there are certain things i like

there's an expression in our household, and it goes a little something like this "but there are certain things i like!". one would say this particular expression if you were asking your spouse to go get you a big bowl of ben and jerry's- or better yet, you ask them to just go get you the whole container. or if you rub your scratchy feet back and forth on their legs in bed and they ask you to stop and you say "but there are certain things i like!". or if you need to do certain things on the weekend, like get drink treats or go to bed at 6:30pm. it's all for the love of "there are certain things i like". you should try it, because it gives you permission to do and ask for all sorts of crazy things, free of guilt.

so here i present a list of certain things i like lately:

dreaming big

being together

being alone
making the little baby on my tattoo hold funny things like seashells

meditating

laying in the grass on tapestries

long tables filled with cool people

chocolate and candles and paint splatters

sharing art supplies and leading a workshop! (and evidently having bad posture and sticking my post baby tummy out!)
-sweet friends from NH
creative masterminds
funny baskets of art supplies, especially the rainbow brite lunchbox filled with scraps

roadtrips, and then coming home again


what are your certain things that you like? xx

up up and away!

headed off for the weekend for a sweet little retreat- the brainchild of kat! i'm feeling very spoiled to be leaving again..and very lucky. we will be by the sea...sharing food and sitting together, learning. i am also excited to be leading my first ART WORKSHOP! this is huge for me. which is why i woke up at 3am. i feel externally calm but i think internally i may be freaking out a bit. i'm bringing fairy lights, tapestries, and fresh flowers...clearly these are things i think are important to teach an informative workshop ;) can't wait to report back after my weekend at the sea!

xx

life is a whirlwind

holy crap- my dad got married this weekend!

and what a wonderful, beautiful day it was. i got a little teary (ok, a lot teary) and a LOT goofy during the ceremony this weekend. yes, even though i am old and mature enough to be a witness and sign an official marriage certificate, i'm never too old to make tool-ish faces for pictures. and as you can see, gray is following suit, just as i expect her to.

but back to LOVE. it's a beautiful thing, isn't it? i'm so happy for my dad and nancy, and if you've had the pleasure of seeing them together, you are probably pretty happy for them, too. love works in mysterious ways- and when it's right, it's right. deep sigh of relief- they ended up together. aaaaahhhh.

even in the rain...even though i was wearing birkenstocks (which gray informed me were 'a bit off' and 'manly') and a soggy, furry viking vest (which people took turns wearing and posing for pictures in!)- the day was just as it was meant to be. and i got a whole new family out of the deal! we have a lot of fun together, each of us allowing each other to be exactly who we are. i appreciate everyone putting up with me! i'm so happy (big dorky tears).

channeling the joy

today i'm channeling the joy captured in these small faces. the bravery, the abandon, the joy. what are you channeling today?

journey there and back

i'm home from my trip to miami. people think i'm crazy that i traveled all the way there, only to dive into a stack of books, eat the same meal at the hotel restaurant two out of the three nights, and go to bed around 8pm every night we were there. but i don't call that crazy. i call that my idea of the best vacation ever.

my view for three days

yummy new beer with oranges at our tiki bar, also located conveniently right outside our door

perfect traveling companion...someone who needs to find a dunkin' donuts just as much as i do

leaving on the journey- made everyone appreciate me a little more...until i came home- and since then it's been total payback!

so i'm channeling this peaceful vibe that i rode on in miami...i will be back!