July 2004

July 21, 2004
About me, well, I'm just sleepy and a little cranky....coming down off the wedding high, I've concluded that i love being married, but I hate going to work. I need a new job, and fast. *sigh* A new blog for you to check out: greek tragedy
A new poem for you to read:

wendy one day waited.

for the rain and the ice cream man
for the moon and the knock knock on the window.
with a foot tied to one rail
it was all she could do
how did that song go wendy wondered
foolish fools feeding feeling and finding nothing
for the rules that wendy followed
had no allowances for fools
walking slowly wendy pointed
only answered one question
why wendy
and the window rattled
and wendy ran
it was so hard
as she had left her foot behind
the fools thought she needed
but wendy wouldn't.
and she flew.
no more waiting.

July 9, 2004

12 Things I learned from my Dad, Jack:
1. Sometimes getting up early is the only way to get ahead.
2. A good, funny movie is the best way to cure a bad day (see Father Goose or Yours, Mine and Ours)
3. When in doubt, look busy.
4. A clean bedroom is the best way to start and finish your day.
5. Avacados and Kiwi's can be a meal if you eat enough of them.
6. "On the Road Again" is the all-time best feel-good song ever.
7. Gardening is a good stress reliever.
8. There's nothing wrong with dreaming. Sometimes it's the dreaming that leads to a new reality.
9. You can never have too many shoes. Especially if they are leather and well made.
10. A good way to cure a teenage attitude is hard work. Just ask my Uncle Sam and my cousin Tim.
11. If all your kids ever ask you for is a ride down a snowy street on a garbage can lid tied to a bumper then obviously they aren't teenagers yet.
12.You can save money if you neuter your pets yourself.

July 8, 2004

Well Kids! I did it. I am Mrs.. Tim Cooper. I spent last night sewing my new name on my new uniform and it looks great. :) I keep on forgetting and answering the phone "uuuh....SSgt Basey I mean uh yeah , can I help you???" But , all in all I have to say that transitioning into married life has been pretty easy. Of course I may be biased because I married such a great guy. :) Anyway, the wedding went swimmingly.

We all had a great time, there were no major disasters, it didn't rain, the cake was wonderful and the ceremony was amazing.... For those of you that were able to attend, thanks so much for being a part of our big day. ...And for those of you who were unable to be there, we were thinking of you. If you want to see pictures, check out the gallery... (thanks to arian nead, our photographer...)

Love to everyone,
Erin (Cooper)