Whoot!

Just bought this adorable little guy from my lovely friend, Jennifer, who introduced me to Scentsy. I'm so excited and I can't wait for it to get here. It'll be taking the place of the tiny owl warmer we currently have in the living room, and the tiny owl warmer will be relocated to the bedroom. Our entire apartment is going to smell amazing.

Jennifer sent a great selection of sample scents to me, most of which I liked -- Sugar & Pumpkin Marshmallow are my favorites so far. I loved Cherry Vanilla too, but J is not a fan of super-sweet smells that make him hungry, haha. I ordered Clean Breeze (mostly for me -- I'm a sucker for the laundry/linen/fresh air scents) and Route 66 (for J) with the warmer, but I'm open to suggestions if any of you have faves you want to share with me in the comments!

It's Ours

there is always that space there
just before they get to us
that space
that fine relaxer
the breather
while say
flopping on a bed
thinking of nothing
or say
pouring a glass of water from the
spigot
while entranced by
nothing

that
gentle pure
space

it's worth

centuries of
existence

say

just to scratch your neck
while looking out the window at
a bare branch

that space
there
before they get to us
ensures
that
when they do
they won't
get it all

ever.

365 Days

Jeremy & I met a year ago today! ♥

Daisy snuggles.

I got to snuggle my baby girl on Sunday while J and I were at my parents' house. I miss her company so much, especially when J's at work and I have the house to myself. If I didn't think it would wreak havoc on both her nerves and J's allergies, I'd have taken her with me when I moved.  Allergy medication would probably solve the latter, but she is getting so old I wouldn't chance the toll it might take on her poor little nerves.  She's lived in that house for the entirety of her life; any kind of major change now would probably only unnecessarily stress her.

She politely waited for me to finish eating (she's seriously the nicest cat ever -- she's never bitten anyone, scratched anyone, begged for our "people" food, climbed onto surfaces where she shouldn't be ... I've never seen another cat as sweet-mannered) and then hopped onto my lap, rested her chin on my arm, and stayed there for over an hour, purring happily the whole time.

She'll be fourteen on Halloween. I love her. ♥

Animal Crossing...

...is still awesome, by the way. Especially the original. Bad puns abound!

J bought a Gamecube controller just so I could start a new game! I've been so excited and I've been fishing nonstop (well, whenever J isn't playing Grand Theft Auto IV).

Nerds. We are nerds. And we are in nerd love.

It's the best.

100 Things I Love (a work in progress)

I started this in one of my Listography journals and I haven't completed it (yet), but I wanted to share. It picks me up to add a couple of items when I'm feeling down. I've made a point of it not to include specific people (because then the list would never end, really), but moments and experiences instead.

What's something that you truly love? Are you an appreciator of the little things?

1.   realizing that "'til death do us part" isn't nearly long enough ♥
2.   words
3.   music
4.   real (not side) hugs
5.   the crinkly sound that paper makes when it has been written on on both sides
6.   coffee, and how I always think of Granny when I drink it (she thought it tasted like burned peanuts)
7.   the sound and smell of rain
8.   pens
9.   cats
10.   daisies
11.   the sounds of a southern summer
12.   quiet time
13.   people-watching
14.   aquariums
15.   unexpected kindnesses
16.   blank pages
17.   technology
18.   fitting perfectly against my husband when we're snuggled up
19.   autumn colors
20.   Diet Coke
21.   the silence that comes with a blanket of snow
22.   an arm-load of warm towels that just came out of the dryer
23.   the weeble-wobble of babies who have just learned to sit up
24.   the connected feeling you get when you're at a concert with hundred of other people who love the same band you do
25.   homecooked meals
26.   over-the-ear headphones
27.   goosebumps
28.   handmade gifts
29.   the smell of thrift stores and flea markets
30.   eyelashes
31.   pink-and-orange-and-sometimes-lavender-tinted sunsets
32.   the genuine enthusiasm of children
33.   being home for Christmas
34.   purses purses purses
35.   lightning bugs
36.   a new box of crayons
37.   a good cry
38.   skirts
39.   buying pretty make-up (and then never wearing it)
40.   handwriting
41.   doing the hand air-gliding swoosh swoosh up and down while in a car, with my window rolled down
42.   taking a good photo
43.   bats
44.   the soft hum of a box fan
45.   a comfortable silence
46.   starting up the car and hearing your favorite song on the radio, like a soundtrack is just waiting for your life adventure to happen
47.   popping bubblewrap
48.   the sound of the ocean
49.   getting surprise mail
50.   comfortable flip-flops
51.   french toast
52.   blanket forts
53.   sitting down at the end of a long work day
54.   stickers
55.   Burt's Bees lip balm
56.   fingernail polish
57.   naps
58.   purring
59.   trinkets that come with family stories
60.   the blast of the car air conditioner after a summer concert
61.   messenger bags
62.   hoodies