rainy summer sundays

those lazy summer days

 

hazy with light rain

guiltlessly off the beach

 

 sprawled across a couch

falling deeper

into a good book

lunching

with the whole crew

around the family table

in the light of day

lobster 

laughter

and
full bellies

...

sunhats

waiting...

faith

To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.

                                                        Oscar Wilde

with summer now upon us

and this next chapter

right around the corner

it's time to share-

we're expecting.

...

the past year has been a roller coaster to be sure-

anticipation, immense joy, soul-crushing heartache, game-changing friendship

fear, hope, anxiety, small miracles, trust

and 

love

...

now, at 32 weeks

there is no hiding this bump of our soon-to-arrive baby

no, we haven't shouted this pregnancy from the roof tops-

but

we are so very happy.

and grateful.

and excited.

also, yes, a little scared.

we are taking life one day at a time.

healing

and fostering confidence

we are looking forward

to august-

to remembering our boy

by celebrating his birthday

and to

welcoming

 his little sister

(yes! a girl!)

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

OH shnikes!

i've been meaning and meaning and meaning

to get to this place

but

JUNE!

is here!

and half gone!

life has been busy, busy, busy

which, i suppose

is good-

these last two months-

filled with holidays celebrating parenthood

and warming tide pools filled with splashing babies

has left my heart heavier than i expected...

but, of course

there are the very happy things

that come with early summer, too...

dining al fresco

 

in our sweet backyard

rising with the sun

and finding such beauty

custom ellas

 

on their way to a colorado wedding

(and to be worn with cowboy boots! love!)

a surprise delivery

 

local, organic, summer berries

oh. my. yum.

and

the most happy thing of all-

the arrival of my people

those friends who really are family

whose summer migration north

makes every. little. thing.

feel

just

right.

Hallelujah.

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

oh my-

what a month...

it's been 

insanely busy

with work

and very hard-

mother's day 

blindsided me

but bits of brightness

have gotten me here-

to the unofficial start of 

summer 

2013

hallelujah.

...

a little gift
of a full bunch
of the sweetest smelling bells

made a house in desperate need of a deep clean
 delightful

stitching

new designs

for a dear friend's
gatsby-esque
wedding

and celebrating love

with raspberry meringue
on top

soul resuscitation

ahhhhhhh...

this place

it's people

and spring

in bloom

...

a few days away

for a 

deep-down 

revive

sometimes

life's simplest pleasures-

sun

food

family

are just enough

...

early spring by the shore

empty stretches

of low tide beach

rolling dunes

of greening beach grass

a pup

learning the way

of the sandy-dog life

bundled

with the view

of a hazy horizon

readying

for summer

...

a happy list, of a saturday sort

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

guilty pleasure

because sometimes

there is just no resisting their magical deliciousness

fabric

and the purr of my sewing machine

inspired
and it feels so good...

while sitting on the back steps

late one afternoon

my hearty succulents

finally got re-potted

this moment

snapped by my husband-

long after i'd fallen asleep 

cuddled up to the sweet smell 

of my favorite girl

and

let's be honest- it was a looong, dark winter

with looong, dark roots

which really-

was no good for anyone.

so, with a quick trip to NYC

the blond is back

and
spring

has me feeling

a little more

like

me

again.