Page and Jen

Friday, July 23, 2010

Self Portrait...Self Discovery

One of my old friends from high school (Heather Rose) is a great photographer...I have admired her pictures for awhile now...and especially her "self portraits". I was thinking that I would give this a shot...literally! So today...during some of my vacation time...I decided to play around with taking some self portraits. Warning...this is not easy! I felt pretty silly taking pictures of myself...but really this is a great exercise in getting to know yourself! (and your camera...if you are new to photography...like I am).

So here are some of my attempts...enjoy, laugh, cry...whatever you feel like!

Have a great day!

So, who is going to try this?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Wonderful time in Port A...

We had a wonderful time last week in Port Aransas with Page's family...Ed, Dana, Megan, Trey, Amelia, Nolan, Whitney Cristina and Jonah!!! Boy the family has grown! We had some "Aunt Jen and Uncle Page" time with three sweet little bundles of love! Jonah, Amelia and Nolan!

We had a beautiful condo rented at Seagull Condominiums...unit 905 is a great choice! Three bedrooms and a living area for all of us to enjoy some wine and visiting...and look out at the beautiful ocean!

I think this needs to be an annual event! :-)

Cheers to the wonderful grandparents that watched all the kiddos...so the parents and aunt and uncle could enjoy a nice dinner in Port A. :-)

love, Jen

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Sally sells sea shells....

By the seashore!

Looking forward to seeing some of these soon...

And enjoying a view like this....

Happy summer!!!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Boston

Boston!!!

I attended the National School Counselors Association conference in Boston during the July 4th weekend...and we had a blast!

Boston is a beautiful city!! The food is outstanding, city was clean, people were friendly and funny...and Fenway Park was awesome. The conference was great too!!

Tonight is my last night here in Boston...I fly home tomorrow...and I am ready to be home with Page my doggies and my own bed!

Goodnight!

Jen

Friday, June 18, 2010

Memories of cooking with my grandmother...

When I was 9 years old my Grandmother Hayden gave me a cookbook that I use all the time...it was definately a book that helped me learn how to cook (at 9 years old I made cream puffs - using the recipe from this book)!

I always think of my grandmother when I use this book...and love the little message that she wrote to me all those years ago! Food has a way of making memories...and there are many recipes in this book that bring back lots of memories!!

For years my mom tried to find out my grandmother's recipe for Meringue...it was a family joke that nobody could quite figure out her recipe...and even when she would give it out to people...it never quite turned out like hers. Years went by and I decided that I wanted to learn to make meringue pies...so my grandmother gave me a lesson....and I made meringue just like hers!!! And yes, there was a secret ingredient that is now hand-written in my cookbook (written during our "lesson" all those years ago). Now I have it...not sure if I will share it with anyone...not yet anyway!

Monday, May 31, 2010

"It's just a photo in a book...that I am glad that someone took..."

Picture of Nanny and Papa Mathis when they were young (my mom's parents)

My brother has a song that he wrote entitled "It Goes By too Fast" - and as I am writing this blog I am thinking about all the times in life that we don't stop and realize how wonderful LIFE is...

Each day we are making memories...and someday we will look back and think how great these days are.

Rodney says it really well... "It's just a photo in a book...that I am glad that someone took"

Here are some photos that I am thankful for...