Create in me.

Friday night is that art gallery.

That one with MY art in it.

I made art and people are going to look at it.

I feel weird about that.

I feel like I am writing a Rob Bell book right now with all these spaces between my lines so I will stop. after this next one…

So on top of the pressure I am feeling about putting my work on display, my dear friend and art curator, Bambi, has asked that I write up a quick bio to be displayed with my stuff. Yikes. I have to write something about me? Little ol’ me? I guess I could write about not being an artist who happens to make art….booorrrriiingg, or about being a teacher who makes art our of glitter and foam….booorrriiing. And to make matters worse the artist from last month had this deep story about cancer taking one of her eyes and then becoming a painter….how are you supposed to top that? I guess it isn’t about topping her, but you know what I mean. So here I sit, listening to the Patty Griffin Pandora station while my husband attaches paper mache hot air balloons to my canvas and I search for inspiration. You, my faithful blog readers will be the first to see my finished bio… Here goes nothing (add extra space for dramatic effect.)

Laci Wong: In all of my 26 years I have never considered myself an artist, or even artistic in the least. I probably still wouldn’t. The fact is, I see things other places or sometimes even in my daydreams, and I think to myself “I could do/make/cook that.” For a long time in my life I would think it, but it would never come to fruition. So, in the past few years I have ventured into the life of becoming a “connoisseur of the DoItYourself.”
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And then, He created me. So maybe my timeline is a little off, but you are following right? So this super creative God, not only created me, but created me “in His image.” Wow. So he made me like Him.  So what that means is that He made me/us at least a little bit creative right? The last few years have been a journey into me finding out what that looks like. Not just admiring His creation and the creation He works through others, but getting involved myself. Some of the things I have tried have been a mess, but certainly not all of them, and it’s such a joy to see God work in me creatively in ways I never thought were possible. So hopefully a few of my pieces leave you thinking “I could do that.” Because you can. Because God loves you perfectly and the power that raised His Son from the dead lives inside of you, and you are capable of so much more than you think.

Two Peas in Devan’s Pod.

These are our friends Devan and Paul.Aren’t they cute? They are about to have Twins! We went over to their house on Friday night to find out if they were having 2 boys, 2 girls, or one of each. Wong and I both thought it would be one of each…(but what do we know?) Under these 2 cakes…..was the answer to the question we were all anticipating. And, as the cakes were cut open…….(drumroll please)……… 2 girls!!!!!!!

We are so excited as Paul and Devan embark on this new adventure and we are praying for two healthy, happy, and beautiful baby girls.

To read even more about this lovely couple and find out the super cute way Devan told Paul he was getting babies, you can go to Devan’s blog.

A Full Moon.

I am naturally someone who stays up late. I love it. I get more done and do my best work when most people are peacefully dreaming. Unfortunately, I am also someone who requires a decent number of hours to sleep soundly before entering the world of functioning human beings. So, for all you math whizzes out there you have probably figured that I have to sleep in late on the nights when I get to stay up. This never happens during the school year. So tonight for the first time since I got married over 8 months ago, Brandon went to bed, and I stayed up.

I have been putting finishing touches on most of the art for my little gallery next weekend and decided to browse netflix streaming for something I can watch but not really “super watch.” Most of the time that movie list includes some but is not limited to the following list…
1. Mean Girls
2. When Harry Met Sally
3. Sweet Home Alabama
4. Steel Magnolias
5. Enchanted
6. Sister Act 2
etc. etc.

But as I browsed, I noticed Anastasia and realized I had NEVER seen it before. Can you people even believe that is true??? So I am naturally shocked when I hear so many familiar voices! WHAT A CAST! I have been truly missing this gem of a movie in my life.  So if you are like me and didn’t know what you are missing, get on it!

Besides that, the real reason I got on here to post is because I came across this little piece of masterpiece web-theatre.

Did you have to look a few times? I know I did too. I didn’t want to look several times but I had no choice… I found this picture here. Below is an explanation of this pic. Please as you read take a second to imagine yourself as that poor woman stuck in the center of the world’s most awkward photo.

“So, I had just given birth to my first son at a local birthing center and there had been another couple that had given birth just before me there as well. The midwife told us that the couple in the other room wanted to come over to say congratulations and introduce us to their child as well.  Little did I know that they would come into my room with no pants on. Even better, they both had NO UNDERWEAR ON. And from my vantage point, I could see everything. It was disturbingly awkward to say the least. I have no idea why my husband had his shirt off, but I assure you, he had his pants on. To this day I still have no idea why they were both naked from the waist down. Even more importantly, why was HE?”

Goodnight and God Bless, and for goodness sakes let this be a reminder to always keep your pants on when there are cameras present.

…and the thunder rolls.

Man, we are getting some nasty storms here in Charlotte. I am currently sitting in bed waiting for the electricity to go out….and there it goes. Let’s try this again…

I am currently sitting in bed waiting for the electricity to come back on and praying that the trees in the parking lot aren’t going to fall onto my car, or into our bedroom.
Brandon is reading the end of the last Harry Potter book by flashlight, (Thank goodness he is finishing so we can talk about it all finally.)

Summer has officially begun here in Charlotte. I have been out of school and away from these lovely faces… for 1 whole week and am quickly adjusting to life outside of work. I am reading “The Hunger Games” series. I think that they are extremely well written, but they are heart wrenching so that’s fair warning if you decide to read them yourself. I am babysitting two days a week for the world’s sweetest little girls so I don’t really even get to consider it a summer job because it’s too fun.  

Outside of hanging out with the girls, I have spent my time doing some things around the house that I put off when I didn’t have as much time. I painted a dresser that I am currently in love with. It started as I sad blue chest of drawers from the salvation army store and has become a cute piece in our bedroom and a cozy home for my unmentionables. I am also going to have some pieces in an art show on July 1st, so I try to make some time each day to finish those up. 

We are also preparing ourselves as Christine and Tracy pack their belongings and head out for their great adventure in Chile. We are going to miss them dearly. I get pooly every single time I think of them going, but God is going to do HUGE things through these two that we are so stoked about. 

It’s going to be a big summer.  I promise to be a more faithful blogger because I don’t want you to miss out on the excitement either. Now if the electricity would just come back on so I could post this……