I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Till the landslide brought it down
Oh, mirror in the sky - What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know, I don't know
Well, I've been afraid of changing
Because I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older, too
So, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down
summer joys edition!
Simply Apple -
the best damn juice I've ever had, and my greatest grocery find of the summer. Made with JUST APPLES (no water, no extra sugar - just frickin' apples!) its simply amazing. Semi-hard to find but well worth the search and the extra bones.
Wall-E
I love pixar movies, and this one takes the cake. I am positive the world would be a better place if everyone just watched 'WALL-E'. It's epically beautiful, I am so grateful to have grown up with basic cartoon classics so I can really appreciate how magical these movies really are. It also has showtunes and jeff garlin, is heartbreakingly adorable, and has an overall glow of love. See it ASAP.
Red Shoes
The world seems lighter, brighter, and happier when you wear red shoes. flats, heels, sandals, keds, manolo blahnik - no worries what the brand, and what the occasion. Slip some on, and your soul will sing!
Conversations with a 2.5 yr old
Jimmy just told me that he found bunnies in his bed, and he shooed them out with his 'cycle' and then counted to 10, skipping numbers 4-8. He also constantly tells me: i like your shirt, kelly. i like your shoeses, kelly. i like your curvy hair, kelly. He's fantastic - always full of joy and hilarity.
Skirts
sexy, practical, dainty, and wholesome all at the same time and INSTANT summer joy. I rarely wear pants in the summer, and when I decide to put SOMETHING on my bottom half, it's usually a skirt. Sometimes I pair red shows with my black full skirt like today and shit gets REAL crazy. Extra nice - when a breeze goes up your skirt, and the hand of a good looking chum you've been seeing. (not nice at all - the hand of a creepy stranger.)
Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale
It's delicious.
My newfound cooking skills
well, friends, I am amazing myself and my roommate with my new martha stewart/paula dean touch. I am so excited about this - I love to cook but I never had the patience to do it well and to hone the craft. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me at the stove...and I'm feelin' good.
Fireworks
...and lot's of 'um! Imagine my amazed surprise when I stepped into my backyard on Saturday night and was able to see the field club fireworks perfectly. Loud, bright, sparkling...joy joy joy!
and lastly... My People.
I would be nothing if I couldn't share my favorite things with my favorite people. I love, adore, and am thankful for every one of them.
Sorry - I took a bit of a hiatus, not just on blogging mind you but with pretty much everything. Then I realized I needed to get with the program, stop watching 'scrubs' 5 hours a day and DO something again and here is the start of something.... What's been going on since I last checked in?
+Q has left for NYC and (surprise) has no intention of coming back. I totally called it! It was through Q that I met a lot of my friends and acquaintances, and she become one of the greatest friends a lady could ask for. I think her leaving might have been what actually pushed me into the black hole filled with 'scrubs' and frozen carrots - I have a hard time with long-distance friendships, plus I miss her like cray cray - but she is searching for happiness and her own path and if she has to do it in New York than I am happy for her. I am turning it around and hoping that it inspires me to do the same for myself. Speaking of....
+ I'm ready for a new job. I adore Jimmy and it's an easy job that I do enjoy but I am ready for something different. Working for kids 45 hours a week is a bit draining but can also be MISERABLE if you hate your job and I don't want to get to that point, but I slowly see myself getting there. Once I start school this fall I think I am going to officially start looking for a job I'd enjoy and maybe (cross fingers) be around other adults!!! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...
+ I'm learning how to cook, slowly but surely. I made homemade alfredo sauce for chicken bow-tie pasta extravaganza that I altered to be less horrid for you and it was fucking phenomenal. The roommate said it was one of the best sauces he'd ever had. I was/still am very pleased with myself! I want to start cooking one new meal every week - I think I can do it.
+ The big storm last Friday! It was crazy, wasn't it?!
We of course lost power but thankfully got it back on saturday. It said on the news some wouldn't have power until AT LEAST saturday - wowzerz. The month of June brought 3 power outages for my place (a fallen tress branch, a giant fuse break on our block, giant storm) and I can definitely say I no longer take electricity for granted, and I really need to find some things to do with my time that aren't dependent on wether or not I have electricity! Maybe I'll begin making my own jewelry...
+ Family visit -- saving for an entry all of it's own.
+Books I've read and adore:
+ Albums I've listened to and adore:
+ youtube videos of a lifetime:
(the corny music of the last one makes it even better)
+okay, that's a good monthly wrap up, eh?
peace, love, and sunshine!
