friday-i'm-in-love...

- the faucets came in for our sink and new bathtub....
now all we need to do is pick tile

-as part of trying something new, tonight is our first "family night"...
we are going out for supper and then going to see this movie

- the season finale of greys anatomy last night...

- having a cool neighbor who happens to be a hairdresser
cut your hair at home for ten dollars...

-slightly warmer weather...baby steps toward summer

happy friday!
hope the sun finds you...

sincerely, l. cohen



going to see leonard cohen sunday night
was totally surreal....

when i was about nineteen,
i worked in a record store
and mentioned to a customer once that
i like leonard cohen and would be interested in reading
his poetry but couldn't find any of his books...
the next day,
the customer brought me 5 books
and said he'd come back for them sometime...
he never did.

when i was in university
i played leonard cohen on repeat on my cd player
for days at a time...
my roommates grew to hate him
but i never got tired of him.

my husband and i danced at our wedding
to dance me to the end of love...

{and this has to be said...the man is 74 and
did 3 encores...he is adorable...and that voice...sigh}

edited to add: there is a video here but i'm not sure if
anyone else can see it but me?

have & haven't


what i haven't been doing:

blogging
blog reading
knitting on the sweater {or the pink blanket}
sewing the baby quilt i bought material for
reading atonement {not much}
catching greys anatomy
baking the apple crisp i have promised the kids a week ago
getting my bangs trimmed
planting my garden
scraping the paint off my house
drinking anything with caffeine in it {cold turkey}

what i have been doing:

working, working and working...gah
ordering faucets and tub fillers for the new tub
looking for tile for the tub surround and step
removing everything from our bedroom to put in new bed
planning the new closet for our bedroom
teaching the kids the value of a day planner
drinking more water
walking at least 20 minutes each day {since tuesday}
taking heaps of clothing to salvation army
counting down the days to the leonard cohen concert {squeal!}

what have you been doing?

currently:

reading- atonement by ian mcewan
watching- playing catch up on greys anatomy and
watched dan in real life 3 times...love it
listening- still the juno soundtrack...and catching up on
leonard, since i see him this weekend!
tasting- salt and pepper chicken wings, lemon water

committing to- 20 minute walk every day