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I will put your family in my prayers. I'm so sorry.

by marmee at 12/26/09 10:42AM
I am so sorry. We will certainly be praying for your mom and all of you and the family.

by mother_hen at 12/26/09 11:53AM
I am so sorry Marla. I am praying for all of you.

by lynny at 12/26/09 1:38PM
your aunt understands the true love of God fully now; may we all be so fortunate someday soon, and share stories of love and joy with her and all who have gone on ahead of us.

by yo at 12/26/09 2:11PM
I'm so sorry to hear that, Marla.

by csusoftballgirl at 12/26/09 8:41PM
wow...i'm so sorry....
i'm so glad that she was able to be with her closest loved ones when she heard...
will definitely pray.

by fullofgrace at 12/27/09 3:05AM
That is so sad. I will keep your family in my prayers.

by misslynn at 12/27/09 3:23PM
i am so sorry to hear this. you and yours are in my prayers

by whipsmile at 12/27/09 7:07PM
That's so sad. I'll keep the family in my prayers.

by lastoflakewood at 12/27/09 7:12PM
I'm sorry, Marla. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

by lilgagurl at 12/27/09 11:30PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My parents say likewise.

by cellophane at 12/27/09 11:32PM
I will keep your family in my prayers.

by pistal77 at 12/28/09 1:37PM
I can get to Houston as soon as you need me, so be sure to call!

by fordfabulous at 12/28/09 1:46PM
I'm so sorry to hear this, but I'm glad you were all together when you heard the news. You'll all be in my prayers.

by themother at 12/28/09 10:36PM
I am so sorry to hear this Marla, you and your family will be in my prayers.

by uptownwmn at 12/28/09 10:39PM
My heart hurts for all of you, please give your mom a hug for me. Safe travels home. You are all in my prayers.

by dhudgins at 12/29/09 10:21AM
Love you!

by kendralulu at 12/31/09 10:00AM
My heart breaks for your Mom, I know how special sisters are. I pray God will comfort you all as only He can.

by joyfulsong at 12/31/09 11:16AM
Sad to hear about the circumstances, but glad that you all can take comfort in God.

by jlmanager at 01/01/10 10:36AM
Marla, I am so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Please know we all love you and are praying for your family at this time.

by leahwal at 01/04/10 10:19AM

heehee

at 11/18/09 9:05PM

lol nice:)

by yo at 11/18/09 9:46PM
LoL

by scbrewer at 11/18/09 10:01PM
silly!

by pistal77 at 11/18/09 11:07PM
:)

by matthew_and_brooke at 11/19/09 7:08AM
cute!

by cellophane at 11/19/09 7:20AM
Brookey, doesn't it remind you of Andy? Remember his Captain Obvious t-shirt? :-)

by marla at 11/19/09 7:53AM
I saw that one online and loved it too. :-D

by whipsmile at 11/19/09 9:23AM
LOL! :)

by kendralulu at 11/19/09 9:33AM
I used to call Cricket "gatita pobrecita". Enjoyed talking books with Brooke -- and thought of you.

by themother at 11/19/09 12:26PM
I don't usually really laugh out loud, but I was guffawing at this one.

by meg at 11/22/09 9:14PM
I'm not sure how often you read your p'nast blog, but just in case: Good morning, dear daughter! I'm/we're really looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night, as God wills! Stan, Amy and Eleanor got in late last night after we had gone to bed. We didn't even hear them come in. Love you!

by dragonflylady at 11/23/09 7:50AM
=)

by pitufa at 11/24/09 3:17PM
this little guy really looks like our kitty Helio.

by whipsmile at 11/25/09 8:48AM
How are you? I feel like we haven't talked in forever. :)

by kendralulu at 12/03/09 8:52AM
that made me laugh out loud. thank you.

by lefantstaf at 12/10/09 9:24AM
28th :)

by lynny at 12/18/09 10:26AM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

by tortilla at 12/24/09 12:36AM
happy
holidays!

by fullofgrace at 12/24/09 12:56AM