thoughts of as you wish

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

Whenever I hear certain movie lines I always think of Cyn.

"Anybody want a peanut?"

"You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means."

"Have fun storming the castle!"

"Hellllooooo Lady!"

from The Princess Bride

"You're killing me Smalls!"

"We're waaaaaiiiiiiiting..."

"Lotion-ing... oil-ing... oil-ing... lotion-ing..."

"Foooooor...eeeeeeev...eeeeeeer..."

from The Sandlot

Here's one line that people may not be as familiar with...

"If you wanna show off, why don't you learn how to play chess?"

This line was spoken by the young Waverly, in The Joy Luck Club.

These were some of Cyn's favorite movie lines, and I have several fun-filled memories of her quoting them at just the right time during a given situation. I smile whenever I hear any of these lines, or find myself repeating them. And during those moments I can feel Cyn smiling along with me.

thoughts of winter, spring, summer or fall

shared by Andrew Beall, her brother-in-law

Sometimes when you least expected it, Cindy would show up with a stack of colored paper or sculpting clay or some other random art supply. She'd sit down and just create something really fun in a short amount of time.

On one particular day, she said she wanted to celebrate the seasons changing. In a little while, she had created a collage that contained her view of all four seasons and hung it in her room.

I always liked it and felt it was worth keeping. As we transition to the holiday season, I figured it was a good time to share Cindy's art with all of you. Enjoy!

thoughts of three and a turkey

shared by VJ Rabuy, her sister

I know I seem to gravitate towards sports related themes in several of my blog posts, so this one is no exception.

Although I am an A’s fan, I do admit that - as a baseball fan - I did enjoy this year’s World Series. During game three of the seven game series, Albert Pujols hit three homeruns! He became the third player in baseball history to accomplish such a feat in a World Series game, along with Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson.

This made me think about how three is a magic number. Schoolhouse Rocks sings about it, and sports often strive for it. In basketball, there’s the triple-double. Hockey has the hat trick. And many sports celebrate the triple crown, including Baseball and Horse Racing, and I think it’s even used in Surfing.

Another famous “three” in sports is the turkey! A turkey is a bowling term for three consecutive strikes in a single game. I learned about a turkey about 16 years ago as I was invited to go bowling with Cindy and her then boyfriend, Jason Kawazoe. Jason was quite the impressive bowler and I believe he had faired well in several amateur bowling tournaments. At the time he was a high school senior.

So, Jason, Cindy and I went to the local bowling alley to enjoy a couple games. In the first game, within the first five or so frames, Cindy put up a strike, followed by a strike, and finally...a third strike! She was rather nonchalant about it, almost like she knew it was coming. Cindy and I joked by calling it a chicken - instead of a turkey - when the bird appeared on the screen upon her third consecutive strike.

Cyn hadn't bowled much, save the occasional birthday party, and in the first game she got a turkey! That is the only time I've ever seen a turkey while bowling with friends. It was a gobble-gobble of a good time and another fond sports memory I have of Cindy.