a good monday...

The birds are chirping wildly this morning, and the sun has almost climbed beyond the clouds. Coffee is hot, and I'm not racing off to work... it is a good Monday. I love that the school tagged on one more day of Spring Break, and even more glad that I could tag this last day on to my long weekend.  So what are  we going to do today?  I don't know.  The day lies ahead of me like a gift yet to be unwrapped...

And the gifts that I have already unwrapped?
-five disney movies in one day... with cam
-making a birthday girl smile with glee
-a daddy's desire to chat with his girl
-finding LEGOs in unexpected places

-the sunshine... even on days that were expected to be filled with rain
-a cupcake kind of day
-a silly chat between three silly friends
-catching up over pizza
-mini golf with cam... his favorite {and oh! do i love to say yes when there is a breeze blowing!}

-a wall of green hearts
-a soft tiny feather
-his project proposal gaining its first signature
-watching my forever friend bake, and knowing she said stop on by so i could offer moral support!
-banana bread. she did good.
-five days off. in a row.
-feeling refreshed for a brand new week.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.

blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

psalm 34:8

sunday photos

We have enjoyed the week. I love spring break for the weather, the time, and... that it means summer vacation is just around the corner.  I have no idea how I will mark time when my kids are out of school!  Here are a few glimpses of the fun...

Last week we took a trip to the botanical garden... we've been meaning to go for years.  I fell in love with this bloom... from the Shaving Brush Tree.  I wanted a thousand more pictures, but my guys were anxious to move on...

One of my sweetest friends was in Boston a couple of weeks ago, and she really wanted to go on a cupcake tour.  Unfortunately, the people she was traveling with didn't feel like it, so it didn't happen.  Until yesterday... when I took her on a cupcake tour of our town!  Three shops and a bonus donut stop!  This chocolate one was my favorite!  We had a ton of laughs, and enjoyed the day together exploring and critiquing!

It seems we have been traveling up and down the highway all month long... and while the miles stretch on and on with weariness, there is something in me that loves a road trip.  Perhaps it is watching the dark turn to day along side me, or the way a sunset can give you hope that rest is coming soon...

After pinning at least a million ideas onto Pinterest, I finally made something.  There wasn't even an excuse for not doing it sooner... I had every supply!  The other night, I took the time to find the map, and stitch around my hometown, where our love story began.  And that Coast Guard bear? Well, he marks how our story began.  I walk into the house, see this little grouping, and smile.  It represents a whole lot of memories, a whole lot of years ago.

How many times have I searched for my sandals... only to find them right where I left them?! Under the table.  Sometimes I even find more than one pair! It is a bad habit... one I haven't even tried to break.  A couple of times a week I gather up a few pairs and toss them into the closet... and then  I can't find them!

Linking up to Ashley's Scavenger Hunt Sunday!  Think about joining in next week!
Here are the prompts...macro, wheels, shiny, weather, favorite sport.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

on a sunny friday...

The sun is shining... spring break is in full swing... and the backyard bird feeder is hopping!  Counting my blessings that the painted buntings are back! A cardinal couple, too!

worth the royal wait...

I must have asked him five times to give me a Christmas list... he is past the age of being wooed by every toy commercial on TV and we didn't have the first idea of what to get him.  Finally, just a couple of weeks before Christmas, he made a list.  Some of the things were downright ridiculous, but that was not unexpected... it had happened before {ex...a penguin.}  And other things on the list?  I had to ask what???  Good thing his uncle knew what he was talking about.

Thursday, after fifty disappointing trips to the mailbox, and just eleven weeks after it was ordered, Camden's Sealand shirt arrived.  Where he even heard of this "country" is beyond me... but clearly, he does love it. From the "Royal Mail" postage seal, to the shirt itself, he could hardly contain himself!  You, too, could love Sealand... or even become a Countess!  For a price... and eleven weeks to wait.