farewell party + cousins gathering…

hard to believe 2 mos have passed since i last posted anything. i think i’ll resolve to write more and not care how polished my entries are  (not like they were stellar to begin with) since many things have happened. i’ll write out of order and post some things from may and june.
besides, i’d rather capture things when they happen, so i can look back at all the amazing blessings i have been given in my life and give thanks to the One who deserves.

back to this post, though it always seems a logistical challenge to get everyone together, it’s great when the cousins are finally able to gather and share in meal/fellowship. last week we celebrated a few things:
- my birthday
- tony’s upcoming birthday
- esther + jim’s pregnancy
- tony’s work assignment in new york

and seeing this cousins portrait, i laughted for about a good 5 minutes and as i looked in amazement at how tall jim really was!
as you can see from this picture, he’s so tall that tyler could do nothing else but crawl into a fetal position and look away cause he couldn’t take it anymore.  i don’t blame the little guy…  maybe i should submit this picture to http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com!

cousins family photo

anyway, though it happen too infrequently, i enjoy family  get togethers.  looking at how much every one has grown makes me get all nostalgic and wandering down memory lane… (continue on if you want to hear me gush AND to see jim’s face).

working hard? hardly working?…

now you can work, sleep, work and sleep, etc… 
if you’re wondering what to get viv and i for our wedding (ok, you got me. she wants this more than i do! ), or my early Christmas gift:

The Future of Telecommuting... is almost here!

now, several years back, i had experimented with a similar setup which allowed me to lay on the floor and have my laptop propped over my head with a chair. then, i used a wireless keyboard and mouse placed over  my belly. it was awesome!
in other words = pure genius…

but later, i would discover *two things which would cause me to cease using this method:
1. i kept falling asleep in the middle of doing my work, and
2. it was a hassle setting this up.
so i asked my friend, roy (who’s an architect) if he could help me design something so i could work while laying down. and he AGREED that he could help me… by saying:
“do one or the other, either sleep on your bed or work at a table. don’t do both!“

man… i should’ve listened.