These Are the Days

Well, Russ came home for a few days and it was like a traditional family summer for a bit...

Zachary took the cake.

LOL

Let's just all keep on having a great summer!

Love,
T

BIG FUN

IDK what to tell you except that the gig was "BIG FUN to be had by everyone"

and the reason was - it felt like one big family

and that's nice.

OK. Sorry so short, but I have to fall down and sleep before tomorrow hits me like a ton of bricks. (Is that the right phrase? I really can't think straight right now. #Exhausted and no end in sight.)

#Pretty

Love,
T

Bring Your Child To Work Day

When you're very small, and get to play keys with Nile Rodgers...

#Goodtimes
#BringYourChildToWorkDay
#Smile
#Chic
#MyDaddyPlaysKeys
#ThanksDaddy
#ThanksRuss

Way to go, kid!

Let's make this week - legendary. ;)

Love,
T

Swampfest 2018

There are nine people, four bedrooms and one bathroom. I'll just leave it at that.

Say "Cheese"

Fun at the Farm

The Petting Farm

Here Kitty

'Tis the season for family reunions, summer vacations and backyard barbecues. We find humor a good way to get through all the chaos. Here's wishing everyone good times this year! Stay safe.
xo

Namaste,
T

#GoneFishing

Here we go... SUMMER!!!

Even though he's a little too young for the youth fishing tournament, I think this guy's got the right idea. :)

Time to clean off the grill, find a bathing suit that fits, and get out in the sun! Chaos will descend on my household as family arrives and the good times start rolling. It’s just what I signed up for, and a perfectly wonderful thing to complain about too. :)

Aquatic Weed Harvester - in action

When things get a little too crazy for me this year – I’ll go fishing. By “fishing” I mean take a walk, steal some alone time, get quiet, or momentarily disappear. Some deep breaths in nature are like a miracle cure for anything! That’s my plan and I’m sticking to it. (I’ll let you know how it works out.)

Love and sunshine!

Namaste,

T

Good Friends, Good Times and Gratitude

This week was JAM PACKED with good times and wonderful friends, happy memories and meaningful conversations, and I am absolutely filled with gratitude for all of it!

The pictures say a thousand words.

First there was the PERFECTLY MAGNIFICENT dinner with our "Ray Chew Family" in celebration of amazing journeys...  I truly love and appreciate every one of these beautiful people.  I am in awe when I consider how Blessed I am to know them, let alone to consider them among my family of friends.  Thank you to Ray Chew for so many extraordinary opportunities and to this incredible team with whom we stood through some of my life's greatest and most poignant adventures, including prime time hit television shows, the 2008 Democratic National Convention (and its worldwide audience) and the historic inaugural ball of President Barack Obama.  

Artie and Karen Reynolds, Vivian Scott Chew and Ray Chew, Russell and Me, Jaynell and Coyote

Vivian, Ray, Russell and Me

Artie and Karen

Jaynell and Coyote

Vivian and Ray

 

The Baked Alaska was NO JOKE! and Key Lime Pie and Bread Pudding!!!

Then there was the flight to L.A. and the reunion of sorts with several other original cast members of "The Singing Bee."  It's been almost seven years since we were all on that show together.  We had an absolutely wonderful time in L.A. reminiscing and sharing some of our life journeys since then.  This is a truly special group of people that I am so Blessed to know.  It was a phenomenal experience doing that show, and we all share the unique bond of having been there with each other through it.  

Me and C.J. Emmons

Me, Kelli Sae, Breeze, C.J.

Breeze, Kelli Sae, C.J. Emmons, Toni Scruggs, Me

Then there was Russell's birthday dinner.  The warm love of family makes my heart smile.  It's overwhelming to consider the lifetimes' worth of cherished memories together.

The Graham Fam: Me, Russ, Dad, Mom, Danielle and Barry

Danielle and Russell

Dad, Mom, Russell and Danielle

Me and Russ

Also this week, I met some genuinely lovely new people.  I caught up with other old friends and strengthened bonds with new ones.  It's perfectly Heavenly, peacefully reassuring and so inspiring to remember the Blessings that come in the form of all of the beautiful people we know and to remember that the world is indeed a majestic place filled with amazing people, amazing Love.

View from the airplane window coming home - Mountains of Utah

Have a Blessed week!

Namaste!

Truth printed on the side of a coffee mug!