Kanye West - Graduation

Lindsay graduated from ASU this morning! During her time as a Sun Devil she learned all about partying, tanning, and turning a t-shirt into a mini-dress. Impressively, she even saved enough brain space to learn a few useful things about economic development. She is now primed to become a future leader of America, today.
Let me be the first blogger to say congratulations! As someone who technically might not have even graduated from High School, I am truly impressed. Because of her example I now know that 'higher education' is not just hilarious drug slang commonly used in stoner comedies like How High, starring Method Man & Redman.
Early this morning we listened to the Kanye West album Graduation while we got ready. I was dancing pretty hard because the music was moving me, and Lindsay scolded me kind of harshly for wasting time and messing around. I now realize she was right. Today was her Graduation and she was the only one who deserved to dance.
If you want to congratulate her in person, she'll probably be at the Buzz tonight.
- Matthew Brown

A soon to be graduate on the light rail

her name in the bright lights

we both have colds

San Francisco

Neither of the contributing members of Brown Sugar have the desire to give a full accounting of our recent trip to San Francisco, we are too busy watching 16 and Pregnant/reading Farwell to Arms, so here is an artistic expression of how our trip felt using the medium of photography.

at a bus stop in San Jose. just part of the bay area experience, right? we flew into San Jose because we thought we found cheap plane tickets, but soon afterward we found even cheaper tickets directly into San Francisco. But no big deal because after 2 buses, a light rail, and an hour on the BART we made it to our hotel.

a view from our bedroom. the view from within the bedroom will be shown upon request only.

still wondering what a $21 toasted bagel tastes like.

I can never look at joann's the same.

daydreams of Sean Connery's The Rock and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson while we waited to go to Alcatraz.

Locals only

SFMOMA. I am pretty sure that I was in full blown labor while this photo was being taken although I did not know it at the time. I just thought I was travel cranky and wanted a cupcake and a diet coke, after I got home and read what a braxton hicks contraction was I felt as foolish as that golden monkey.

Tried to see if we could catch Dave Eggers at home, but then we realized he doesn't actually live there

a farmers market breakfast

does anyone else dislike the odorous effect that asparagus has on human urine? it's embarrassing.

a lettuce and fireworks show in Chinatown

dreads to his heels

we would have taken a picture of the best crab we've ever eaten, but our fingers were too slick with butter and garlic. highly recommended.

is there room for two more on that train?

photo journal

just did some early spring cleaning for my computer at work. some of the pictures i found saved to my desktop seemed interesting, like maybe they tell the story of the past year in the life of an American dreamer.

a carbon footprint machine

a litter of preemies

our stock press release photo

I am not a big fan of women who use their blogs to gush about their husbands and give them nicknames, like Mr.Brown, and go on about how every little thing they do is sooo adorable, like they are toddlers and not adult males. But I must not dislike it too much because it is exactly what I am about to do about the guy below posing so thoughtfully on the beach.

Maybe because Valentine's Day is just around the corner I am feeling more sentimental OR maybe it is because he spent the entire night helping me make invitations for a bridal shower and then spent an hour+ cleaning the entire kitchen.

Kudos to Kristine for raising a son who understands that wiping down the counters and cabinets is a part of doing the dishes and not its own separate task. I am not just in love with my husband because sometimes he will spend the evening being a sister wife and craft and clean with me.
I also like that he is funny. and that he wears fanny packs when we travel.

and that he wouldn't let me steal this photo from a primary activity days bulletin board from Katie and Levi's church but took a pic instead.

why is that little girl laying face down on the asphalt while another girl pokes her with a stick?

Thanks Mr. Brown for keeping me honest and clean.

Don't Die

I am obsessed with making baby shoes, if you have a baby and I know you then you will probably be getting a pair from me soon.

These felt shoes that I embroidered per my sister's request make me want to deliver in the next 20 minutes.

I am not talented or creative enough to come up with this on my own, I ripped this off stitch for stitch from this girls blog.

Please forgive my poor photography skills, we can't all be the Langs.

It's Official

I was not intending for my last post to be any kind of announcement, I will let this series of photos do the announcing.


Matthew got me a sewing machine for Christmas and I have been busy at work.

Making Bobby pillow slip covers, yes these required me to sew in a zipper(on a curve!) which I accomplished WITHOUT the supervision of my mother and am now elevating my status from beginner to intermediate sewer.
sewing the tiniest shoes

enlarging the photos may put my intermediate status on shaky ground due to my questionable craftsmanship, perhaps Beginner with Promise is a more appropriate title.

and this little onesie, for our baby girl who is scheduled to arrive June 4.

internet visions

I have so many things I need to blog about, like my totally Asian New Years, but that will have to wait until I get over the shock of finding a photo from the future of my unborn child on Al Gore's interweb! seriously, look at that kid.