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Quotes to Dance By

Post author By David
Post date October 5, 2006

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
– Friedrich Welhelm Nietzche

“Everything has rhythm. Everything dances.”
– Maya Angelo

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”
– Martha Graham

“I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish more to be than a good dancer.”
– Friedrich Welhelm Nietzche

“The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.”
– Mata Hari

“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance.”
– Unknown

Dance From the Center

BridgeTown Swing 2006

Post author By David
Post date September 21, 2006

“Here’s my new favorite name to say: Jenn-e-lynn Lim,” – Grace Killelea, BridgeTown 2006 M.C.

Strictly Swing Lower with the Red Ties Last year’s BridgeTown experience is a hard one to beat. Not to say that this year was plain or boring, but going in to BridgeTown 2006, I knew I could not expect a repeat of last year’s magic.

Clearing the Cache

Vernier’s 25th Anniversary

Post author By David
Post date September 8, 2006

The company I work for celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. As part of that celebration, the whole company was invited to Sunriver, Oregon for a weekend of relaxing and socializing, all paid for by the company. Jenni and I received a luxurious second floor room at the Sunriver Resort with a vaulted ceiling, a cozy king-sized bed, and a porch with two rocking chairs. We didn’t stay in the room much since we looked forward to playing in the pools and hot tubs.

Clearing the Cache

Licensed to Laugh

Post author By David
Post date August 21, 2006

DRGNS Jenni and I were heading home from the Asian food store, Uwajimaya, and as we got off highway 217, we stopped behind a vehicle with a license plate “DRGNS.”

“Dragons,” I stated.

“Or Dr. Guns,” Jennilyn added. We turned and smiled at each other.

I pointed to myself, “Geek,” and to her, “Country girl.”

We laughed and she pointed out that the vehicle was a truck. I crinkled my nose at her and made our turn home.

Clearing the Cache

Kevin and Josselyn

Post author By David
Post date August 8, 2006

Jenni, Jack, and I visited Los Angeles this last weekend for my cousin’s wedding. Kevin, Jack, and I spent a good portion growing up learning multiplication from our grandpa, talking about who’s getting which Transformer robot, and blowing crap up with firecrackers that we got from our dentist. He moved away from Oregon before I started middle school, but our mischievous adventures of many years will always be a part of me. It was a huge blessing to be a part of a major milestone in his life.

Daily Rice and Chicken

Getting the Blues

Post author By Jennilyn
Post date July 20, 2006

What an interesting weekend it was:

Thursday, 10:00 P.M. – David not feeling well. Jenni entertains thoughts of him getting to stay home with her on Friday because of being a little sick.
Friday, 12:00 A.M. – David not feeling well, and not sleeping. Jenni sleeping.
4:00 A.M. – Jenni awakes to David vomiting. Jenni cleans bathroom, and emails David’s boss. Not much sleep.
8:00 A.M. – Workers noisily tear the back porch off our apartment for later reconstructing.
12:00 P.M. – Jenni gets up, and David moves to couch. Jenni is sorry for wishing David to be sick. Calls nurse.
2:00 P.M. – Go to Immediate Care Clinic. David get’s fluid put back in his body through IV.
5:30 P.M. – Leave doctor’s. Get 7up, Jello, other groceries, and movies.
7:00 P.M. – Get David back onto the couch. Watch The Emperor’s New Groove. Doctor calls. David may be sick for 1 to 2 weeks. Need to go to doctor on Monday.
Saturday, 2:00 A.M. – David not doing well. Calling nurse to see if need a trip to ER.
12:00 P.M. – Get out of bed. Watch Fun With Dick And Jane. Laugh. David goes back to bed. Jenni goes to Costco, Fred Meyer, does laundry, disinfects kitchen and bathroom, cooks.
7:00 P.M. – Watch Rocky. David goes back to bed.
Sunday, 11:00 A.M. – Uh oh. Now Jenni’s sick.
Monday – Doctor too busy to see us. Watch more movies.
Tuesday, 11:00 A.M. – David takes Jenni to Immediate Care for IV fluids. Same receptionist shakes her head when she sees us again.
Wednesday – See doctor.

Well, the weekend has turned into a week. The bug we got will go away by itself eventually, and David is feeling well enough to go back to work now. While I’m not too happy about the discomfort of being sick, it has led me to a new doctor (covered by my insurance!) who seems genuinely interested in my case, and may be able to help me with my overall mysterious ailments. I was tempted to be afraid to hope. I still feel a whole mixture of emotions, yet I realize fear paralizes, and hope is what keeps things moving. So I press on; thankful the Lord is carrying me when I’m weak, thankful for my wonderful husband who loves me through it all, and so grateful for my family and friends who pray for me and encourage me. I love you all.

Picture This

Fingers in the Grass

Post author By David
Post date July 5, 2006

I remember seeing this dress from Jennilyn’s senior portraits where she leaned on a tree with her blue eyes looking intently into the lens. She chose the dress because it was her grandmother’s and she wanted to preserve it in a photograph.

As I took photos of Jennilyn in her grandmother’s dress, I was waiting for my camera’s buffer to emptywhen I looked up and saw her sweep her hand across the grass. It reminded me of simple mannerisms that I’ve enjoyed about Jennilyn—that, and she’s full of grace.

Dance From the Center

YouDance

Post author By David
Post date July 4, 2006

Jenni and I were asked to do a little west coast swing dance demo at a friend’s retirement dance party. We picked out a song today and practiced a little before the improv dance. We took my company camera, the Canon SD300, and recorded a short clip of one of our practice dances.

Clearing the Cache

Cannon Beach Sand Castles

Post author By David
Post date June 17, 2006

We visited Cannon Beach to watch the annual sand castle contest. There were many very amusing creations, and a few that were fantastic. Of the twenty constructed, only a few were actual sand castles. Here are few that left us in awe or tickled our funny bone.

Daily Rice and Chicken

Pirates!

Post author By Jennilyn
Post date June 4, 2006

Captain Bones What lies at the bottom of the ocean twitching? Can you guess? A nervous wreck! Arrr! Want another one? Okay, how much does it cost for a pirate to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer! Arrr har har! Okay, okay, I know you want one more. So, when I was a wee young lass, I wanted to see a pirate movie, but me mum and dad wouldn’t let me because it was rated ARRRRR! No groaning, now. I heard that.

What’s with the pirate jokes? Let’s say I was inspired by visiting the pirate ships at the Portland Rose Festival yesterday.