thoughts of being fond of fonts

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

Today Cyn Cyn and Ava spent some time playing with a "Lettering Book". It included a few sets of alphabet stencils, and pages of different letter styles/fonts. The styles included block letters, "robot" letters, and rounded/skinny letters, among others.

One style even included letters made up of sports related images, including a volleyball net for the 'H' and a badminton birdie for the 'V'.

The different letter styles reminded me of Cindy's appreciation of and affection for fonts. Since she was involved in many activities, she was often making agendas, flyers, programs and other documents. She loved finding just the right font to help create just the right feel for whatever she was creating.

For the longest time, Comic Sans was her go-to font. Comic Sans always reminds me of Cyn. Other fonts she enjoyed using were mildly fancy ones like Papyrus or Bradley (for programs or invitations), or Marker Felt (for games or "fun stuff"). As for papers and other schoolwork, I believe she was a Helvetica fan.

There were several occasions when we would see some sign or document, and comment, "Hmm, that's a nice font," or "Ooh, ya, I like that font."

So the next time you find yourself looking for the perfect font for a specific occasion, take a moment and ask Cyn for some inspiration, and I think she'll help lead you in the right direction.

thoughts of a taco truck

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

While she was in high school, Cindy would occasionally work on a catering truck, or "taco truck". The truck belonged to Linh's family, her boyfriend in high school and throughout most of college. I didn't have any personal experiences with Cyn in relation to her taco truck days, but Arlene described one of her catering truck memories in a previous blog entry.

As part of our cousin's birthday party this weekend, her family had a taco truck on hand to provide food for the guests, something that's been done at several family parties.

I think Cyn would thoroughly enjoy all the catering truck food options that exist today, especially given the continually growing popularity of gourmet foods, and just variety and scope. I hope there's as much food variety available in heaven as well.