In other news, Lily took one step on Friday. It was the cutest. She is scared to stand alone so I don't know when she will start walking for real. She has been walking along the couch and coffee table forever. She is the cutest thing though.
Funny about here, I really did forget how nice people are. At the store or wherever I always get a compliment on Lily. In Utah it was like oh, another baby, take a number. Aaron and I were discussing too, is our baby really that cute that everyone says over and over that she is so cute and this and that, or does every baby get complimented like that? Anyway, it is nice to be noticed here and everyone smiles at you.
My mom is leaving tomorrow for Mary Kay Seminar and Lorna is leaving for 2 weeks to visit Aly. At least I will still have Michelle, but who knows for how long. She went to Utah and liked it so much she decided to move there. No more College Station, TX. And no more old boyfriend. She seems really happy about her decision. I am happy for her, and just when I leave Utah, Julie goes and gets a boyfriend on me. I can't wait to meet this additional Ben with the already congested family of Ben's (three for me and maybe four?!). It is too soon to tell though, Julie and Ben have only been dating like a month.
Aaron, Michelle, and I watched Vanity Fair last night with Reese Witherspoon. It was such a good movie, and then the ending had to go and ruin it. But other than that I really liked it. It was set in the early 1800's so they had beautiful costumes. 
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(12) Mon Aug 01 2005 11:05 Lazzzzzzzzzzzy:
I've been feeling lazy lately. It seems like when I have the most to do is when I put off the most.
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Posted by Sandi at Mon Aug 01 2005 11:37
Kristen, can you e-mail me with your new address. Robert was supposed to get all the nieces and nephews addresses but didn't. Thanks, Sandi (sandi.whitney@gmail.com)
Posted by JULIE at Mon Aug 01 2005 11:57
YES! Your baby is that cute. Not every baby gets as much attention as Lily.
Posted by Susie at Mon Aug 01 2005 14:10
John and I are always saying how cute Lily is.
Also, I thought the same thing about Vanity Fair. I liked it, but she doesn't learn anything at the end. Maybe I should read the book.Posted by Joe Walch at Mon Aug 01 2005 17:16
I think Lily is cute. I agree with the Utah thing. The people there are good, but perhaps the industrial/self-sufficient mind-set are fertile ground for a dearth of complements. I am here in Missouri and here, there are many people saying Hi and asking if they can help out when they see me wandering on the street looking for an address, etc..
Posted by Joe Walch at Mon Aug 01 2005 17:17
BTW--Congrats Michelle. I hope that everything works out well with Julie as well.
Posted by John at Mon Aug 01 2005 23:12
Industrial self-sufficient mindset? In Utah? I don't think so. I've wondered my whole life why Utah is the way it is. But I don't think that's it.California has a very strong self-sufficient mindset. But people here are pretty friendly.
Posted by Rachel at Tue Aug 02 2005 01:45
I have been soo lazy lately too, I think it is a summer bug. And I've heard nothing but cuteness abotu Lily, from those who are not known to lie about that type of thing. I've heard the Vanity Fair book is much better than the movie. I think a lot got lost in the translation, for instance in the book Becky's character is more complex and one gets a clearer idea of her lack of morals? I dunno, I'll have to read it.
Posted by Kristen at Tue Aug 02 2005 11:24
Yeah b/c in the movie she is a saint until the very end and you are going, huh? She's not like that. But I guess she is. It was sad b/c the hero was not the hero afterall and you don't understand how things got to where they ended.
Posted by Sumana at Tue Aug 02 2005 12:27
I also found the movie's end inadequate. I also wish there had been more elephants throughout.
Posted by Susie at Tue Aug 02 2005 14:02
Yeah, I couldn't figure out if she was good, naive, or slutty. I volunteer to read the book and find out the truth.
Posted by Kristen at Tue Aug 02 2005 15:56
Looking back did it seem as though she was going to run off with George before they received their orders for war? Otherwise, why did she ask for her jacket or whatever?
Posted by Kristen at Tue Aug 02 2005 15:58
I guess she was slutty but it made us believe she was good until the end. I really thought she loved Rawdon and it didn't seem like he had grounds to leave her. He was a gambler and they were going hungry.