to fill you in, mom :)

from Kyle's grandma.  that fabric is an apron she made for me.  

suzanne and april hendricks

(not married, or in love.  i meant suzanne, and april hendricks)

sharmont's genius combo of real gift plus funny gift.

danika.  believe it or not, they're salt and pepper shakers.

linddddddsey jordan's beautiful french themed gift. italian? french.

baby paige.  there's a headband that punches out of the card!

cassidie's gift of the traditional, coveted mümü

krista roy.  read more here and here

i wonder what caused all these lines on the photos.

this be kyle's early birthday present to me.

it's not a torture device.

you use it to massage your scalp.

it feels incredible.  

thank you everyone, so so so much!

Rosanne, Val, and Gretch also got me things that I would never post photos of on the internet.  But thank you, too :)

who knew?

found this whilst looking up marriage license info:

canker sore number one has formed.

last night my bomb.com sister rebecca and best friend breanne threw me a bridal shower.  it was so great, once i got over my discomfort at being the center of attention.  there was laughing, bacon-wrapped asparagus, and, at one point, 81 skittles in my mouth.  i will post photos of the festivities ere long.

for a lack of better ideas for a post

Here's what I've been working on at Independent Study: