Today, I finally got my new frames.  Good vision is underrated, I found out.  I really like being able to see.

My conversation at dinner this evening went something like this:

Katy: “Oh, I didn’t realize your new glasses came in!”

Toni: “Do you like them?”

Katy: “Yes.”

Toni: “Do they make me look smarter?”

*silence*

Katy: “You’re blonde.”

That was the end of the conversation apparently.

Thank you, Farah and Chris, for letting me capture this special time in your life!

This is one of the beautiful buildings that we’re using.  Judges hospitality and competition rooms in the same place .

Superman Isaac!  Debating with a broken arm and still smiling .

Equally super are Avery’s shoes.

Postings.  And a super-cool brick wall inside the student fellowship area.

And that’s about it, folks!  Keep us all in your prayers, they are greatly appreciated!

…taken pictures for a wedding invitation I can’t wait to receive .

…had one of my wisdom teeth removed just because I felt like it one afternoon.

…enjoyed the bluebonnets.

…taken pictures of a beautiful girl who happens to be my sister.

…gone to the courthouse for jury duty, but didn’t get selected.

*Insert boring courtroom picture that Toni didn’t take*

…and a whole lot more.

]]> http://tonimaisano.com/blog/2010/04/22/a-glimpse-into-my-life-as-of-late/feed/ 1 http://tonimaisano.com/blog/2010/03/31/shoes/ http://tonimaisano.com/blog/2010/03/31/shoes/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:18:08 +0000 Toni http://tonimaisano.com/blog/?p=478 This afternoon I decided to start a major undertaking.  I wanted to clean out the closet and thin out our growing collection of shoes.  Now, keep in mind, there are three girls sharing the same closet, we get lots of hand-me-downs, and we keep shoes forever. So, with that in mind, this is what I found:

I guess it’s about time to get rid of some, don’t you think?  While I was pulling everything out though, I started remembering random things that have happened to me involving shoes…

These are my debate tournament slippers I always looked forward to wearing Friday night.

These were the shoes I wore all around the United States while we were on our 8 month trip.

I was wearing these boots when a horse stepped on my foot and didn’t budge during a therapeutic riding horse show I was volunteering in.

I showed up to orchestra practice one Saturday morning in casual clothes and these flip flops…and ended up playing music during a funeral that was taking place in the same building.

These were my friend Lydia’s amazing red shoes she wore during our graduation last year.  She gave them to me and made me happy .

I was wearing these clunky shoes when I won regionals in LD a few years back.

I left these shoes at a tournament in Houston last year.  It was quite tragic.  But then they showed up at the next tournament that was held there.

These were my favorite Christmas present from last year .

These were supposed to be my debate shoes from last season…but then I left them at home before the first tournament.  So they were promptly replaced with another pair that have seemingly disappeared.

And there you have it.  You never know what you’ll find when you clean out your closet .

This next one was so sweet, I thought.  It was right after Landon first saw Jeanine in her wedding dress:

Jeanine was an absolutely beautiful bride.

I’ve known Josie now for going on 6 years.  She is a beautiful young woman who loves the Lord and has been a huge inspiration to me of Christ-like joy.

This is her little sister Farah.

They love each other.

Farah and Patti appear to be best buddies themselves.

And I think they seem to have a pretty good time together.

[photo credit: Beth]

[photo credit: Beth]