More on the facebook conversation...

I have had a couple different reactions of other people to my facebook departure:

1. Surprised and weirded out

2. Deeply confessional and guilt ridden

3. Understanding and curious

4. Article Sending http://www.newsweek.com/id/183180/page/1

Again, I only dropped out because of my personal goals of procrastinating less and writing more. I believe that most probably are using facebook for healthy amounts of time and I honestly wish I could have had more self control to fall into this category.

(This is my last screen shot from last night after deleting all my friends. When I went to send my friend Crystal one last message I tried to type a link and these were my security words to retype. If you've heard my eschatological seminary story, you might find this humorous that this was my word to retype. Eschatological: pertaining to the end of times.)

Groves Family Reunion

We spent a glorious week out in Estes Park with the Groves family last week. This year for the reunion we enjoyed our first annual GFR Talent Show. The entire day before the actual talent show Rory spent some good quality time with our nephew Jack as they created the following clips to be shown throughout the talent show. It was hysterical and more fun than the clips was watching Rory and Jack play so hard all day long. I kept catching glimpses of them at various moments laughing hard and talking excitedly about where their next scene should take place. Enjoy!

Familysick...

You know those good weekends spent with family that leave you wanting more? We had one of those this weekend when my grandma, aunt Annie, uncle Ed and uncle Carl came to Omaha to celebrate my mom's cousin's daughter's wedding. It was so special to have such individual time with these four, and when they left instead of feeling homesick, I was familysick. Here are some pics of our time together...

I found my life list!!!

This fall we took a 6600 mile road trip over the course of two months (you can see pics and read stories at http://www.grovesonthego.wordpress.com/ ) While on one of those glorious stretches of North American highway, I took the time to write out my own life list (otherwise known as a bucket list). I thought I had lost this until this weekend when Rory came across the notepad. WhaaaHooo!

Becca's Life List:
Go to Buffalo, NY for the annual wild wings festival
Live in a lighthouse for a summer (you can sign up to do this!)
Host a Greenleaf Elementary School class of 1992 Reunion
Complete all Jessica Sprague classes (http://www.jessicasprague.com/)
Paint on canvas with acrylic paint
Host a weekly neighborhood ladies tea
See a whale in the ocean
Learn to sew well enough that I could do it on my own (without my mom's patience having to be utilized every single time.)
Learn how to can food.
Make a BIG gladiolas arrangement like my uncle carl
Volunteer at a hospital to hold babies when their parents can't be there
See a bear in the wild
Attend a Creating Keepsakes University convention
Participate in the Alzheimer's walk
Go to a hot airballon event
Do the Lake Superior circle tour again with a pop up trailer (all time favorite Harrington family vacation.)
Learn Spanish until I am fluent
Get a huge glider kite like they had on the Oregon coast
Attend a storytelling convention

Thankfully I've got my life to accomplish these, and I can't wait.

What would you put on your life list?

A new favorite summer pastime...

At the beginning of the summer we were driving home from Target and saw these hot air balloons that looked like they might crash into a housing development. Naturally, Rory and I chased them just to be sure they landed safely (or just to see what might happen...)

We watched these balloons dance on the ground as they landed and as we took pictures we made friends with the pilot of the colorful balloon pictured. He gave us his card with a website of where and when this particular balloon club meets. So this summer, we have enjoyed a few glorious evenings watching these magnificent balloons take off and land again. Come and join us! http://www.nebraskaballoonclub.org/
Watching a hot air balloon event was on my Life List, so it just doesn't get any better than this. It is free, it is beautiful and it is a great way to take in a summer evening.