a ride to work

While our roads look nothing like this (and oh, how i wish they did), they are icey this evening. The wonderful part is that Larry drove me to work!! Ahh. For those of you who know us, you will know that this is a true act of love because taking me to work also means picking me up from work at 6am!! Yikes-a-rama! That is true love!!

buying paint

It's a tricky undertaking for those who fear commitment. Larry and I were married eight years before we finally bought a house. We both tried a few careers before we buckled down and settled on one. And after 9 years of very happy marriage we still don't have kids. So, it should come as no surprise to learn that after a year and a half in our new home, we still haven't changed the paint colors. What if we don't like it? Well, last night we bit the bullet and bought some paint. Larry coached us with the idea that if it looks bad, we can just redo it. We have some friends who painted their kitchen seven times before they got it right. That sort of inspired us. It's allowed. And surely, we'll get it right before time number seven!! Wish us luck!!

chocolate covered strawberries

I considered giving up sweets for Lent this year. The reason I didn't was chocolate covered strawberries! They are so romantic and yummy and delightful. Larry brought me one in bed this morning for Valentine's Day. Ahhh.... Thank goodness I hadn't given them up!

Love After Love

The time will come

when, with elation

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was yourself.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.

- Derek Walcott

personialized gifts

Maybe it's because my name is not very common. Maybe it's because they make me feel special. Whatever the reason, I love gifts that either have my name on them or point towards something that is uniquely me. My friend Valerie gave me this ornament with my name on it. It was perfect on so many levels...

the first dusting of snow

this week, we had our first dusting of snow. the deck and tree limbs were covered. it felt so cozy and wintery and fresh. i just love it. it left me wishing for more.

my new RAV 4!!

i love it! it's smooth and pretty. our dogs love it. it feels so safe and fancy. it's our first car with the remote control locks. i'm loving it!!! those of you who know me, know i don't love driving. but the other day i actually thought to myself, "where do i need to go today?" just so i could drive it!!!