Missions and birthdays

by Brooke on July 26, 2007

Congratulations to my little brother, Ryan, who received his mission call last week to….drumroll, please……MONGOLIA!


He will be leaving the first part of September for the MTC in preparation to serve the people of the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar mission. He is so excited and so are we!! It’s crazy to think that he is going to such a place. I kept predicting that he’d go to Rexburg, Idaho (not that there’s anything wrong with going there) just because it’s very….non-exotic. But Mongolia….that’s a whole different story!! Hard to believe that my baby brother is old enough to go on a mission. He’ll be an amazing missionary. And he will be eating sheep heads. Seriously.

Also, another announcement. Today is Miss Gina’s birthday. She is turning into an old lady right before my eyes. So I made her a little digi card because I felt like being “computer-crafty” but didn’t feel like doing a scrapbook layout. Happy Birthday, friend! :) Love ya like a sista, Gina Loo!

(Credits: GG Digital Designs Summertime free kit, Flower Girl kit, and alpha by Janet Phillips. Font is called Super Snorty Laughter.)

Here is some *belated* birthday love for another friend, BreeAnne!! I guess I’m on a bit of a card kick tonight. I hope you had a wonderful day, cute girlie! :)

 

(Credits: GG Digital Designs Flower Girl kit. Font is Taylor MacKenzie.)

Then I thought I’d post a recent-ish layout, with Annie sporting a variety of stylin’ sunglasses. :)

sweetshades

(Credits: Katja Kromann papers and buttons, Dani Mogstad paper flowers, Atomic Cupcake chalking effect. Font is Joyful Juliana.)

Other than that, I have been in a scrapping rut. I think I just take so many pictures that I get overwhelmed with the thoughts of narrowing them down and designing a page. So the last little while my focus has been on the photography aspects of keeping my family history. :) And that’s okay. Speaking of photos, I’m going to try to post my vacation pics and stuff in the next few days, so stay tuned. :) We’ll see what happens.

Well, it’s late and for some reason I couldn’t sleep (post-vacation insomnia perhaps?!?) so maybe I’ll go try again. Nighty Night.

{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

koryandkatie July 26, 2007 at 7:11 am

Very cute cards and page!! Good work!

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Julie July 26, 2007 at 7:54 am

I’m so excited for Ryan. I can’t believe how soon he leaves! He will be an awesome missionary! I love your cards and that layout of Annie is so dang cute! Even in a rut you outscrap me by miles!

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Heather July 26, 2007 at 8:23 am

That is so great about Ryan. Tell him congrats from us. I cannot believe he is old enough to go on a mission. I can remeber when he was born. Wow, how time flies. I am glad you had fun on your trip. It is always nice to get back to your own bed.

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Quirky Kristen July 26, 2007 at 8:33 am

oh wow! Mondolia!! That would be way cool!!! And girl that layout with the shades is tooo cute!!!! Love the pictures and I so need to be in a scrapping rutt!! I need more pictures!

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ashley July 26, 2007 at 9:21 am

how can ryan be going on a mission? Isn’t he 5? thats going to be one crazy mission. can i just mention the whole decoding of the letters thing to post these comments is to difficult for me (could be that im preg…who knows?)

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amy July 26, 2007 at 9:44 am

wow! mongolia! wow.
cute LOs.

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Natalie July 26, 2007 at 9:55 am

I love the digi cards and Annie’s sunglasses layout. Tell your brother congrats! Mongolia…now that IS exotic!

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20Birds July 26, 2007 at 11:29 am

darling shades… and sweet layout

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MissHuniBuni July 26, 2007 at 5:18 pm

great lo’s here! cute cards too

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Chels July 26, 2007 at 6:15 pm

love your lo!

Congrats Ryan!

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Leslie July 26, 2007 at 7:06 pm

Congrats to Ryan! That’s so exciting! Super cute cards and page! She’s such a doll!

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