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Tunes, The BBC and V-day

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I was recently introduced to William Fitzsimmons's music by the husband.  Love.  His voice is haunting and soothing.  His lyrics are poetic and thought provoking.  Overall his music is sad, but I'm one of those weird people who likes sad music.

Another thing I've been loving: the BBC show Sherlock.  It is Sherlock Holmes in modern day.  It is a clever and intense show.  There are only 3 episodes on Netflix, but it is worth watching.  You can also watch it on pbs.org.  I hear the second season is on over in England, hopefully they will share with us soon.

Speaking of the BBC, I'm sure you all have heard of the craze about Downton Abbey.  Yes, I've been watching it as well. Anyway, someone posted these Downtown Abbey paper dolls and I thought they were hilarious.

I thought about doing a post on Valentine's Day, but I decided I'd mash it in with this post.  My conclusion about Valentine's Day this year was that it was a bit weird, in the sense of being off.  Danny and I celebrated Valentine's Day the Saturday before which included sleeping in, flowers, cinnamon rolls for breakfast, the cleaning of the house by the husband, a stroll around the mall, going out to eat for dinner and ice cream!
The actual day of Valentine's was hard.  I was informed in the afternoon that one of my mission friends had passed away.  Christian was AP of our mission and someone I really looked up to.  He and his wife got married just a few months before Danny and I did.  It was difficult news to hear and my heart goes out to his family, especially his wife.  I ended up working late because I had to pick up props for a production the next day.  My phone died during my errands and I got stuck in traffic so I had worried family members not knowing where I was.  Danny went to a concert that evening as one of his birthday gifts (the reason we celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday).  I wasn't interested in going, so he went with his best friend.  I had made plans to hang out with my best bud as well.  I finally made it to Talena's house an hour late in a bit of an emotional state.  Being the good friend Talena is, she made a heart-shaped pizza for dinner and then we chatted and ate chocolate, which was very therapeutic.  Thanks Talena.

Flowers from Danny

Talena!

Have a heart...pizza
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  1. ErinFebruary 19, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    I am so sorry to hear about your friend. That is so difficult. Thank you for being such a wonderful hostess and for braving the snow this morning. I hope you didn't have any adventures on your way home.

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  2. grammawoodFebruary 26, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    So sorry about your friend; how tragic!
    That's a cute heart pizza.
    I love the Downton Abbey paper dolls, but I can't believe they didn't include Anna and Mr. Bates or Edith.

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