3 Years Later...

Brian and I just celebrated our three year anniversary. We are looking forward to copying grandma and grandpa and making it 50 one day. Thank you again to all those who supported and contributed to the wedding. And Happy New Year!

Central Park New York, December 2008

Tears, Sweat, and Gingerbread

This is gingerbread houses like you've never seen before: we were broken into teams by picking out of a hat and for two very intense hours competed for a prize of mom's homemade applesauce. We had engineers and lawyers, painters, philosophers, and a former employee of Martha Stewart. The result was saws and paintbrushes alike. And don't think this was some innocent group project--this was war. That's right, gingerbread house war. 

In the end, it was fun to see what different people can do with the Costco same kit. (Those are carebears in the upper right.)

My Favorite Part of My Name has Always Been the Last Bit

This is a Kemsley Forum: a place for pictures whether graduation or a fun vacation, of video clips of grandchildren and great-grandchildren's first words and steps, a place to share our latest discoveries, talk about our feelings, and respectfully discuss politics. This is my Christmas present to every one of my cousins, uncles and aunts, but most of all Grandma and Grandpa because after years of cards and phone calls and sheer doting I don't think I've ever even replied with a thank-you letter (I think there was an email once, tops). I love those guys and I love the people they built together and I am desperate to stay involved in each one of your lives. May this page carry the good tidings of weddings and births, and a place of comfort if ever need be. 

Blogspot.com is pretty easy--the URL for this web site is just www.kemsley.blogspot.com (don't forget the blogspot, it's not just ".com") and in the top right there is a place that says "New Post." Once you hit "New Post" then you can upload a picture or a video by clicking on the corresponding icons on the toolbar. To leave a message just type away and when you're done with your posts press the orange "Publish Post" button in the lower left-hand corner. There will be a few kinks at first but just email me with questions or there's a Help option in the top right. 

If you don't even get the "New Post" option that may be for one of two reasons: 1. You don't have and need to set up a blogger ID which they let you do in a variety of ways, I think one way is just to go to blogger.com. The second reason it may not let you add a post is because I haven't set this right and it's just my blog--I won't really know if I've done this right until I get feedback. Right, so on that note, let's be persistent folks.

I did not have everyone's email address, but I did have at least one person per family, so I hope from there people will be able to share the URL with their spouses/siblings/parents.

I love you. 

Merry Christmas.

-Tamarra Nicole KEMSLEY