CLENDENEN & COMPANY

Monday, August 24, 2009

Songs in my Head: Anniversary Countdown

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT BY FRANK SINATRA
Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wondering in the night
What were the chances we'd be sharing love
Before the night was through.

Something in your eyes was so inviting,
Something in you smile was so exciting,
Something in my heart,
Told me I must have you.

Strangers in the night, two lonely people

We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away and -

Ever since that night we've been together.
Lovers at first sight, in love forever.
It turned out so right,
For strangers in the night.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Attention

Due to extenuating circumstances* there will be no Fun Fact Friday post today.

I'm sure you're crushed.

But please accept this old picture in the place of interesting and exciting facts:

This fresh faced (read: no make up) young gal is ME, in our semi-truck.
I think this was taken six years ago. I'm sitting in the bunk area.

We will return to our regular programming next week.

Have a great weekend!

*Um, the extenuating circumstances may be the fact that I was sick all week and am back to only getting 3 hours of sleep a night. I tried to write some fun facts but they didn't make any sense. Not that they usually make sense, just a little more gibberish than usual.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

Monday, August 17, 2009

Songs in my Head: Anniversary Countdown

In a couple months Travis and I will be celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. So in honor of our 10th, I am posting a song a week that reminds me of our relationship (in total cheeseball fashion, of course).

I love love love this song. After Travis and I ran into each other unexpectedly (after almost two years of not seeing each other) we were just best friends for about a year. Really, we were in love with one another but too scared to admit it.

LET'S FALL IN LOVE BY DIANA KRALL
I have a feeling, it's a feeling,
I'm concealing, I don't know why
It's just a mental, sentimental alibi

But I adore you
So strong for you
Why go on stalling
I am falling
Our love is calling
Why be shy?

Let's fall in love
Why shouldn't we fall in love?
Our hearts are made of it
Let's take a chance
Why be afraid of it

Let's close our eyes and make our own paradise
Little we know of it, still we can try
To make a go of it

We might have an end for each other
To be or not be
Let our hearts discover

Let's fall in love
Why shouldn't we fall in love
Now is the time for it, while we are young
Let's fall in love

We might have and end for each other
To be or not be
Let our hearts discover

Let's fall in love
Why shouldn't we fall in love?
Now is the time for it, while we are young
Let's fall in love [4x]

Friday, August 14, 2009

Can Someone Please Tell Me...

How in the world did my baby go from this...

to this already?

Can you believe she is six months old today?

Fun Fact Friday

*Zella has the shortest name but the most nicknames. We often call her Zel, Zella Bella, Zel Bel, Zee, Zellie, Tutti Frutti and Kippy.

*One of the first words Madeline could say was "pretty". She called everyone and everything pretty. It was a very pleasant phase.

*Travis and I only had one 13" TV when we were first married. And we kept it in our hall closet. We also didn't have a TV when we were truck drivers. We watch a lot more TV these days, probably more than we should.

*I used to have a pet newt. But it died during the summer I lived in the dorms because it was so hot.

*That was the summer I literally lived on homemade tortillas (free leftovers from the Mexican restaurant I worked at) with spaghetti sauce.

*Travis once spent 12 hours in a row at Menards. He was getting everything he needed to renovate our house that he completely gutted. It was a very expensive trip!

Have a great weekend!