My goodness.
My life has certainly seen a lot of ups and downs in the last three months.
On one hand, wow.
On the other hand, whoa.
So much work, I can’t even tell you. Strange challenges, crazy deadlines, major things accomplished. And beyond that, learning the (fairly lame) lesson of how to deal with mistakes (with shaking my fist at the sky.)
(I don’t really like mistakes. Even though I make a ton of them, I’m no fan.)
Overall, for better or for worse, I feel like I’ve been too busy to stop and think.
Which means I don’t stop to write, either.
That’s another mistake.
So.
A little late-night love list, to get me back in the game.
THINGS I LOVE
Gradon (you knew that was coming)
Iron Chef
Calla lilies
Redeemed haircuts
Yoga balls
Ballet flats
Snuggling in for an extra 15 every morning
Big, silly rings
Hamsters on a piano:
Bright pashminas
Soy candles
Tootsie pops (cherry)
Staring down the impossible
Crisp, bright fall days
New pajamas
Gray pearls
The upcoming red cups at Starbucks
A fresh black Sharpie
Sweaters (well, the thought of buying more…)
Dreaming of pedicures
Magazines
Haiku
Giggling out loud when I listen to podcasts on the bus
Fresh white towels
Freelance work that pays!
Putting up our tree this weekend
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And you?
A really good book.
Snuggling under the covers when it’s chilly outside.
A glass of really good wine.
First bite of a chocolate cake.
Sounds of the birds at dawn.
Full moon.
Smell of the Ocean
Finding hope once again on Nov 5th.
Well, at this point I’d say I love not being sick and having a clean house with groceries in it. Looking forward to those things.
Also:
Pay day
watching my son and his team play basketball
school book fairs
sunny fall days
and especially this week: my country.
Today i love:
-my favorite little black dress
-coctail parties my parents throw (they’re just that cool)
-Darcy and Zoey, the two cutest chinchillas ever
-the fact that my boyfriend never shows up without some sweet little present (like raisins for the afore mentioned chinchillas)
-wineries in the fall
-Meg Fowler’s love lists which never fail to make me smile
I love:
cranberry chocolate chip scones for lunch;
the kids’ pre-Christmas excitement;
limeade;
a recently mowed lawn, how it looks and smells;
reading cookbooks;
leather boots.
Random presents from a coworker (she gave me a pair of earrings for helping her sort through some statements)
Crunchy leaves
Random emails from friends in the middle of the day
iPhone apps that allow me access to the goings-on of everyone I know (and even some I don’t)
Asides in parinthesis
Coffee at the perfect temperature
Long lunches
Getting wedding details squared away (8 days. Please shoot me. I know I said I loved getting the details squared away, but for every one that gets sqaured away, two more issues pop up)
Compliments on my shoes
Movie theatres
Planning vacations I’ll never take
Friday love lists
New hair products
Friends that go out of their way to plan parties in your honor
Airports
Thoughts of a cruise ship
The smell of hair salons
Genuinely funny magnets
A good salad
Hot baths
Ooh.. cherry Tootsie pops… mmm
I love:
My family
camping
sledding with the kids
wood stoves
flannel sheets
goldfish (the crackers, not the actual fish)
coffee
pens
sleeping in
Fridays!
our new president elect!!! BARACK OBAMA!!!
Ethan
Relaxing on a Friday night
Brisk, bright autumn days (we haven’t had one in a few days)
Upcoming *international* vacations
My name in a Friday Love List (!)
A comfortable hoodie
Hearing “dinner was great” the day after
A new feeling of hope
HGTV remodeling shows
Waffles and strawberries and a table by the ocean
The most beautiful woman in the world
Only 1 more week until the red cups come out – filled steamy hot with gingerbread!!
A hamster on a piano seems like such a great idea….but I’m just wondering what happens when it pees all over the keys…