5 minute post

This is all the time I'm allowing myself. We just wrapped up what was a wonderful whirlwind of a week. Some of the events I was having too much fun participating in to bother taking a picture (see lyrics to John Mayer's 3x5). Jacob's family came in town for the latter part of the week for Megan's directorial debut of her senior project "Urinetown." (Says Jacob: Fabulous directing, it runs in the family.) We all had dinner, watched Juno, hot-tubbed, and not one bit of it is on film. But these are some photos I managed to muster:

Miss Eve adoring my pink-flowered umbrella: obviously, a budding woman with impeccable taste.

One sweet happy family + me. Miss Eve was gripping me tightly, refusing to look at the stranger of a photographer, who was also our waiter at the pizza place.


The sunglasses fit better down her shirt than on her head.


Best friends.


I love this woman. I think of Anne of Green Gables' "kindred spirits" line when I'm with this lady. She is serving a mission in our ward and church is all the better for it. She was my accompanist for our stake classical music night. Our ward choir director (not pictured) is a to-die-for flutist, and her husband, an equally talented violinist. They organized the event and asked me to sing, which I was thrilled to do (performing not one, but two arias publicly for the first time!--Deh Vieni Non Tardar, from Marriage of Figaro, and Signore Ascolta, from Turandot--for you opera literate readers.) I love an excuse to sing and wear a fabulous dress, could anyone doubt as much?

Jacob and I would also like to thank our recent guests who donated so generously to our cupboards and refrigerator. Your leftovers are all delicious.

P.S. I went to the doctor today and have some very good news to share...

Only one more trip to the podiatrist and then (we think) I'm cured!