Simon's new hat!

I know this isn't really my photo to share but I thought I would anyway. I was pleasantly woken up last night by a picture message from Rebekah (Simon's Mommy). Isn't he adorable? I absolutely love this kid and miss him terribly (it's been a week and a half since I've seen him and the last time I did he slept the whole time). This little bundle is a source of great joy for the Gough Family, and I include myself in that statement. Can't wait to see him grow up, hope he likes me ;)

We're having a baby...

Who knew it could be this easy? (read below)


That's right, Jeff and I have decided to have a baby avocado tree. With the help from http://www.avocado.org/, the pit from a Haas Avocado (which we will be purchasing tomorrow), and a lot of love we intend to nurse this into a full grown fruit producing tree. Jeff will most likely assume the role of disciplinarian and I'll be the one it comes to when it needs a shoulder to cry on.

In 5-13 years (talk about a long gestation period) we should have plenty of these to share with friends and family.

Blackberry Pickin' Wisdom

Tuesday night Jeff and I decided to pick blackberries. We weren't quite sure where to find them within walking distance from his house, but we just let our feet do the walkin' and our fingers do the pickin'.

Oh what joy when we found a blackberry vine poking through a neighbors fence (we musn't forget that I do live in Renton). This one bush led us down a path to a whole "clusternut" of berries...we made out like bandits!

I intend to make freezer jam with the blackberries we picked, but more importantly than that is the wisdom we "picked" up along the way.



BLACKBERRY PICKIN' WISDOM:

1. What you don't know can't hurt you. Well, actually it can, but it hurts a lot less when you don't know it's comin'. (Lesson learned after Jeff told me a bee was flying up my skirt, luckily no one was injured)

2. Some say, "the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice." I say, "never underestimate a low hanging berry...all the sweetness runs to the bottom". That's gravity baby!

3. If there's juice on your hands there better be a pie in the oven.

4. Always have a pickin' partner, those bushes can be vicious. (I've got the scratches to prove it)

I'd love to hear any wisdom you might like to share, please feel free to post a comment.

Sweet Anticipation

So, I've had a great day of emailing with my friends about my upcoming trip to LA. I'm really getting excited about it! I'll be there from Sept. 1-5 and am looking forward to reconnecting and getting away from work for awhile.

These are all my friends...ok, well not all of them. These are my best friends from Pepperdine University. See you soon!



From left to right: Heather (who will be out of town), Amy (in law school), Joce (new boyfriend), Alisha (lives in England), Cristie (planning a BBQ), Callie (flying in from Dallas) and ME

Testing, one, two

Hello world...looks like I'm getting sucked into this whole blogging thing. I mean, you want to post to a friends blog and they make you go through all this trouble to do it. Fine, I give up. This is me, Jenny. (Please disregard the stuff caught in my teeth)