this is so stinkin funny!

okay, so i know it is a bit late, and some of you may have already seen this, but you have to see it!! check it out, and make sure you turn up the volume!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=5c8c4f17a74f8aa90a3db31G06123108

and on another merry note, my friend sharon just got engaged! congratulations to her and her fiance jeff!

'tis the season

it was the most wonderful time of the year this year ... arguably much better than last Christmas. john and i have been through so much this year, and we agreed that this Christmas was one that found us older and wiser. God has burned away much of the chaff in us both personally and as a couple, and we are excited to see what the new year brings. and although we had new eyes and new hearts to see and experience this holiday season, some things still remained the same.

we saw my family just before Christmas:

we watched our video from last year on Christmas Eve:

we exchanged gifts on Christmas morning after
reading about the birth of Jesus:

and we had Christmas dinner - although this year it was on the china that my mom gave me. we were able to relax, watch movies, and enjoy the celebration. we did, however, spend some time talking about the condition of our world and all the people who were not able to celebrate. the older i get, the more i feel a call to worldly affairs like AIDS and hunger and genocide. this year my goals are to become more energy efficient (use those spiral lightbulbs!) and to contribute more of my time and money to causes i believe in. i pray that God would show all of us how we can give of ourselves to others in 2007.

merry Christmas and happy new year!
lindsey

into the west ...

john just got home from a three day trip to colorado. he went to tour a wind turbine farm for work, but he also got to do some skiing while he was there. he took a bunch of pictures and videos for me so i could feel like i was there - isn't he so sweet? - so i thought i would share them with you guys.

he made the trip with 5 coworkers from the edison program. my anti-social husband has found some great friends at ge, and he was able to spend some time with them on the trip. he was especially excited about seeing tapan who moved to houston a couple of months ago. we both love tapan and miss him a lot. on the wind farm tour, they got to climb up to the top of the turbine (which stands at 300 feet tall) and john actually got to climb onto the outside of it! i am glad he didn't show me what it would be like beforehand because i am terrified of heights! but my husband - he's brave.

stopped on the slopes for a photo op

the wind farm at sunrise

stately, aren't they?

from left to right: murray, tapan, eric, jessi, john, and ed

john on top of the wind turbine - aaaaahhh!!!

also, i have had a lot of verbal guesses on the hair in addition to the comments on the blog ... as soon as i get a good picture i will post it!

peace,

lindsey