friday i'm in love

this time with a list
and no links...
slapdash and quick and dirty...
well, not...dirty...heh.

post it notes
colored pens
cold diet coke in a can
bright yellow canola fields
geese flying overhead
flocks of tiny birds flying in formation
the smell of permanent markers
making someone laugh
trees
marshmallow bananas
lists
wonton soup
ice cream in a waffle cone
miniature toys
dollhouses
windmills
seaglass
swings
singing in the car
watching thunderstorms (but only if i'm in a car)
a good book to get lost in
retro vintage advertising
green life saver suckers
board games
blogs/inspiration/pinterest
free time to myself

stop.

cause sometimes
there are nights
when you feel like this...

sad for your sister-in-law
and realizing you never knew
how much she looked like her mom
until you saw the collection
of photos they had gathered
in celebration of her life...

worried about impending snow
and trip back to the halifax hospital
{where the snow is supposed to be the worst}
but you know he missed the last appointment, too
{because of a snowstorm}...

tired
quiet
lackluster and dull
cold
and void of any sparkle

i took that photo today
thinking that i was going to focus on red
this month...
but then, it ended up saying more to me than that.

maybe i just need to go to bed earlier.
with a book.
and a hot water bottle.

everything is always better in the morning.
:)

friday i'm in love...

in point form:

  • a coffee date tomorrow
  • less-than-freezing temps
  • the idea of slow cooker apple cinnamon oatmeal
  • both kids home for supper tonight
  • the dog sleeping tucked in behind me on the computer chair
  • mom phoned and said she liked the vine i made for her birthday "your father laughed and laughed and laughed"
  • blackberries and sunflower seeds in my salad
  • sunshine
  • this blog post...especially the advice from her father
  • a shirt dress that has been in my closet for months cause i never knew what to wear with it...paired with leggings and boots today...made me feel happy...
  • amazing...so amazing...breathtaking
  • finding tons and tons of yoga inspiration on Pinterest
  • and speaking of Pinterest...oh...i NEEEEEED these.
  • a sweet, sweet comment left by one of my favorite bloggers....thank you bridget!  xo

    and i am really not sure what is going on in these photos...except that i think they are funny...:)
Happy last day of January...we're getting there!