Courtney’s Haven

MMMM MMM!

I have lately been dabbling with the culinary arts, and this weekend, a “friend” and I made this.

I prepped everything, and he cooked it.

It was absolutely wonderful!

2 Lamb Ribs with a Port Wine and Cherry Reduction, with White Pepper Mashed Potatoes! mmmmm…I’m almost growing up! We also had it with Medalla Real 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon! It was definitely bon appetite!

Granny is a Orator too…

She always amazes me that amount of which she still knows and the passion of which she displays it.

Today, Theresa, my mom, and Granny were sitting around the dining room table eating breakfast, and the discussion came up about how/where people wanted to be buried. John wants my mom to be buried in Colorado, side by side. My mom doesn’t want that,etc etc.

Cremation, pine boxes, et.al. were all discussed.

Then Granma, just beautifully recites this poem, “Don’t Weep for Me” as such…

“Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.

I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.

I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room,
I am the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.”

I was amazed. She has so much knowledge, wisdom, and more than I can even fathom right now…it’s very powerful. Words cannot express the beauty of it.

I hope that I will be able to recite poems like this to my grandkids at her age…and not some rap song lyrics that Ludacris wrote.

I’m speechless.

Pictures

I don’t know why, but I am seriously in love with photography/being artsy fartsy/creative.

I guess I blame it on being on an side of the box thinker, a free spirit (to reach unchartered unterritory), and much else.

It’s like something that can never be finished, accomplished, but only perfected. Sounds like a perfectionist thing as well?

Well, here are some pics I’ve taken in this wonderful journey of life!

Ode to Another Beginning

School is in full swing, and I’m ready to battle all the hard work that comes along with it. I really am loving everything right now. My friends are great. My family is awesome. It’s truly great.

I know I’m still young, but I am beginning to see how awesome it is to be independent and make own choices. I am now able to make my own decisions without being dependent on other people, and that truly is great. I hope that’s a sign of maturity and growing up.

I hope everyone is well, and I can see family soon. Ya’ll really are the best!

Much love,
Courtney

Definite Need for an Update

WOW! It has been a little while.

Since the last entry I have:

Finished my spring semester
Gone to Austin to see Matthew graduate
Gone to Europe (London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland)
Gone to Austin again for the Danskin Triathlon and swam at least 2 miles
Went to Freeport and Corpus Christi to audit offices
Became a research assistant in a NIH sponsored research project in social psychology

It doesn’t even seem like the middle of June! It’s just crazy. Well, I hope (strong emphasis on that word) to update more. Just know that everything is great and crazy.

That’s kinda the way I like it.

Hope everyone is well.

Love,
Courtney