This morning I did something that I NEVER do. I got up before the sun. Why? Don't know. But it was 4:30 am, and I was wide awake. I tried to go back to sleep for at least an hour, but no use. So I got dressed, grabbed the camera, and went for a walk about town. I had been wanting to snap some pictures of my hometown anyway.
It was cool and pleasant, and seeing the sun rise was a new and beautiful experience. For a minute it made me want to be an early riser and someone who eats granola, yogurt, and grapefruit for breakfast. But now I'm tired, and it's too late to go back to bed, and I have to drive 9 hours to Utah, and I'm thinking that early mornings aren't really what they're cracked up to be.
Maybe just a little nap.
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Lincoln, Mr. & Mrs. Wicke, Logan, & Griffin
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Ironically, since I'm a Mormon, I don't even drink tea. It was my husband, who, over the selection of Christmas cards early in our marriage, told me that my life was "like a little tea party." I didn't know what he meant then and still don't, but I do know that this "tea party" I'm living is bigger, better, messier, and tastier than I ever could have imagined. I'm just trying to record it so I can remember some of the details when the party winds down a bit.
About Me
- Laurel
- Orange County, CA
- Head party planner, husband lover, kid smoocher, friend talker, opinionated thinker, book reader, food eater, right-brained singer, and belly laugher.
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Books I've Read in 2012
- Adam Bede by George Eliot
- Two from Galilee by Marjorie Holmes
- A Little Book of Christmas by John Kendrick Bangs
- Evergreen: A Christmas Tale by Richard Taylor
- Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz
- The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
- O Pioneers by Willa Cather
- From This Moment On by Shania Twain
- Let's Bring Them Up Sensibly by Mae Carden
- The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer
- Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
- Whitehorn Woods by Maeve Binchy
- The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg
- Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
- Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
- Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker
- Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
- The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
- Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story by Ingrid Ricks
- Sylvester by Georgette Heyer
- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
- The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
- The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
- The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
- The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
- I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
- Papa Married a Mormon by John D. Fitzgerald
- Madam Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
- Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little Britches: Father and I were Ranchers by Ralph Moody
- Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
- 84 Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Middlemarch by George Eliot
Books I've Read in 2011
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
- Renoir, My Father by Jean Renoir
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
- The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
- Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
- On Folly Beach by Karen White
- A Lion and A Lamb by Rand H. Packer
- The Healing Art of Storytelling by Richard Stone
- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
- Unplanned by Abby Johnson
- Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker
- All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox by Jennifer Lee Carrell
- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
- Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
- Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
- This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett
- A Mother's Influence by Margaret D. Nadauld
- Austenland by Shannon Hale
- From Sea to Shining Sea by James Alexander Thom
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes
- Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
- The Uses of Adversity by Carlfred Broderick
- Papa Married a Mormon by John D. Fitzgerald
- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Favorite Books of All Time
My Entire Booklist
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Things that Make Me Happy
- Mr. Wicke
- My Kids' Faces (especially when they are sleeping)
- Family who Make Me Laugh Really Hard
- Great Friends who Understand Me and Still Like Me Anyway
- Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes
- A Clean House
- Bubble Baths
- Bookclub
- Five for Fighting
- Learning
- Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies & Milk
- Kisses from my Kids
- A Really Good Laugh
- The Office
- Cooking
- Loyalty
- Sleeping Late
- Curling up with a Good Book
- Lost
- Going Out to Lunch with Girlfriends
- Jalepeno Stuffed Green Olives
- Chick Flicks
- Good Surprises
- Vacations with Mr. Wicke
- Singing
- Project Runway
- 24
- Candles
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- Mmm! My New Favorite Banana Bread
- Me and the Pioneers: Looks Like we Made It
- Letters Home I
- I am a Survivor
- A Packed Schedule
- 37 Reasons I Love Him
- Infertility: The Gift that Keeps on Giving...Peri...
- Personality DNA
- Mom's Potato Salad and the Fourth of July
- Leg Saver
- Pretty Words
- It's All About Perspective
- Cakes, Costco and Cops
- Just Dessert
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5 comments:
Hi! Thanks for checking out my blog! I have really been enjoying yours as well. I know what you mean about those early hours -- my daughter has always been an early riser, much to my chagrin! :)
Have a safe trip home!
Yay! We are so excited that you are coming here. yeehaw!!! And I can't wait to see your pics on the town...
Oh come on Laurel. You liked the crack of dawn, just a little bit- right? I can't wait until everyone comes home!! It's lonely!
I love early mornings (that is when it is my choice to get up..) especially in the fall- I love the cool crisp air.
Im with you. Mornings are no good. Dont listen to Melissa... :)
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