Water For Elephants

I finished this book a bit ago and so I really wanted to go see the movie. We planned to go last Friday and guess what... it's no longer at the theater. Dang it! Possibly an indication that it wasn't too good of a movie? I don't know.... we will have to wait till it hits DVD.


Book: Was good. The graphic sexual scenes were unnecessary and I could have done without. I didn't get how the story parallels the biblical story of Jacob (at least that was the word on the street). So I did some digging (5mins of digging) and came across a snip from the author below:

"There are anagrams, both exact and phonetic: Catherine Hale=Leah, Marlena L'Arche=Rachel, Alan Bunkel (Uncle Al)=Uncle Laban

There is the flat rock, the dream, the animal husbandry for Uncle Laban, Jacob and Rachel (Marlena) leave with Uncle Al's (Uncle Laban's) best livestock, Jacob must do an additional seven years of animal husbandry in order to be with Marlena, he breaks his hip, etc. Some of Jacob's children's names are the same as well. Like Simon."

Hmm.... interesting.


Movie: The book will more than likely be better than the movie, but now I will have to wait and see!

Result: All in all, good read. Now my brain is on the circus kick. I keep finding silly things like these curtains and rattles from Ikea.... makes me want to have a circus party! If only I knew where I could get an elephant....

 

Oh and here are two photos from when I was a baby... my dad snapped a shot of my brother, me and my cute mom riding an elephant. This was back when we lived in New Hampshire. :)

xox m.

Born To Be Wild

From time to time I like to think about what Heaven is going to be like.
Wonder if I'll be hanging out down by a lake with Jesus, or just singing and dancing on the streets of gold with friends and family. Well God has placed an abundance of passions on my plate, and I am so thankful. 


One of my first passions is family. 
My family. 
The family I was raised by, and the family that I will get to raise. That is truly my number one passion and I am so grateful that I have that and am able to live and have that every single day of my life.


My second passion is animals. 
All kinds. 
Well... snakes are off the list. So all kinds minus snakes.... and spiders too! EAK! 
Ever since I can remember I have had a love for animals. I remember being asked by my doctor at a young age... "What do you want to be when you grow up?".... "I am going to be a tour guide on an animal safari... or work with and help the animals in the zoo". I always wonder why I didn't pursue that route in my life, but then I am reminded how allergic I am to animals and know that I couldn't have survived. 


Wondering the point? 
(Gonna reel us back in here....) 


I think when I'm in Heaven (I would like to think that) I will be hanging out with the animals and helping them whenever needed. For some reason I picture myself doing this just because I am not able to work with them while I'm here on Earth (besides Tovi, he is a hypoallergenic breed). And I would love to think that God will take that allergy away from me when I'm released from this earthy body.


Below: A preview of what makes my heart go crazy. This is my second passion... I just want to be one of those women helping rescue these orphan animals. 







xox m.

Bumper Krop

So the story goes a little like this....

• Meredith got a job at a Real Estate Marketing Firm.
• She was introduced to some awesome co-workers and become great friends with said co-workers.
• She then left this job to pursue what she really loves doing.
• New friends also leave to pursue other career options.
• Jen now stays home with her adorable little boy.
• Meredith and Jen pull their brains together and alas.... Bumper Krop. 

Bumper Krop.

{logo coming soon}

Who?      Jen Miller and Meredith Bach
What?    Creative web design and branding.
Why?      We want to grow and harvest our own crop. (Bring on the babies!) Bumper Krop is going to let us grow our own families while doing the things we love. 
Huh?       Because we want to be able to stay at home to raise our kids and provide for our harvest.




So look forward to the sprout of this new endeavor that we are taking on! 


".... but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

xox m.

Riding The Clouds

Typically when people get married both the bride and groom get a bachelor and bachelorette party. Steve and I felt that these ‘parties’ were not necessary for us and we decided that neither of us wanted one. Well my MOH (maid of honor) really wanted to do something for me because she was going to be the one to plan the bachelorette party. So she had something up her sleeve and finally broke down and told me that she was going to be taking me on a HOT AIR BALLON RIDE!!  (Check that off my bucket list!) Woooo hoo!!  Now this was going to happen before the wedding and then it turned out to be after. Then with all the weather complications for flight take off, it kept being pushed back. 8+ scheduled flights later it happened and it was wonderful.














Did I mention how amazing it was? It was awesome! Thank you CJ for being the best friend/big sis ever!
xo m.