thirty two years

On December 30, 2011 · 2 Comments · In family, love

happy anniversary, mama and papa.

thank you for the amazing model of marriage you have demonstrated for me and brian, and now jp and erica. the way you two live out your love for one other each and every day is inspiring and encouraging and honest. love is a choice, we know this by now, […]

happy anniversary, mama and papa.

thank you for the amazing model of marriage you have demonstrated for me and brian, and now jp and erica. the way you two live out your love for one other each and every day is inspiring and encouraging and honest. love is a choice, we know this by now, and i’m so blessed that you two have always chosen to love the other. i know it hasn’t always been easy –no marriage is– but the way you two have weathered any storm has been full of grace and patience and selflessness.  you two are perfect for each other. i love you.

love, lu

can you believe these two people are old enough to be married 32 years? to have grandchildren? it’s true. my parents age quite well.

 

ramona marilyn

On September 8, 2011 · 3 Comments · In family, life, ramona

ramona. i first considered this name while listening to bob dylan on an airplane in college. the song is called to ramona and, while it isn’t necessarily the lyrics that inspired the love of this name, it’s definitely  where it all started. and, yes, i did read the

ramona. i first considered this name while listening to bob dylan on an airplane in college. the song is called to ramona and, while it isn’t necessarily the lyrics that inspired the love of this name, it’s definitely  where it all started. and, yes, i did read the ramona quimby books and loved them but, no, this is not where the name comes from. also, i love when spanish-speakers say her name. i wish i could type out how beautiful it sounds.
marilyn. she is named after my maternal grandmother, a great woman who i deeply love and admire and miss. after a mighty battle with ovarian cancer, grandma marilyn died at home surrounded by all her loved ones (including me) on my birthday, may 7, 2004. she lived life so truly and so generously and so lovingly. we yearn for ramona to inherit that legacy.