I LOVE This Clip!

I just posted this to my Facebook, but I liked it so much, I had to post it again here.

It's a video clip from Britain's Got Talent. A 47 year old, unmarried, never-been-kissed, very plain looking woman comes on stage. She is greeted by all kinds of stares and eye rolls. Until she opens her mouth to sing.

This clip is very profound and gets me thinking.... Why are we so quick to pass judgement on others? What obscures our view of the divine worth and potential of others? Jeremy Jacox (Jono's cousin) was first to post this link, and I love how eloquently he described it. He said, "

"Sometimes we forget..... Often greatness is found in the most unlikely of places. Often it is not in those of high profile, those who are popular, powerful, or who can astonish with oratory, wealth or even talent and fame. Yes, while we can find greatness in those places, more often--I believe--we see it in those who have not yet been celebrated.... But greatness doesn't need an audience to be great."

Enjoy the clip. I've watched it several times already :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Photo Shoot

Jonathan & I will be graduating in a few weeks (Hallelujah, the day is finally here! But more on graduation in a later post...)! We plan to send out a photo with our announcements, but we wanted something a little less formal, and a little less traditional. What better way to accomplish that than railroad tracks and painted brick and graffiti walls? While they weren't taken with a fancy camera, we think the pictures turned out just great. Here are our faves:

Green Cuisine

Over the past few months, I have viewed countless blogs that describe a super fun tradition: themed meals for events like Valentine's Day or Dr. Seuss's birthday. Every time I would read about one, I would think... "Wow. I am so not creative." So I vowed that St. Patrick's Day would be different! I went to familyfun.go.com and got inspired by their festive ideas. Ergo, we dined on some very "Green Cuisine" today. In no way was it Irish, but it was delish-ish!

Our beautiful array

Spinach linguine with pesto sauce

A green salad (romaine, avocado, cucumber) & parsley garlic bread

The sweet stuff. We drank homemade limeaid with our meal, and enjoyed green grapes & kiwi for dessert

The surest sign of a successful meal: a happy kid :)

What's In a Name?

Already we have been throwing names around. In fact, we picked up The Baby Name Bible and have been browsing through it... and wow, have we been getting some insightful feedback. Not just from the authors, but from Keyan. Whenever we open the book, Keyan comes and sits down next to us, puts on his hilarious thinking face (I wish I had a picture! A totally pensive expression with index finger rhythmically tapping the chin), and starts pouring out name suggestions. Here are a few he's proffered:

• Oranges
  
• Cheetos
  
• Arthur (not too far out there, true... but referring to a favorite TV show)
  
• Little Einsteins
  
• Basketball
  
• Tigger & Pooh
  

Today, Keyan brought me the book, saying he wanted to pick names again. Then after naming some of the regulars (Oranges, Milk), he said, "Mmmmm... how 'bout.... B-R-U-I."

I would say that this is why the baby naming is best left to the adults.... but there are some parents out there who give their children totally outrageous names!

For example...

There was a couple in New Zealand that named their daughter Tallulah Does The Hula From Hawaii. Yes, that was her legal name (I heard the story because the girl had to take her parents to court to have her name changed because she was underage). Then there are all the horrid examples in Freakonomics, like Lah-mon-ja-lo and Or-awn-ja-lo (spelled Lemon and Orange Jello).

Thinking about it... I suppose Keyan's suggestions are mild in comparison :)

She's Having a Baby

If you are a family member, Facebook friend, or even Goodreads (where I accidentally let it slip), then you have probably already heard the following wonderful news:

We are going to have another baby!

I leave you with this disclaimer: nearly every post from now on will most likely have something to do with the future baby Hoehne! :)