Courtship: Shot by Shot

(Ha, ha, I didn't quite steal Tyler's blog post title...) :)
Oh, it was wonderful to get to spend time with the K's while down in AZ for Thanksgiving! So, you all probably saw these pictures on Tyler's blog, but I'll post them as well, just in case. Sadie, his perky little sis took several of these pics... pretty nice, huh?!



These next three were taken at the birthday party for his grandpa. I got to meet some of his extended family, and I really enjoyed it, especially his grandparents!






It was wonderful to sit on the swing together... just the two of us, a guitar (okay, and three dogs, Anna chaperoning, and Sadie taking pictures at a furious rate!) ;) ;)



This is the first time I've done bunny ears for a guitar...


Anna was our lovely (and funny) chaperone.

My Other Celtic Music Buddy

Be easy on me. Nobody has ever let me know that I practically dance when I play a fiddle song. :\

My Celtic Music Buddy

My Favorite College Student

Yes, it's time for another round of "Brag on Tyler"!  He is so diligent in his studies; just read the excerpt from his most recent blog post...

 

'So, as of today I have 102 credits towards my BA in History; I need 120.  Within 2-3 months I should have the rest I need.  Today I passed "A History of the Vietnam War," and on Oct 23rd I also passed "Rise and fall of Soviet Union;" two weeks before that I passed "Civil War and Reconstruction."  I also started today my one and last on-line class, called "War and American Society" which goes halfway through January.

The next test that I will be working on is "Intro to Law Enforcement" (which is an elective), and after that "Intro to Business," which is also an elective.'

This Book is Not on Weighty Topics...

...because it's about 'light.'  Other than coming up with wordplays, I have been writing a sequel to "The Heavens Declare" on the topic of light.  This process is exciting to me especially since it involves the same characters I have grown to know so well.  I think this book will be even better than the first.  Last night, at 10:30, I completed the first rough draft.  Now it's on to re-writes!

The Return of the Tyler

Last week Tyler's family was in town again.  We all had a great time (even though a couple people got a stomach bug).  Hopefully these pictures post in the right order...

 

Kate and Sadie had me do their hair up all fancy-like.  That was fun, especially doing Sadie's hair.  I couldn't resist posting this shot of the big twist I did up the back.

 

Elizabeth sure does like "Ty" as she calls him.  (Not quite sure what happened to the "-ler.")  Anyhow, she climbed up in his lap while he was studying, and I just had to get a picture of it.  She's so content to just sit with him!

 

Surprise!  Surprise!  I was absolutely flabbergasted!  Tyler brought me this beautiful wool skirt from Scotland.  (More on that later.)

 

While Kate and Mom made breakfast, Tyler and I sat out on the deck and chatted the last morning they were here.  Mom poked her head out the door and said, "We were noticing if you could adjust your chairs a little bit so you were lined up with the doors, it would make a great picture."  So we did, and here it is. :)  It was so cold and foggy out, but it was very beautiful as well.  We enjoyed watching the fog lift as we talked about nothing and everything.

 

So, I think the visit was very good for our courtship... which, by the way, has been going on for two months and two days today.

Perry Getting Peary

Some friends let us have all the pears off their tree, so for the past two days we have been getting sticky.  Most of the pears have just been canned as slices, but some Mom cooked down into delicious pear sauce (like apple sauce, you know...).  I spent much of today washing pears, peeling pears, coring pears, dunking pears... then starting all over again.  It's been fun and something I have wanted to learn, but my feet are ready for me to head to bed. :)  So enjoy the pictures, and goodnight!