Friday, August 24, 2012

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.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

365 Days


Jeremy & I met a year ago today! ♥

Monday, August 20, 2012

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. ♥

Friday, August 17, 2012

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.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

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

 
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