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Life goes on! Brah! La! La! How life goes on!!

This blog probably needs some virtual dusting since it’s been so long since we’ve blogged.

April and May were busy for us. I can’t remember all that happened, but I do know we went to three different weddings–two of them lasting what seemed like all day. I started teaching a new class off campus that eats up my one free weekday for grading meaning my schedule got totally twisted around and my free time disappeared. We also were privileged to watch a good friend baptize her high school classmate in the ocean.

Several people have mentioned that having a baby will solve our lack of blogging “issue.” And, boy are they right!! We would love to have a baby and I’d enjoy blogging all about it, but we are struggling with infertility. And, that is another reason why blogging has taken a backseat. It’s something we’re working through right now, and I’m not ready to write openly to the world about it yet. Maybe one day . . .

And, kinda like when Lawrance and I were dating, when I couldn’t blog about it yet, it made me not want to blog about anything. I’m an all or nothing kinda girl–it’s something I’m workin’ on. If I don’t blog about one of the main things that occupies my mind, I feel like I’m lying. So, it makes difficult to blog about anything.

One other thing we’ve been working on recently is cleaning out our home and getting our guest room ready because we have company coming. My mom is coming!! She arrives tomorrow night Taiwan time. This will be her first time in Taiwan. I’m so excited.

So, we have two weeks of school left, and then I have a month basically off and get to show my mom all around Taiwan. Wuhoo!!

move over, daisy

I think I’ve fallen in love with a new flower.

For a long time now, sunflowers and daisies have been my favorite flowers. They just SMILE at me! They make me OH so happy!! Lawrance knows I’m not a rose fan. They smell wonderful, but that’s about it. Daisies and sunflowers are just so much more joyful.

Our second date was to a sunflower field.

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We used daisies as the inspiration for our American wedding.

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See? They are just HAPPY flowers.

But, move over daisy . . . and, move over sunny . . . there’s a new girl in town.

I think I’ve fallen in love with the peony.

Deep Blue Peony by geishaboy500 on flickr

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If sunflowers smile at me, peonies whisper to me “Come closer, I have a secret.”

Paeonia, Tree Peony detail byTie Guy II on flickr

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Like all women she is complex. She appears soft and delicate, but she is so full and flamboyant at the same time.

Peony Momo by geishaboy500 on flickr

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She starts out so tight and guarded, yet she bursts with potential, waiting to unfold.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nettsu/4081011456/

Peony Opening by nettsu on flickr

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The Tang Dynasty saw the first female ruler in China’s history. She declared that no flowers be allowed to bloom. Only the peony broke her orders and bloomed anyway.

peony in a vase by tanakawho on flickr

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In Chinese culture the peony is a symbol of richness because of the luxuriousness and abundance of a single peony bloom, making her a favored subject in paintings. Again, I see why.

rainy day peonies by Pear Biter on flickr

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Sunflower, you will always make me smile. Daisy, you will always hold a special place in my heart. But, move over girls, it’s time to invite Peony to the party too.

Do you have a favorite flower? What does your favorite flower say to you when no one is looking?

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