Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
happy monday....
happy first full week of the new year. i am so happy to have this one last day off. it has been
so nice to have some extended time off for a change. having my mom here has been comforting.
she will be leaving to head home on thursday :( she says she is "ready" - as ready as you can be
i guess. my heart hurts thinking about her leaving but we know she has to go. another chapter is ending
and a new one will begin. i wish for happiness, love and mostly peace for the new year to all my
friends and family. xo
so nice to have some extended time off for a change. having my mom here has been comforting.
she will be leaving to head home on thursday :( she says she is "ready" - as ready as you can be
i guess. my heart hurts thinking about her leaving but we know she has to go. another chapter is ending
and a new one will begin. i wish for happiness, love and mostly peace for the new year to all my
friends and family. xo
Sunday, January 2, 2011
happy new year...
january - best snowstorm...
february - best big love...
march - best friends...
april - best girl's weekend...
may - best photo...
june - best chs graduate...
june - best graduation party...
july - best lemonade stand...
august - best summer hang out...
september - best flowers...
september - best wedding...
october - best of the best...
november - best out of town visitor...
november - making the best of it...
november - best last day on the job...
december - best twinkling lights...
and... all the best for 2011
love sent, xo
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
a heart can be broken...
but it keeps beating just the same. this morning after i wrote my blog
i sat down and looked around the house in the silence after all the
activity of last night. i thought about how things have changed this
year. i picked up a picture of my dad off of the table, then i wiped my eyes
with my sleeve and a big fat tear fell into my coffee. the holidays really amplify
everything. good and bad. but i know it's ok that the holidays are a mix of sweet
and sad. i thought about my mom and how hard this time must be - but
she keeps smiling and reminding herself how lucky she was to have dad for so
many years. i thought about my dad and how his own mom died on christmas
day so many years ago. when gram died on christmas i knew then we would
always be a little sad on that day but dad always made us know that she would
want us to be happy. the absence of people is the hardest. i still want to go
buy crossword puzzles, and tall shirts and slippers and write love notes and
send them off to florida but we can't. i knew this time would be hard and i
also know that grief won't always be right in front of me, it may be at arms
length but instead of whining for what will never be again i will remember
that dad has other ways of showing us his love. it may not be the same
package but it will be there.. we have already seen it.
love sent, xo
i sat down and looked around the house in the silence after all the
activity of last night. i thought about how things have changed this
year. i picked up a picture of my dad off of the table, then i wiped my eyes
with my sleeve and a big fat tear fell into my coffee. the holidays really amplify
everything. good and bad. but i know it's ok that the holidays are a mix of sweet
and sad. i thought about my mom and how hard this time must be - but
she keeps smiling and reminding herself how lucky she was to have dad for so
many years. i thought about my dad and how his own mom died on christmas
day so many years ago. when gram died on christmas i knew then we would
always be a little sad on that day but dad always made us know that she would
want us to be happy. the absence of people is the hardest. i still want to go
buy crossword puzzles, and tall shirts and slippers and write love notes and
send them off to florida but we can't. i knew this time would be hard and i
also know that grief won't always be right in front of me, it may be at arms
length but instead of whining for what will never be again i will remember
that dad has other ways of showing us his love. it may not be the same
package but it will be there.. we have already seen it.
love sent, xo
hey there...
good morning! it's 6:43 i feel like i just went to bed. i think i sort of did just go to bed. but that is what
happens at this time of year... you can't get much sleep and enjoy all the festivities, it's one or the other...
last nights party was a big success. mini gingerbread martini's were the favorite. i have the best friends in the whole wide world. i am not kidding.
l. u. c.k.y. that is what i am. i think everyone really enjoyed the favorite things swap, it was a great change of pace. i scored a couple of great things.... and some special gifts because all of you are so sweet... thanks. there is a chalk board in my kitchen that m is counting down the days until christmas i gotta tell you it's scares me ... 3 days left ! I am hosting christmas and i gotta get some things together. but i wanted to say thanks to everyone for coming and happy holidays to all. i gotta run
my cookie dough is chilling and i have to pop some cookies in the oven. xo
happens at this time of year... you can't get much sleep and enjoy all the festivities, it's one or the other...
l. u. c.k.y. that is what i am. i think everyone really enjoyed the favorite things swap, it was a great change of pace. i scored a couple of great things.... and some special gifts because all of you are so sweet... thanks. there is a chalk board in my kitchen that m is counting down the days until christmas i gotta tell you it's scares me ... 3 days left ! I am hosting christmas and i gotta get some things together. but i wanted to say thanks to everyone for coming and happy holidays to all. i gotta run
my cookie dough is chilling and i have to pop some cookies in the oven. xo
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
happy tuesday before christmas my friends....
last night there was a dusting of snow. i know many of you have gotten slammed but we have not, as of yet, had any siginificant snow. the dusting was perfect for helping me find my christmas spirit. walking along with
little flakes fluttering down is just beautiful. a big fat blizzard if you can sit home in front of the fire is also awesome.... but seeing as there is still christmas shopping to do it's best if the big fat snow holds off for a few more days... every year christmas sneaks up on me - well it just seems to anyway. i still have a few more things to do. but tonight i am going to hang out with the girls for my annual cookie swap. tonight is for fun and celebrating and enjoying each other. the only thing that will be different is there are no "cookies" this year. this year we changed it up a bit to a " favorite things" swap. inspired by oprah's favorite things i decided to give it a try on a different scale ... there probably won't be any car give a ways. but... i bet there will be some fun and interesting things. i will be back tomorrow with pictures.
until then, have a happy day. xo
little flakes fluttering down is just beautiful. a big fat blizzard if you can sit home in front of the fire is also awesome.... but seeing as there is still christmas shopping to do it's best if the big fat snow holds off for a few more days... every year christmas sneaks up on me - well it just seems to anyway. i still have a few more things to do. but tonight i am going to hang out with the girls for my annual cookie swap. tonight is for fun and celebrating and enjoying each other. the only thing that will be different is there are no "cookies" this year. this year we changed it up a bit to a " favorite things" swap. inspired by oprah's favorite things i decided to give it a try on a different scale ... there probably won't be any car give a ways. but... i bet there will be some fun and interesting things. i will be back tomorrow with pictures.
until then, have a happy day. xo
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