I Love Eric

Eric doesn't like his picture being taken and I do my best to respect his wishes...but once in a while, I can't resist.

Yesterday we were looking up information online and the lighting was perfect and I couldn't resist. Here's my favorite portrait of my wonderful (and handsome) husband.
I just wanted to post it cuz I love it. He still makes me smile.

Do You Remember When?

I've been entertaining myself this week by remembering songs that I used to love (and still do). I always get a chuckle when I tell people that I remember when CDs came out. Most of my favorite music as a kid was on a cassette tape or record.

Here are the songs that made me smile growing up. They still make me smile.

I still love to listen to ABBA - especially on road trips. I have a memory of being in the back seat of my dad's 442 as a little girl, driving home from my grandparent's Sunday dinner listening to this song on the radio. It was night, everybody in the car was asleep except my dad and me.


When Sandy and I were in the 6th grade, we did a dance to this song (with Jean Calderon) at the talent show. We wore a black leotard with glitter on the sleeves. To top it off, we wore neon tights (yeah!).
The dance was really quite lame, but watching the skilled dance moves in this 'video' I don't feel so bad:


My first concert came when I was 12 years old. My parents took Sandy and I to see The Diamond - Mr. Neil, himself. I remember I felt so grown up....I wore my favorite turquoise and pink skirt (with huge pockets). I loved that concert!
(speaking of The Diamond, you should have Richard sing a hymn, Neil Diamond Style. It's great!)

Another fav, was Mr. Johnny Cash. I sure did love to hear the song Ring of Fire! BUT I really like this one. It's a MUST on any road trip:


The first cassette tape that Sandy and I got was the Thompson Twins (King for a Day). Man, was that the gift of the year! Thanks, Antonia! Loved it...played it until the tape died away. (by the way, we were 11 when we got this tape for Christmas)


I won a Wham! poster in a drawing in the 6th grade. It hung in our bedroom for a long time. (I'll have to track down that picture). I had such a crush on these guys.


This next one was, like, oh! Wow! I totally loved it! Hello!


Of course, what would this memory be without Madonna!? This was my first CD! I was twelve. Madonna's album True Blue:

Watch and see why I loved it so much:



Hope you enjoyed a walk down Tina's memory.

One Way to Spend Easter Sunday

Yesterday for Easter my dad and I decided to go out and take pictures at the Great Salt Lake. The intention was to find beautiful serene water scenes. You know the kind. And we did find those kind of moments, for sure.

We also found ourselves exploring run-down train cars and dilapidated buildings. I thought, how sad. People go out there and use these items for their target practice. I felt bad for the train cars, buildings and old items...I couldn't help it. Maybe because I could relate to Toy Story - when I was a kid, everything came to life when I stepped out of the room.

There was an odd beauty in these broken items, and in truth, it was quite serene. Later I thought of the irony of finding beauty in such shabby surroundings. Places you find tossed out trash...old and long forgotten treasures.

I wondered, are they worth saving? Maybe not any more as objects.....but then what about human beings? Are we worth saving when we've taken a turn down a path we later regret? We feel torn and ratty like some old piece of furniture. Can we be made beautiful and whole again?

I'm a return missionary, so you know how I'll answer my own question. But on Easter Sunday, I thought that it was ironic and lovely to be physically reminded of our Savior's mission. Through him, all things are made whole again. How wonderful is that?

Here are some of my favorite pictures from yesterday:
An old fence with salt gathering where water meets wood:

These birds were the only sign of life for a couple of miles:

The train cars were covered in graffiti. I loved this piece:

At the marina, there were sailboats drifting about:

This poor old car is in such disrepair. It was discarded years ago:

We found this chair last August. It's still here, riddled with bullet holes:

A line of old, train cars lined the side of the highway:


Go to my flickr page to see more of my pictures.

Friday Video Check

It's fun to find videos that are unique or funny. Here are my latest finds:

As recommended by Collin, Elise and Andrew:
Potter Puppet Pals present "The Mysterious Ticking Noise"
Be warned: the song is addicting.


I get tempted to join the Twitter craze from time to time. I have resisted that urge for now. I loved this video when I ran across it:


I've been waking up for weeks singing this song in my head, so I decided to post it so I could put on my headphones and sing along any time I want:


With Easter this weekend, I wanted to post this fantastic video of Il Divo singing Amazing Grace in Athens. Love it.

Il Divo - Amazing Grace / RUS from ILDIVORUS on Vimeo

President Obama Meets the Youth of Europe

If you missed it this morning, here it is.

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