Month: December 2005


  • To a beautiful a couple, the most classy wedding, and the joining of two wonderful hearts.


    Congrats Matt and Melissa!

  • The whole story is this. =) Esther posted this entry with the sooo 6th grade picture, and it got me thinking. So while we were out ice skating, I pulled her to the middle of the rink and pulled out a doctored version of the picture where I changed the words to “I love Esther” and told her the same thing. She was still trying to read what I had done to the picture, but her eyes welled up a little, and she told me she felt the same way. To me, it was the only way to say it, and she, well, she liked it. =) So stay tuned for large banners with those words and many, many comments overusing the word in a trite high schoolish way that will be sure to annoy you. Riiiiight.

    Okay you Xanga readers and should-be commenters, I am leaving now for Louisville, Kentucky to catch a day of the World Missions Summit and New Year’s Eve with Esther and company. On Sunday morning, I have 4 flights to catch – Louisville to Chicago to Santa Ana to Los Angeles to AUKLAND, NEW ZEALAND! Whoa, I surprised myself with that level of enthusiasm.

    Stay tuned for near-daily video blog entries! I’m excited to be bringing this to you, and I will strive to keep the humor level at the maximum percentile permitted by applicable local and international laws. Be sure to send money, or at least comments, because you know how I base my self-esteem on your mad props and such. Fortunately, I now know how to keep the video from starting until you click play, and on a completely random side note, I did not recognize myself in the mirror earlier today having shaved off my beard which must have started growing in months ago!

    In the spirit of the new year, I hope we all have a chance to see where we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going. I pray that we would all see our spiritual growth and lapses, myself included, and seek to further surrender ourselves to God because that is where it is at, of which I have no doubts.

    You will need Quicktime to view this.

    Esther and I had a wonderful Christmas with a Starbucks-brand Zamboni on the downtown ice rink. =)

  • The first line from every Xanga entry I’ve ever written here, separated by month. By the way, this is my one-year Xanga anniversary. =) Special thanks to my Xanga parents, Pete and Amanda!

    First post!

    Michigan was great. OK, so my Xanga site is for this kind of stuff. :) Snow, snow, snow! Now I’ve had one of all of my classes for the semester.

    Back from the tree conference and so much more that I won’t even go into… Anyone listening to O-Zone’s Numa-Numa song or whatever may enjoy reading the Romanian lyrics in English. Insane craziness. Wow….I’m really having fun at Thefacebook.com! Good day. Thought I’d share this too… Pricing this out: say I bought a $23,000 car. Oh it’s a great day……to watch snow melt and paint dry. Four-year-old driver goes to the video store. For those of you who missed my half birthday, there’s always the Maybach. That’s it. [15:36] bits: do chicks dig fat guys, even if they aren’t jolly? Nothing like virtual class sessions! The plan worked! My cell’s phone book is becoming a tragic love story. Have you ever dialed a number, with something in mind to start talking about, only to hear it ring and ring. I don’t know how I feel today. Do you know your Presidential Hair?  Looking at my driver’s license while eating cereal tonight, I realized that in the last 3 1/2 years I have: Is there anyone else in the world who has a lawn growing in the back of their pick-up truck? Sorry about the drought, but I had a great time in Texas! 3 states in the last 24 hours. Whew! I’m apply for a job at this place.  Is this a bad thing? Now this one I’m only partly in agreement with since I know that I’m pretty well oriented in a spatial sense, and I am visual, but I don’t know that their analysis pegs me….what a second. I’m tired of playing all the right notes, but never writing a song (Walking Downtown) Not a surprise here… More proof that my brain is 60% female… Quote of the Day: (as heard on NPR) I need better heroin than I had this morning. (Chris Rock) I’ve hit up some new states lately – watch out West Coast!

    Today I was working at Never-Never Land (the most beautiful 5 acres in Wisconsin, not Michael Jackson’s place). It just goes back and forth. Solving this jigsaw puzzle and posting about this sweepstakes for Big Red makes me eligible for free Xanga Premium for life… The Excitement of the Weekend! According to the CDC, I’m underweight.  Private to bsirvio Spring is coming! Google is notably absent from Yahoo!’s 10 Year Netrospective.  “I’m just tired. Just bone weary. Not the tired that a good night of sleep fixes,” Get in the swing of spring with disc golf! http://www.miniclip.com/discgolf.htm I love this… Acts 18:4 Lessons Learned the Hard Way [#1] When a girl asks if you want to go see a play, DO NOT ask if you can bring a date. I took this test on a CD for my class – it has 49 different self-tests that you can take. If you want a copy, let me know. Wednesday night I saw The New Loud and Adam’s Mom at The Mad Planet on Milwaukee’s fashionable East Side. Thursday was: Tree climbing by day: A monstrous honeylocust that I didn’t want to tackle the day before. This is the first time that I’ve climbed a tree in a snowstorm! My attempts at entertainment shall continue with the daily posting of some silly stuff from my old school server. One of my first poster efforts from when I was at UWSP. Today I added a review for your viewing pleasure on the topic of Constantine, a movie I saw on Friday with Chris and his Locust St. Ladies.  Kill the Cats You do NOT know anyone else in the world like me. A week late but better than never, I want to let the world know that I saw the most amazing high school drama production of my life in Appleton last Saturday. Lessons Learned the Hard Way [#2] In the same breathe, DO NOT tell someone that you don’t have feelings for them but rather for their best friend. I’ve seen this label a lot lately! How do I let things like this happen. Job Notes [1] Much of my job involves driving, and I’m pretty good at the task. Spring Break is about spending! I couldn’t find my wallet this morning. Who has it? Did you find out anything interesting about me? No luck on the wallet department! Save yourselves some money with CouponCraze!  There are those times when you give a little and get a lot. What a beautiful day! Haha! The mayhem I can generate with a cryptic post on here is hilarious! Pete and Amanda are home! YES! I set a new record for weight: 155 lbs. So I had a most interesting conversation tonight….it went like this: I’m a working man.

    I’m off to Springfield, Missouri! Slow down to 100mph, Nick…I wanna study. As promised, the updates on the garden in the back of my S-10. As much as I wish I always had happy things to say, bad things do happen in my life. This and at Hello. Goodnight Goodnight by Hot Hot Heat You won’t beat me. My mouse skills > * For whatever reason, I keep thinking about the SALT conference I attended in January. I don’t like coffee, I’m not a coffee shop person. I cherish the misconceptions I once had about you. I may be wrong on this, but I’m pretty sure dogs aren’t supposed to be flying.  Stop reading and start writing! What a day! I like trucks. Naperville was great. Lock yourself out of your car.  You don’t know anyone else like me. I realize this is an abuse of bandwith, so I won’t keep this link active for long. She loves me….she loves me not…she loves me! Rashid nailed it when he told me… Nick, you just like to test your willpower, don’t you?  I’m “having coffee” with a girl I broke up with a year ago. The night went well, and the coffee chat was a pleasant conversation.  I took my shirt off today for a little while. Chris is 21. What? Bubbler wasn’t an option? Where was finna? The God who shows me unfailing love. I think I’m going to spend a couple years working on my break-dancing skillz. I have never met or talked to this person, but her website consistently appears high on Google’s results lists whenever I search for obscure things like the lyrics to the currently playing song.  Britney is pregnant. I think my life is about to make a major change. I never worry about things. Bummed. Yikes! I found this article quite interesting. No, I’m not getting any royalties! Picture Post! I just got annihilated in an e-mail after asking someone to tell me what they thought about the Ladder Theory. Apparently it’s Burning Bridges Week! I forgot how much I love this lens…

    More pictures! I took a walk around the yard today…     The kitchen remodeling is almost done! Oh, I had something exciting to start this entry out with, but I forgot. Oh, I remember now. A couple nuggets from my trip to Naperville, IL where Dave Short gave a workshop on small groups in Chi Alpha… Real-Life Case Study. Sometimes God can’t answer your prayer right away because he’s too busy writing down all his miracles. Interesting. So tempting… I’m the permanent designated driver around here. Definitely on a classical music kick. This Milwaukee gentleman had the bright idea of taking a limb off a tree in his yard. I wouldn’t know what this is like…right… I had a most beautiful dinner with the family for Mother’s Day. Reminiscing of last year’s graduation… Another great night at Izumi’s Restaurant! This is worth the bandwith. Great story, Hansel. I thought this was pretty cool: I love my family.     
    Jackie sits back reflects his thoughts for a moment. I’m going to miss these times…  I went to school with Wayne for 6 years. I passed Managerial Economics with a B! I gave Joe the camera and look what happens! A wild bluebell. Look what I can do! Lovely traces. Going to work in the posh areas of town gives me lots of ideas for my house. Going into Friday this week, I’ve got 50 hours in so far. A very rural Saturday today up in the middle of the state today. So I suppose people might want to see what a typical job might look like. I actually don’t know what kind of flower this is. Take 3! Why don’t you try talking some sense into the Smarterchild.

    Would the world mind if I hopped on the swing for a [long] while? Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Yay! Hear! Hear! Hear! Career path of the hour! Captions? Anyone? Even payday would’ve been a bad day to do that, dude. Learning lovin’ somebody don’t make them love you. ~Jack Johnson Double-sided scanners are a gift from God to attack the paper mountains of our lives. Sometimes old people (23 and older) have great Xanga entries! What a day! “This is just to show,” he wrote, Pic of a terrible highway accident. Mountain climbing with the truck last summer. Press ‘A’ for addition. This is so cool. In the interest of being a reliable source of information here, I’d like to take this opportunity to correct the identification of two flowers posted here earlier. My friend Matt from New York sent these pics to me and asked me to share them. Phillip Holt is a multi-talented and flexible professional butler. Mental Illness Said to Affect One-Quarter of Americans  I rather like not being in control. Off to Waupaca to volunteer at the AG camp there that I’ve spent oh so many summers at…  Issues are like hairballs. Getting back to my knighthood roots. Whoo-hooooooo! Ever feel like this? You’re not prepared for this. On the lighter side…. The plan for Batman Begins is Thursday night at 7:05p in Mequon. Quick social calendar update for all. Xanga could stand to fix their comment feature. So you wake up early in the morning and get down to the dock around 5am to find that they scheduled you for the next week!     Nothing like giving the subwoofer a little workout with Paul van Dyk. What’s up, Carolyn! Nothing like having a good time golfing in a swimming pool! And today’s quotes (from Chris, and not my brother): Thomas Jefferson, 1816 Newcastle trumps all, my new girlfriend alternative. I am in the midst of a crazy hair day.

    I just caught a glimpse of the rest of my life. A follow-up story on the Central Park jogger. I woke up inordinately early this morning, for a Saturday at least, and played badmitton for hours with these sweethearts. We were fireworking it this evening. Rain, rain, go away, Come again a school day. -Christina Yay! Upon further review…these pictures do look like they’re computer generated! I bit my tongue today! Bush Regales Dinner Guests With Impromptu Oratory On Virgil’s Minor Works The Summerfest run-down with the best moments: Death Cab for Cutie – being the oldest person at the concert (besides the journalist doing the review for the newspaper) Why English Majors Will Never Rule the Earth I spent the morning with my little brother Joe, counseling him on how to woo women with instant messaging. I love my sisters. Yesterday, there was a plane collision in Saskatchewan that involved stunt pilots Matt and I saw last summer at the EAA Air Show in Oshkosh, WI. Long work day today – I ended up literally moving a million pounds of compost around waiting to see how my evening would pan out…but I’m so tired! Attracting young kids late at night. Do I have theories? Posting for posterity… I do this a lot, actually… An excellent concert. <= Loving the display pic right meow. Picture Posts as Requested. It’s a classical week for me. This is who I have to work with. [Lester and Joe] After living in Milwaukee for all these years, I’m finally hitting up the festivals! [1] My sister Beth put a model together of herself and liked that combo. The music theatre production at St. Norbert in Green Bay was awesome! Nick: Can you believe that a group is in the works that’s titled, “We Used to Like Nick”?

    Quick update! Broadcasting live from Nashville, Tennessee… A very IM birthday: It is not looking good for the ELCA Lutheran denomination. I had a blast in this city! If there’s one thing I know…. Brent asked me this, and I’ve had the discussion with a bunch of people lately, actually. Oh it’s a hard-knocks life for me! Having a lapse to age 16. That’s it. It hurts to see this. AREA MAN GOES FOR THE CLIPPERS Before. A night out on the roof. For the fun of it, I scrolled through 8 painful pages of preteen profiles in the Milwaukee Metro here on Xanga. At 6:15am on Saturday, the plane left the gate in the dark with a steady rain and a sleeping passenger, who was questioning his sanity for picking an early flight. Either Kathryn, Chelsea, and Renee are all sharing the same computer or something is running noodley. I’m going to a Neil Diamond concert tonight at the Bradley Center. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Caroliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine. Full-text searches of books: print.google.com

    I was stung 29 times by yellow jackets today. Say hi to Rachel who just moved to Oregon. It’s Official!  I have a cool job. Dashboard Confessional is opening for U2 on Sunday.  Ah, the famous credit card prank.  Neil Diamond was good, but… There are no words. Chris, though he doesn’t read this site, took this picture. UW-Stevens Point is on the facebook and picking up speed!

    Thoughtathat: so September ended and no one woke me up Never pass up an opportunity to pee.  Fall colors…they were beautiful today. “Esther Falls Off Chair Towards Camera” Tomorrow morning at 6am, my little sister will be undergoing a complicated surgery to correct her gait in an operation called hip varus osteotomy or derotational osteotomy. Christina is home! At this point, it’s full-blown wedding season for me. Completely aside from you being my boyfriend – You have become my best friend. [Esther posted this =)] Posting one of those posts I never read – an update to update, but I thought I might as well! A sugar maple leaf I caught in mid-air today. It was a crazy-productive day today! A long but fruitful weekend!

    You stay classy, San Diego. Who was in on this? I’m hooked! My new cell phone has finally arrived! Hello! It’s a good thing I got in for free. My stomach tightens when I think about this. It’s SNOWING!!! Yay! This book just arrived, and wow, I get lost in books like these! Turning to you guys (gender neutral) because you all probably understand this the best. Whenever I’m feeling blue, I turn to my eBay feedback. Yo! Another reason to love Firefox: blocking ads. 1. The government should subsidize struggling museums, theaters, and artists. 2. I am troubled by the eroding distinction between entertainment and marketing. 3. Protesters cause more good than harm. 11. The world would be better if there were no huge corporations, just small businesses. The proof I needed that people who practice yoga are crazy. I think I’ve been plowing snow for too long. Experiment Gives Illusion of That Shrinking Feeling. In keeping with tradition, here is our newest addition, having arrived this afternoon. I am thankful for guys (males) who post (on Xanga) short, funny, useful entries (prime example). 13. Tradition is a reliable guide in deciding what’s right. It takes me almost an entire minute to take a hot dog out of the fridge, out of the packaging and to put it in the microwave, with a bun then top it off with ketchup. It’s The Force!

    News from the Front!  What should a business’s purpose or mission be? Thank you for your thoughts on businesses – no, it’s not for a particular assignment, but I do wonder what other people tend to think. This past weekend, my friend Lehnert and I drove out to Rochester, MN to visit our friends Jake and Jenni who now have a new baby. Your butt is never a factor in a job interview. I haven’t showered in sooo long. Opening Warning: After being cooped up in a truck for 80 hours plowing snow, I have a lot of random bits to share! Play with her hair. Which is more difficult: Almost 100 visitors today. Edit: My most recently completed website endeavor.

    But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11. This is what I celebrate. =)

    Merry Christmas

  • Edit: My most recently completed website endeavor.

    Today I turned the corner onto a street in rural Wisconsin and saw a speed limit sign for 35 mph. Well, it said 25 – but I saw 35 mph. Not something that happens occassionally, this is what I always do. Every time, I add 10 to a sign and figure that’s the actual limit I have to stay under, with the exception of interstates where it’s more of a do-what-you-can-get-away-with 85 mph revision.

    Surely I’m not the only one! What do you add?

    No humanities student addition permitted.

  • Almost 100 visitors today. And 13 comments. A grave, grave problem. Ideas?

  • Which is more difficult:

    • Changing yourself?
      …or…
    • Changing your self-perception?



    Quick edit: I LOVE starting fluid!! Can’t get an engine started? Just spritz some ether in the air filter and a little lawnmower-sized salter springs to life. Or better yet – a massive six-cylinder diesel motor absolutely roars into action, going from a slow turn to an insane spin. First time I saw that, I practically wet myself. And would have had to change myself!

  • Play with her hair. Talk to her in movie theatres. Snuggle, Hold her hand, and lightly KISS her. Hold her hand and walk. Hold her hand and run. Just hold her hand. Pick flowers from other peoples yards and give them to her. Tell her she looks BEAUTIFUL. Introduce her to your friends as “The most amazing girl I know”. Sit in the park and talk to her. Take her to the library, ice skating, playgrounds, and coffee shops. Tell her stupid jokes… Whatever it takes to make her laugh. Write poems about her. Walk with her, even if its just around the block. Throw pebbles at her window at night. SURPRISE HER. Do things that make her SMILE, make her LAUGH, and make her want to KISS you right on the face. BE SPONTANEOUS.. When she starts yelling at you, tell her you love her. Give her back rubs. Play football with her. Let her fall asleep in your arms. Call her even if its just to say hi. Call her back if she calls you. Jump on the bed with her.  Whisper in her ear. Sing to her, no matter how bad you are. Carve your names into a tree. Get her mad, then KISS her. Push her on swings. Stay up with her all night. Leave her little unexpected notes.. on the car, or on her door, saying how much she means to you. Take her to romantic places and lay out blankets to look at the *stars*. Make up nicknames for each other. Show up at her work or apartment unexpectedly. Send flowers and dorky notes that only you two understand. Teach her guitar. Lend her your cds. Make her cds of songs that remind you of her. Write her letters. If she asks you to go to a show with her, go, even if it means a 5 hour car trip. Go on a road trip even if theres no destination or you cant be gone long. Listen to her favorite songs. When shes sad or sick, hang out with her or stay on the phone with her, even if shes not saying anything.  Buy her ice cream. Let her take all the pictures of you SHE WANTS. Look into her eyes. Slow dance with her, even if the music is fast. Make her a romantic dinner for special days. Remember dates.. even ones like your first kiss or date and surprise her on the anniversary. Kiss her in the rain. Kiss her when she least expects it. When yOufall in love with her, TELL HER!

    Yes. YES! I’m like so looking for that boy.

  • Opening Warning: After being cooped up in a truck for 80 hours plowing snow, I have a lot of random bits to share!



    1. My professor came to class yesterday 25 minutes late and DRUNK. So much for giving my class presentation, we passed him in the hallway on our way out, and I immediately saw his hair and clothes were disheveled, and his speech was incoherent. “I don’t know what happened….I thought I left with enough time…I’m really sorry guys…” this all coming from a human resources professor who tells us about substance abuse in the workplace. The demonstration wasn’t necessary, and your boozy breath was more than I needed! Perhaps he needs to hit bottom with his alcoholism, but he really needs help, and he has to stop messing up other people’s lives, grades, and his own! Good thing I don’t go to Marquette, or I would be suspended and fined $15,000 for blogging about this!

      So my dilemma is what to do! Should I say something to him? Before or after our final exam on Thursday? To the administration to wake him up? I’m at a loss… My other dilemma is how to fit my work truck into the carwash.





    2. Nobody wants to hear about a work day, but I had a highlight today! I turned the corner and saw a gaggle? of turkeys in the lawn with three of them climbing a crab tree! I didn’t know they could do that! New hiring prospects for Crawford Tree!





    3. In accordance with tradition, allow me to bid a formal farewell to the old Truck 68 and warmly welcome its replacement. =)





    4. For anyone wondering, millions I’m sure, this is my main plow vehicle. The Sherman Tank is still on backorder. Just picture me at the wheel with Mateo riding shotgun and both of us jamming to 104.7 – Racine’s Spanish radio! Me gusta mucho. =)





    5. We had a little jam session at Chi Alpha last night, or should I say this morning. It was really good! Followed up by donuts in the parking lot as I was trying to plow!





      On the right is Bree, our wonderful bassist!


    6. Remember that there are people who can’t afford warm clothes or Christmas presents for their kids! My amazing mom literally saved trucks of clothes and toys from the landfill and washed it and sorted it by age group and gender for me to drop off at a Catholic ministry house called Casa Maria. Surprising, when I walked in, the house smelled faintly like a Lutheran house. Just thought I’d provide the correlation

      It’s down by Marquette (I say that about anything in that general vicinity) and had a cool little sign I know someone will really like. (Click it bigger)





    7. Check out the new Xanga features coming our way on Marc‘s page. Naturally, I couldn’t help but weigh in, especially if I’m on the first page – but Tyler nabbed that top spot!


    8. Man, I love having a camera phone! I just realized why no one is calling me…my phone was off the whole time I was writing this entry… Well, I’m sure they’re wondering when I’m coming over to Joe‘s birthday party! Before you sign off of Xanga today, be sure to say happy birthday to the boy – he’s 15 on Sunday!


  • I haven’t showered in sooo long.

    Know that feeling in a full bladder when you get close to bathroom? Just had that.

    Don’t you just want to share that moment of relieving yourself with someone on the phone?

    One paper down. One to go. Still. Targeting Tuesday?

    Almost done with 11 semesters. I am done in spring!

    Lately, I’ve noticed myself stashing things. Pyschologically. I know
    that on January 1, I hop on a plane and go to the other side of the
    world. I know that anything I don’t finish by then will never be
    finished. Rebate checks will not find their way to my mailbox, and
    paperwork will not land in files on their own. But you know? It won’t
    matter! So I’m just pushing through the next two weeks knowing that if
    I survive this, I will have a w-w-wonderful three weeks to hike through
    mountains with my buddies. Sweet!

    In the meantime, we have a last Chi Alpha night of the year tomorrow
    night, our last men’s group on Wednesday night, and my last final next
    Thursday on the 22nd. Almost, almost there! A special someone is coming in on the 25th. Then Matt‘s
    wedding on the 30th, a long drive to Louisville, KY, and a great chance
    to meet people at the World Missions Summit, experience God in a big
    group, and…and…a plane trip to New Zealand. So that’s my schedule!

    Anyone want to skiing this week? We’ve got piles of snow!

  • This
    past weekend, my friend Lehnert and I drove out to Rochester, MN to
    visit our friends Jake and Jenni who now have a new baby. It was my
    first trip out to see their new home, and I wish I had gotten there
    sooner! By the way, Lehnert is going with me to New Zealand. In fact,
    he leaves on Saturday for a long layover in Hawaii then on to meet up
    with our buddy Jojo.

    Research tells us that babies’ morphology triggers a physiological
    reaction in adults. I can confirm that. Jake and Lehnert? Motorcycle
    riders, even racers. Lehnert has 8 bikes. Jake crashed on one of
    Lehnert’s bikes and started a wildfire. These guys climb trees for a
    living, run chainsaws. You name it. They’re hardcore. Jake told his
    wife a year ago that he and Lehnert and Jojo were going to Wisconsin,
    but they had a pit stop in Southern California that his wife heard
    about this year. They drove non-stop and made it round trip in a
    weekend – the car was turned off once!

    Enter Olive. Jake is holding his daughter and going “ba-ba-booo,
    ba-ba-booooo” with the softest look on his face. Jenni says, “she likes
    that” and Jake responds, “it’s from Chapelle.” Jenni no longer likes
    that. Olive is in training.

    As you can see, Olive’s big eyes are part of the morphology of babies
    that makes them adorable. In relation to their heads, their eyes are
    huge! Their minds are actively learning at this stage – very quickly
    picking up new things. You’ll see in a moment.

    Periodically, we as guys would lapse into our old selves. Leaving child
    rearing to the mother of the house, we took off in a high performance
    Ford Escort with a switch on the dash (circled in red) to turn the heat
    on high or not at all. Basically you get to the point of being
    uncomfortable then you turn it off until you reaach the point of being
    uncomfortable. Repeat. The car also has no dashlights, can play
    Dashboard Confessional loudly, but you cannot see how fast you’re going
    at night as you skid across the icy
    freeway in a snowstorm at 70mph like I was doing to get back to plow
    snow because we got dumped after I left and I can’t be gone and Lehnert
    had to plow for the City of Waukesha and I’m rambling.

    While out there, we stopped at Cabela’s to pick up supplies for the trip to New Zealand. I found wool pants for $6 but not in my size. Instead I found some waterproof zip-offs. Um, Under Armour is on my Christmas wish list.

    Back to training. With her naked bottom sitting on my head with her
    about to pee at any second, Jake asked what Liv should wear. Jenni says
    she doesn’t care. I mean, she poops every 15 minutes so changing is a
    constant process. Jake says are you sure. Jenni says yeah I don’t care.

    Psychological training has to begin at a young age. Jake instinctively
    knows this and dresses her in a “Good tree people do not top trees.”
    shirt, a quote by Dr. Alex Shigo. If she is to live and breathe trees,
    this early start is essential.

    Look at her eyes! See what I mean?? Jake is such a good dad.

    No, this is not my daughter. Someday, Nick, someday… This is my adorable sister Victoria Zoe.

    And the lovely recovering Miss Christina who is now walking!

    PS: I love my camera phone! Some
    of these pictures bombed, but the Olive ones surprised me! Um, as long
    as I’m mentioning it, some hiking boots would be nice and a camera for the trip. It’s cheaper than this on eBay. Mom? Are you reading this?

    Edit: Just found out that all you
    need to be a Nobel Peace Prize nominee is for a professor of history or
    some social science to nominate you. That would be a good gift idea…