five (really) good things on a monday
seaview blooms . may 10, 2009
1) the last of the blooming trees are smiling down on us here in the pacific northwest. i have been simply swooning this year at the blooms. for the last week i keep saying to jon, those pink trees are pregnant with blooms. it is true. i can't seem to stop saying that. hmmm...2) speaking of pregnant, i am beyond excited that later this week i will be spending time with some dear friends who spent time in the world of pregnancy last year and this year...and i will be meeting their beautiful babes. it is going to be a real joy to look into the faces of these friends who are now mothers and then to hold the babies they have brought into this world.
3) i bought some new clothes and stuff to take with me on this trip and i have to rave about two etsy purchases. the first is the shell collector dress from gaia conceptions. oh. my. goodness. i adore this dress (i bought it in purple.) when i saw jen wearing it last month in portland, i knew it had to be mine. this dress is so well made and so soft and flattering. another item i bought is this pouch in chartreuse by yorktown road...and it is delightful in person! loving carol's etsy shop and her flickr photos.
4) taking a quick trip to the coast this weekend with jonny was so good for the soul. driving and talking and singing (jon even joined in with this song [this video is fantastic fun!], which has become a new favorite of mine...a perfect driving song really) and connecting with people in manzanita (as i continue to work on the details of upcoming retreats and plan new ones). having these moments of goodness to add to the mix, well, i am very thankful for these moments.
5) the new jewelry at l'essence du monde. jen has reopened her shop, and these necklaces make me think of a summer evening party in the backyard with lanterns hanging and a white t-shirt and fun below-the-knee skirt with a happy pattern and orange flip flops and friends and laughter and good food and lemon drops and how the list goes on. these earrings are my current everyday favorites (i have them in brass). and i love wearing one of these necklaces with my soul mantra necklaces as some days i just have to layer necklace upon necklace.
oh but wait, one more really good thing i have to share:
the new star trek movie. loved it. i am a big (BIG) star trek TNG fan. my brother and i might have gone to a convention back in the 90s. my husband (then boyfriend) might have begun to fall in love with me when he realized i knew who brent spiner is. separate from all that (since i am guessing you probably have no idea what i am talking about), this is just really a good movie. you should go see it. seriously.
what are five really good things in your world?
i dare you to name them.
right.
now.
five (really) good things
Reader Comments (15)
Five Really Good Things in my life:
1. Sarah (my wife), I could not go on without her...
2. My Mom finally (after 38 years) deciding to be a mother.
3. Lilacs in full bloom and smelling so incredibly wonderful.
4. Six years old little girls who think their Dad is the center of the universe (little do they know, it's the other way around.)
5. Liz (yeah you!) for helping me to see the good in my life in spite of all the bad... thanks!
(I need a tissue now...)
1. Clouds floating across the sky in the fading light.
2. Seeing Logan take his first tentative steps on video, then seeing him walk with more aplomb a few days later.
3. Having a strong emotional connection with my children (all of them). They add so much light and joy to my life!
4. How photography invariably focuses me on the present moment, even more than on the present subject.
5. The gift that writing & blogging (and blog friends) are in my life.
Okay so I am having a beyond crappy last while, but in the midst of that is:
-my husband who ALWAYS puts my happiness and well being ahead of all else, no matter what. And he makes me do it too, for my own good.
-a best friend who drops everything and comes running to lift my spirits, whenever I really need her, whether I ask her to or not.
-my puppy. Today was so awful that on the way home I was in tears and I KNEW that if I could just get home and see his sweet face, everything would be okay.
-my son going through the rites of transition into adulthood. His Grad dinner/dance is this weekend and grad ceremony in two weeks. I am now going to be the mother of a MAN.
-email from a beloved friend and mentor filled with words of love and encouragement.
Thanks Liz. xo
five Really Really great things in my life right now:
1) Sonic Cherry Limeades...I know I know but they are SO yummy!!!
2) The amazing Mother's Day I had yesterday!!
3) My son - He Rocks
4) My daughter - She Rules
5) 3 words: Wide formate printer
dancing with my children at
a wedding in the mountains
hiking in those very mountains
and following up with yoga
my grilled cheese sandwich with
roasted tomatoes on rye
the butterfly that bumped into
my nose yesterday
him
:)
1. Radishes and lettuce coming up in my garden!
2. Seedlings big and healthy enough to be planted outside soon.
3. A long weekend in Charlotte, NC visiting a dear friend and her family.
4. A chance to re-connect emotionally with my husband.
5. Embracing the messiness & mistakes of my life and realize I am becoming more of my true Self in the midst of them.
- an upcoming wedding in June (mine! :)
- wildflowers in a neighbouring empty city lot
- my Golden Retriever, Cassie, lying at my feet as I type
- a dinner date with a good friend in less than an hour
- the sweet smell of spring slowly becoming summer
finding my running rhythm and feeling like i can go forever; warm squishy bear hugs from my love; spending an entire fun filled day with my teenage son; popcorn and hot tea on a cold snowy spring night; whispers of beautiful green popping up everywhere.
5 REALLY Good Things in My Life...
1. Confidence.. that it's growing more and more as I get older.
2. Lilly of the Valley... they're almost here!
3. The friends I've made in the last year...I think I finally get it.. what friends should be.
4. My job.. I'm very grateful to have a job that I really like..I think very few people can say that.
5. The sheets that have been hanging outside to dry that I'm about to climb in to... nothing better!
I am lushing on your five really good things. Love that you and Jonny got some good time, that your retreats are shaping up and that you are surrounding yourself with good things - including new clothes and ecoutrements! Tres bien :)
xx,
JP/deb
Yay, trekkies!!! (My son and I have to wait until this Sunday, because we're going to the movie for his friend's birthday. I've been drooling over the trailers.)
Hey, you have a fabulous eye for etsy finds!
My five:
1. My new "delight" necklace, worn with my "open up and live" pendant (I put it on a blue silk cord).
2. Makin' plushies.
3. Teaching folks how to sew, so that they can see that fabric isn't so intimidating after all.
4. Beautiful morning sunlight.
5. My son's hugs.
friends...far and close...possibilities...endless!...our home!!!! color....a little kadoodle singing as he walks through the house...life!!! Life is good! xx
I'm lusting on
1. my sons, they are the joy, even when they're not
2. a whole 2 days to take care of me, myself and I--to discover something new about myself AGAIN
3. a really amazing friend who is the most tender and kind keeper of my heart
4. hundreds and hundreds of lilacs along a really good hiking trail, smelling sweet and reminding me of the simple things
5. Ritter Sport chocolate, discovered at Target and can't get enough--dark chocolate and whole hazelnuts Y-U-M
oh how i love your lists of five...
and this was a great one...
have never really been into star
trek, but we thought we might
check this one out...
now off to check out the links!!
1. brilliant pink peonies in a crystal vase in the middle of my table
2. a little girl, fresh from her shower and smelling sweet
3. 10 weeks off!!
4. summer plans with girlfriends
5. pandora - I can't help it, I really love pandora.com