we are in such
a need
for
rain...
here is a picture
of a tree
that
is outside
my
apartment
complex.
what looks
like
fall is
unfortunantly
just
dead leaves...
sad.

{Patti & Nolan}

my dear friend
Patti & Nolan
are on
their way
to
Germany!
for a whole year...
bittersweet.
they will be
teaching at
a boarding school
for students of
missionary parents.
God has worked everything
out for them. my prayer
is that God blesses
them and keeps them safe
while they are away.
love you guys!!!

scrapbooking

so my local scrapbook
store is looking for someone
to teach classes...i
would
{love}
to
do
this. but
i wonder
if i really have it in
me...not to mention the time
to do it. or is it that i
just
{love}
the thought of doing it.
all i have to do is call the lady
at the store to set up an appointment,
bring some of my stuff in to leave at
the store. she
is going
to
have
customers vote. have i called her...no
have i gotten my stuff together or
made anything new...no.

so...if i do end up taking some
of my "work" i'll let you
know so you can vote for me!!!

i want to be a scrapbook superstar...

slacker...

that's me...
a blog slacker.
i often feel like
i just have nothing to
say...that nothing interesting
enough happened during
my day. so i don't
blog. i am
going to
try
to start
blogging
more on a regular
basis.

today i joined the Y...finally.
Michelle
and i
went to a
Zumba class...good times.

i need a vacation...

i so badly need to get out of
this place for a while...
i long to visit my
hometown...see my friends
and family...enjoy the
simpleness of my
small town...

blah, blah, blah

last week was
such a yucky
week...at least
at work...i was
sooo ready for the
weekend. i felt all better when i left
the parking lot Friday afternoon.
unfortunantly the weekend is over
before you know it and it's back
to work. this week will be better...
with all the bday outings, deserts,
Easter and my weaknesses (mexican food, pizza
and ice cream) i have blown
my "lifestyle" change for the past week.
it's so easy to fall back into old habits...
i wonder how it's possible
to break them for good. it has
to be done.

things that make me {smile}

coffee
the smell of peppermint tea
fresh flowers...i love all the colors and shapes
pink stuff...not the pink frilly stuff...i especially like the solidness of pink. Like my pink pepper mill and pink coffee maker...


clouds...i love the shapes and the way they look with the sun setting
cooking...of course it does help having so much pink stuff in my kitchen.
returning to a good book you're
reading that you've had to put down for a while
scrapbooking and stamping...it can be so fulfilling and so much fun
among many other things...
these two make me smile too

so, what makes you smile?