who else has started planning their spring and summer break?
it’s that time of year for me
not just because summer camp schedules are out and fill up fast but also because by the end of january, i need to start looking forward to warmth and sunshine
there are a few destinations being tossed around for both breaks
we might actually go on spring break as a family of three instead of just Lily and i but there is also a possibility of it just being Lily and i in miami like we have done for the past four years
and summer is a bit trickier this year with Lily wanting to do a month long summer intensive program at her ballet school in order to make it to a pre professional level (she really wants to get into those pointe shoes)
we will see how it all goes
plans are in the works so that is the important part
happy friday friends!
still learning how to play the guitar on her own
i’ve been trying to make art every day
sunday’s rainbows
there are have been a lot of gloomy days. but at least they start off with some sunshine
we have a big house. but this is where i spend most of my time/days. i could probably just live in this room
meal planning for the week on a sunday morning
speaking of sunday… she slept until 10:45
she also grew almost four inches again this year. third year in a row
although i can’t complain too much about winter due to the warm weather we had this week, i’m still going to because we are in the thick of it aren’t we?
and well, winter just depresses me
it’s cold, dark, the trees are bare, there are no flowers, no color… it’s the total opposite of who i am and what i love
but you all know this already
no need to rant about it
happy friday friends!
this past holiday season was a busy one. there was the nutcracker
a girls night out
a little party to put together the music list for new year’s eve
christmas in west virginia
sadly as of three years ago his passing is also part of christmas (and as of this past christmas, his sister’s passing as well)
a trip to st pete florida
new year’s eve
new year’s day
a playdate with an old friend
naps
a visit to winter lights at the arboretum and a farewell to the holiday season
we went to see the movie cats
new year cleansing
back to school
back to ballet
what our wednesdays look like post school, pre gymnastics
my high school friend sent me books he no longer wanted but knew i would love and cherish
new green baby hanging
where i spend most of my days
the beginning of a new art adventure and the sick chronicles
already cheering for spring (sorry not sorry winter)
we are so close to the end of twenty nineteen and the beginning of twenty twenty
twenty twenty
it seemed like a date that was so futuristic and so far to reach and now here we are
december has become a bit of a crazy month for us since Lily joined the nutcracker with her ballet school a few years ago
extra ballet classes (even on some weekends), nutcracker itself (two performances the week before christmas) and for the second year in a row, she will be participating in the big crafty (this saturday and sunday)
we are busy, busy, busy in december and before we know it, we are in west virginia and it is christmas
although i am always in awe (and complaining) of how quickly time goes by these days, once november comes, i always want to just fast forward to january when everything feels calm once again
everything just feels so overwhelming this time of year
maybe that’s another reason why i love summer so much
happy friday friends!
we spent thanksgiving cooking. just the three of us for the most part. it was great
how we spent black friday
Lily made a delicious mixed berry cobbler mostly all on her own and it was the best i have ever had
she flew in on thanksgiving night and for that we were all thankful. it had been a while
the best mirror is an old friend. twenty eight years and going
a beautiful sunday out and about in town
i was sick and spent a lot of time at home this week. there were rewards though. sunrise
it’s wednesday morning and thanksgiving break has officially begun
it is just a little after 8am, rainy and gloomy, William and Lily went to the gym (she likes to think she can run on the treadmill) and i am just sitting here with a hot cup of coffee brought to me in bed
this hardly ever happens
i am usually the first one up and about but today i decided to just stay in bed, give up control and let them do
it feels good
thanksgiving is tomorrow
we are staying in, cooking, eating and then at night we will be picking up one of my oldest girlfriends from the airport
we have a fun filled weekend planned with her and other friends
i am looking forward to and thankful for all of it
happy thanksgiving friends!
autumn sunrises have been winning lately
autumn inspired home cooked meals
Lily’s birthday celebration continued two weeks after the day
a beautiful and delicious bowl of ramen
more birthday celebrations. this time a one year old’s
keeping up with staying blonde. it had been over six months
autumn colors on an autumn day
decisions, decisions
always finding the sunny spots
what sundays are for
early morning marvel discussions
visiting our friends’ shop downtown and finding new work by one of her favorite local artists
