the big blur

sometimes i can't remember what happened yesterday, much less remembering what was going on in our lives weeks and months ago. i have to read my blog to remember what has transpired in our own life!

the last week inparticular was a big blur. but looking back on it, it is refreshing to remember that generally, i feel so much better and so much more encouraged and so much more comfortable right now about......
everything.

last week was back to crazy into the late night/into the wee hours of morning work schedule. i have been working on a new project for the past month or so. last week was somewhat the debut of the project. it was a real pleasure to watch it all fall into place. out of the thousand different scopes of our business that i have been a part of, this project is my favorite.

the crunch of the work week didn't give matt or me time to think about what we had ahead of us for the weekend. so, not until friday night at dinner, did we talk about and read the instructions for an outpatient surgery that i would have the next day.
so, saturday morning, we headed to the hospital that i had not been admitted into since i was born there 33 years ago!
first part went ok: putting the hospital gown on.
second part went quickly downhill. i warned the nurses when we arrived that i would possibly be the worst patient they had ever experienced. i told them that if they could follow my strict directions about the bloodwork and iv - then i would be an angel after that.
they worked with me. i told them that i had a special trick about the blood taking. asked them to use a blood pressure cuff instead of the turnicate that MAKES ME CRAZY. then, i asked them to go ahead and put the iv in at the same time they took the blood. WAHLA. they did it. the only person physically and emotionally injured during the event was matt. i had him in a head lock, smelling his hair, to get me through it. someday, i hope to not be so frightened by needles and vains, but for now, this is how i get through it.

long story short... (and to pick up where i left you off a couple of months ago), we had a laproscopy procedure and HSG on that saturday 2 days ago to clean some things up inside that our specialist thought possibly could be getting in the way of our hope to start a family. i don't know how he knew it via a consultation, but his assumptions were right on.
the procedure lasted about 2 hours, i think. he found endometriosis, which was his original assumption. he lasered that out. there were several cysts in my uterus, and a tumor on my right tube. meanwhile, he flushed my tubes. now, all of the above.... gone. he puts it probably alot easier than it might be, but he said that now the coast is clear. it's sortof a funny, out of body feeling. i have not been able to walk so well in the past 2 days, have been full of gas up to my ears, literally. i have 3 insisions in my abdomen. and i know that the doctor tells us now we are ready to go. the out of body part is that i feel like after all of that, we are ready for the baby. but then i remember, now we have to start again trying to have it!

but now, for some reason, the rush and the anxiety and the frustration and the sadness of the past year and a half is gone... or atleast for now. we feel so blessed to be "cleaned up". now, i think we finally are really able to be in the place where we have tried find for a while. just living and loving each other. i pray for others in this similar situation to always find this place, too.
this blog is an update to my dear friends and best family, a vow to myself to throw away the thermometer, and a reminder note to my partner and best friend: i love you.

thank you.

today, we are overwhelmed by the love and support from our families and friends (who are our family, too) and our little town and the alittle bigger town across the river.
the outcome of INTANGIBLE THEORY matched up too perfectly with our goals for having the show in the first place.
there's no order of priority for why we did it. it just all is one long sentence, thought, reason.
he wanted to paint again.
i needed a project to keep my mind clear.
we hoped to create an occasion for people to have a reason to get out, and to feel enriched.
we wanted to find a group to give our money and time to. (jfk kids.... you win!)
all of the above was accomplished, but triple fold.
the most amazing feeling, which trumps all - - - was the circle that our family and friends formed around us to help us meet our little dream. it's just what family and friends do. but for some reason, we feel like our family and friends do it the best. we are just overcome with emotion.
can't wait to share what we have planned for the jfk kids. something for the whole town to enjoy. stay tuned!

with our love,
the eddmenson's

kids and spray paint

“We see creativity as the essence of the human experience -- it shapes the future. It is the building block that connects our human experience to life itself, a core discipline for developing human potential.”

This mission statement is from Inner-City Arts, a nationwide program that supports the development of creativity and art in our nation’s inner cities.

As a very young artist, Matt hung out at Henderson’s JFK Center, and with his friends, painted a wall mural that is still there today. His experience at the center has contributed to his style and medium.

The JFK Center is part of the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Program and affects 50 children a day thru programs in fitness, computer skills, and arts. From 2.30 to 5 pm every day, the Center is deemed a “safe place” for our community’s inner-city youth. The Center’s annual activities budget is $8,000.

Matt’s vision is to form a relationship with the JFK Center and initiate an inner-city art program in Henderson by teaching classes in his medium- stencil and spray. He will contribute 10% of the proceeds of this show for art materials and donate his teaching time to that cause.

Matt appreciates your interest in his work and how it relates to the creative development of Henderson’s youth.

art show space. before the work begins picture.

314 first street.
8/24-8/25.
7p-11p
don't forget.

good morning, coffee

i am so relieved to finally only be addicted to coffee, instead of cigarettes and coffee.
i've noticed lately that, before i go to bed, i think about what the coffee will taste like in the morning.
we stopped by the house this afternoon before matt took me to the airport....and on the front porch was the shipment that i dream about. 10 cans of santo domingo. it's already gone before we even open the box.
divying out priorities are...
2 cans for mike, because we gave him cans for his birthday, and i stole one back. (sorry it's taken so long mikey...).
2 cans to alex for house/lale sitting.
2 cans for work because nancy will not buy us good coffee.
2 cans for the art show coffee.
and 1 for you to crack open in the morning, matty. (good morning, honey.)
that leaves us with only 1 left.

go to cafebueno.com to order, unless you plan to be in the domincan republic anytime soon. if you are local - tag on to our next order!