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I love the weekend. It means I get Jeff all day. That Owen, he and I get to do whatever.

Tomorrow we are going to see Bush speak. That will be inconvenient (outside in the heat with baby- for hours!) but it’s worth it to me. Also I want to get rid of the rest of the shirts I have printed so I think I will sell them from my trunk On Sunday we are going to the beach. I can’t wait. It will be fun to see Owen react to his feet in the sand. I wonder if he will love it like his dad and I do.

For anyone that may be praying for my dad. His surgery is official Nov. 5th. I am going back home next wednesday (3rd) and staying there for at least a week. I need to figure out where in storage my sweaters are!!! I hate being away from Jeff that long, but I really want to be there during this hard time in Dad’s life. Please pray that he will have peace and comfort that everything is going to go great. Pray the same for Susan. For Jeff (my brother) and I- pray that we will be strong for them and have good faith. We are both melencholies!!! We tend to see the darker sides of things and we have already been down the road of a sick parent. I just don’t want to associate these things at all. This time everyhting is going to go great and afterward my dad is going to feel better than ever.

Oh on a funny side note Stephen Baldwin (william and alec’s quirky chirstian brother) was on Fox news today and wearing a tobymac shirt I designed. That was fun. My dad called me to tell me. That guy is always wearing Christian shirts. I called Toby to tell him. He was flattered. Funny. Wasn’t some crazy good design or anything. It was a super simple one. But still fun to see something on a complete stranger that you had something to do with- on your favorite news channell

All right, my husband has once again beat me to bed. We are so opposite in our sleeping habits!

4 new photo posts!!!

Owen 5 months

Trip to Columbus

WCHS ‘94 10 year reunion

and

A few anniversary photos.

I noticed today that I was a walking statement.

I was wearing my no kerry shirt (shameless plug- go to www.ilovewswag.com- sale 15% off), with my I LOVE MY HUSBAND hoodie over it (designed for myself on www.neighborhoodies.com). Had my yellow Livestrong bracelet on supporting cancer research- I wear it in memory of my mom. Then Owen had his Former Fetus onesie on (designed by John McCollum -you can find a link on his blog). So we were a walking cause. I’m sure someone got offended when they saw us! If we want to take it a step further My shirt and hoodie were both printed on American Apparel which is American made and suports paying a living wage to workers. My jeans were made overseas… which I guess supports out sourcing. I didn’t have makeup on which I guess supports being natural despite my un-natural blonde highlights which supports the notion that blondes have more fun. Or that I’m a wanna be or maybe i just like looking sunkissed. Yeah my tan may go against the cancer sensitivity… I don’t know.

Anyway, Just random thoughs. Fashion really can play a role in expressing what you believe, what you stand for. I love that.

Anyone out there find themselves saying something in their clothing?

Today was our 2 year anniversary. So funny because 2 years sounds so little! But we have been through so many changes in those 2 years. Jeff had Maya (auntie M) come watch Owen, WHICH WAS A SUPER BLESSING! So we were actually able to go out on a nice date. We got dressed up and went to a resturant called SEASONS 52. As far as resturants go I think it was my #1 overall experience. If you know me well enough you know that I am super critical of service and resturants. This place was perfect! The atmosphere was wonderful. Our server was EXCELLENT. There was not one thing she could have done better. And THE FOOD. First amazing Pinot! Flatbread to die for! Salad so tasty! I had the filet and Jeff had the Pork Loin. Both loved our meals. The great thing is that it is healthy too. No meal is over 425 calories! Everything is cooked very light with many seasonings so it is scrumptious. After that I had espresso and we each had a small dessert. WONDERFUL.

At the beginning of dinner I gave Jeff a funny card with a pic of his gift- something he has wanted for a long time. After that he handed me a miniture white card. When I was done reading it he pulled out 2 little blue boxes!!! My eyes went wide! They were full of treasure!!! Oh what a sweet husband. He really over did it. We laughed the whole date through.

Owen is getting so big! He started Carrots yesterday! MESSY But he loved it. Today when I was eating at lunch he was on my lap and grabbed a crouton off of my plate and proceeded to pull it up to his mouth and open wide!!! I grabbed it quickly! I couldn’t believe it though, he has never tried to eat my food before.

Still planning on getting photos up. I have major computer problems, so when it is fixed I will upload and post!

I’m back home in Orlando. Coming home is always so nice even if it’s in a new city.

This weekend was great. My 10-year H.S. reunion was really fun. It was great seeing old friends. Some I have been in touch with, and other I lost touch with. I realized that in those first 10 years it is so easy to lose touch because your life is constantly in transition. First came college… then looking for a career, then moving around, meeting my husband, marriage, home, baby. Now that life is more stable and I have a better idea who I am I think I will be better at staying in touch. I hope. There have been many people in my life that I love that I have been in and out of touch with. I don’t know that all those people know how much of an impact they have had on my life and on who I am today. For so long I was so focused on the “what’s next” that I don’t know if I told them all. Now I just hope I have chances again to make sure they all know.

I also was able to visit my brothers’ new church plant- Central Vineyard in Columbus. It was great. I was so proud of all God is doing with him and his awesome community.

Owen had it rough in Columbus. For some reason it really messed him up this time. I’m really looking forward to being home and getting him back in his routine that makes him happy, well fed, and well rested.

I will try to get photos up from columbus and the reunion on Monday!

OH ALSO! news on the side project front. Thought I am STILL FULL TIME MOMMY FOR SURE! I am going to work a few hours a week helping Relevant launch a mini-product-line. Right now they do a few tee shirts and already do a decent turn around. I’m just going to put some more branding into it and add products to make a fuller line. We are going to build very slowly. Look for line launch in Jan 2005!

Thank you for any prayers for my father. His preliminary heart procedure came back showing his arteries are clean so he is a go for surgury. He will be scheduling it for the end of this month and they will replace a valve, his aeorta, and do a procedure called a maze.

I have been in columbus this week. The trees are beautiful but it is COLD! AND OVERCAST! It has me tired! It has been good to see some old friends and family. Tomorrow is my 10 year high school reunion. I am very curious about some people and excited to hang out with some old friends.

Owen is so cute. I just had to say that. He’s becoming such a pro at the rice cereal!

Tomorrow I’m shopping with Jade and picking up Jeff at the airport. I can’t wait.

Wish I had some deep thoughts to contribute to my blog today. BUT the deep ones i’m currently having aren’t for blogging

Have you ever left a social situation and reflected back on it and re-thought things that came out of your mouth? Sometimes I think myself into circles. The thing I usually regret the most is this: Feeling like I should have shut up and listened more. My mind sometimes is going so much faster than the rest of me. I’m thinking the next thing before completey finishing a conversation. Then I actually think back and wonder what that person was maybe going to say next or i think of more questions I would have wanted to ask them about what they are telling me. I really hate this part of myself. I think I have gotten better… but still a long way to go. I just wish I knew why in social situations my mind is in speed mode? Oh well. If anyone reading this has dealt with this from me- I’m sorry. Work in progress.

New Photo Post!!!!

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Okay, for those of you guys that may not agree with me politically this blog may not be your favorite. Sorry… I’m sure your friendship means something to me regardless of our political differences… but this is where I leave some of my current thoughts- and you came here….so oh well.

The debate tonight. I actually think they both did okay. Being that it was probably a close match and I love W, then I’m very proud of him. The polls so far are all over the place. Fox news has Kerry winning in a landslide. ABC had them within 2 percent of each other- Kerry slight lead. Did I mention I really like our president!

Okay the depressing part- I’m really amazed by the amount of God-fearing Christians I know that really believe that Bush is a liar… that he is bad… that he is actively trying to decieve the american people. They are voting for Kerry. I’m so completly sad about this. Really in the pit of my stomache. I want to know what people truly think Kerry has to offer? Is it just that they hate Bush? So kerry is the default? I just don’t understand at all. I have heard so many personal stories that I am just one degree from about Bush and the kind of man he is. One friend’s brother in law was killed in Iraq and apparently Bush meets with every family that has lost someone over there. He met with them. They all prayed together… he weeped with his parents. Another friend watched him share his faith with a little skater kid in a corner of a room. He was telling him how he used to drink but God delivered him. He wasn’t doing this out in the open for show… but descretely. How could this man of God I have heard so much about be this terrible evil awful greedy power hungry war monger liar liberal spin is making him out to be. Am I going to believe the baby killers over him? Am I going to believe a man that goes so against my moral fiber in so many issues over the president who has a real relationship with Christ? Yeah being a Christian does not make you a world leader- however… I certainly don’t believe all the crap spin from the left. Ah it just makes me sick. I really want to cuss right now but I don’t want to offend anyone. Apparently the leader of the 20something ministry was clear about his support of Kerry to friends of mine… he said he would have voted for Nadar if he was on the IL ballot. WHAT!? also, I just happened on a blog of a guy I know has a relationship with God and is in good community who had a link to CRAP propoganda against BUSH. Look at Ferinheit 911…. creative editing and lies to try to get Bush out of the White House. See With people like michael moore it doesn’t matter if it is true or not… the end justifies the means… so lie to the ingnorant persuedable MTV generation to get the vote (also offers free raman and underwear?) HELLO WORLD- that sick man is degrading you!

I don’t want this Blog to get so long. Cause the no one wants to read it- boring. But seriously. IF kerry wins the election I really am going to need to do some soul searching and in the end submit and pray for God’s grace. I will try not and be bitter to my brothers and sisters who think so differently than I do. I just don’t understand. But The Man with the most electorals wins… and regardless of the outcome- the States will have spoken. And I suppose the key is to change the world- no matter who our president is… Kerry or Bush my responsibility in culture will not change. I just wonder when our country is going to finally fall out of God’s grace.

Did anyone else watching the debate notice at one point bush called kerry senator kennedy??? OOPS Also that Kerry said OGBYN instead of OBGYN. Funny.

Okay so you know that little button in the top right that says next blog… i hit it… a bunch tonight. Just curiuos. I discovered many things.

1. there are A LOT of political blogs.

2. God is also a hot topic

3. Teenager blogs (High schoolers specifically) are often down right mean… lots of cussing and “i hate….” Wow, scarey.

4. People blog from all over the world.

5. kids 13 and 14 have so technologically advance blogs my computer can’t even see it all! WHAT?

I EVEN found a blog that was someones eating journal. They were down to 208.5 lbs. They were counting calories. It was weird seeing a couple days of carrots and dip type eating then seeing one that had every junk food you can imagine on it. Well I wish them the best.

Just interesting. If you have not done it - you should sometime. I actually even landed on a site of a photographer’s daughter from nashville that my husband knows. Really weird.

Other than blog world. Owen and I have some good playing today. I would hit him in the forhead with his stuffed baby einstien blocks and he would giggle so hard! So cute. Then random a friend of mine from nashville called me and she was in town with her best friend that lives here. I ended up going to see a movie with them then all of us (husbands too) went back to her friends house for take out cheesecake factory. It was a fun time. There house ended up being a few away from one of our only friends down here. The world just gets smaller. I know barely anyone around here and the few I have met I run into everywhere. Like a girl in starbucks the other day started talking to me. Asked me about owen. I mentioned I just moved here from nashville… and she asks my name and If I’m Jeff Jackson’s wife. Turns out she interns at relevant. Also saw a lady i met at the pool at the post office. Seriously this is not a small town. I feel like a sienfeld episode.

Good night!

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