Be Kind To Yourself, Kelsey
Hey guys!
I wanted to start off by congratulating the winner of the BUFFALO WINGERS giveaway!
I used Random.org to pick, and **Drumroll**
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope you all had GREAT Valentine’s days…
My valentine was super sweet, as always, and made me something creative and wonderful.
In the spirit of V-day, I thought I’d elaborate a bit on how I met my hubby, as some of you asked about that story after my interview last week.
I was auditioning musicians for my live band, and needed a lead guitar player. My current bandmates knew of Daron, and so they arranged for the 4 of us to meet. When he arrived, I walked right over to him, and greeted him with a big hug. From what we’ve been told (by the other 2) we just started talking, and next thing we knew, the other two eventually tired of us talking only to each other and left.
I don’t claim that I fell in love at first sight, but I do admit that I knew, right away, that he would be a very important person in my life… maybe a best friend, maybe more… but I knew that we were connected.
Some time passed, and phase two of the “audition process” was underway. We met up with Daron at a rehearsal space, so that he could play for us. I asked him to jam with us, and when it came time for the break, to solo as he saw fit.
When he played that first guitar solo, he brought me to tears. He was so expressive, and the music he made was so beautiful… I was blown away.
A little more time passed, all the while, D and the band and me were still practicing and performing… he quickly became one of my very best friends… We were friends for some time after that, and one day… it was just more.
That is how I know he’s my lobster… loving him was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. There wasn’t any forcing it, fighting it… battling for attention, or honesty… it just was.
So, that’s my darling boy… he’s the best!
(Shameless husband plug- Incidentally, he uploaded his first album, Life in a Paper Bag, for free streaming/downloading today! Here it is: http://www.daronmacke.com/?page_id=4)
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Blogging/Interwebs Public Service Announcement
Have you wondered how sometimes, in the comment area of people’s blogs, they have a spot for a picture, but yours is always blank? Have you ever asked?
-How do I get an avatar to show up when I post a comment on someone’s blog? or
-Why doesn’t my avatar show up on the comments area of that site, I have a blogger avatar? (or something like that)
I’ve been way more active in the blog-o-sphere, and was wondering that myself… well, I finally figured it out!
You need to get a GRAVATAR!!! That stands for Globally Recognized Avatar!
All you do is sign up, and tell it all the email addresses you use when you post comments (it doesn’t publish that information, and you can even assign different gravatars for each address if you want)
Anyway, now my cute picture lola made will show up by my comments.
So, if you want those ugly little blue men on my site to be replaced by your cuteness, get a gravatar.
Tomorrow, I’m talking about the FFFK and other things. Good night!
oh, hi there…
well, I’ve failed again.
I always have the greatest of intentions, but It can be REALLY hard to remember/find time to blog when you’re feeling busy, swamped, sleepy, or stressed.
I’ve not been feeling all of those things at once, but I’ve certainly touched on each of them in the past few weeks.
(if you’re not a google reader, you can now subscribe to my site via email! Just enter your information in my sidebar, and get my updates…if/when they happen
right in your inbox!)
Work has been wonderful. I have a great job, at a great school, with amazing people. Thinking about how tough my job can be, while keeping in mind how much better it is with an awesome team makes me feel pretty darn grateful.
So, a grad school first: I submitted a paper to a call for proposals… the international association of special education (www.iase.org) has its biannual conference, and this year, it is in Alicante, Spain! I don’t know if I’ll be selected to present… and it seems pretty bold to hope, but if I do, then I’ll have to start the process of trying to pay for a big TRIP!! I’d get to see my lola, which would be AMAZING!!!! But It’d be hard to focus on the excitement of the conference, and on seeing my darling lolita…. I don’t even know what I’d do if I could see her sweet face in person!!
So, I’ll keep you posted on that.
So… I know it’s quite late, but here are some pictures from our Sedona vacation
P.S. We just had our 3rd wedding anniversary… man, time really flies when you’re married to the most amazing man alive.


