Happy Friday! There’s been a lot of painting going on lately, and I’m also raring to dive into sewing — five more days until K is back in school, and I will have gloriously large swaths of time to devote to personal projects. Can’t wait!! I’ve been wading through my massive stash, trying not to get overcome by the vast number of choices.
For now, I’m savoring the last moments of summer and am hosting a lot of playdates.
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M and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary yesterday. We are on a strict, strict budget right now, so we opted to hold off on anything that smacks even remotely of opulence, so we had a simple, unglamorous outing involving cheap food and a movie. Time to chat, reflect on a decades’ worth of memories, and marvel at how the years melt away. I painted a little card for him. It’s the “10 years” illo up there and I put it in a frame. He’s the “1” (get it?) and I’m the zero (not in the negative sense, of course — maybe we’ll interpret it as me being the circle of life).
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My favorite K quote of the week: “Mama, you smell like puffy white clouds.” Apparently, the scent is a mixture of airy, clean and pretty.
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Have a wonderful weekend, friends! Are you as happy as I am that it’s almost Fall?
The air is crisper
Back-to-school around the bend
Reset, refresh, go!
P.S. The giveaway winner is Jill, congrats!
Happy Anniversary! I like your card, you put thought into it–those kind are always the best. It is very refreshing to get free time back. Enjoy!
Thanks so much, Greta! I just found out that there’s a potential teacher’s strike and the school start date may get delayed…either way, at least the anticipation of more free time is still there! 🙂
Sounds like the perfect evening to me:) Happy anniversary! And happy sewing-for-fun days ahead! It’s been a busy summer for you with book #2 . . . you’ve certainly earned some personal project time:)
M and I are true creatures of habits and it was a very predictable yet lovely evening! 🙂 And I can’t tell you how much I’ve been dying to just sew with abandon for fun. It’s been an intense summer and it makes me wonder what next summer will be like! Thanks, Lucinda!
Happy 10th Anniversary! Here’s to many more!!
Thanks Alana! It’s been somewhat of a rough year compared to the year before, but we’ve proven yet again that we can always work things out!
Congratulations on your anniversary – that’s wonderful!
And to be scented like clouds – that’s beautiful!
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It’s hard to believe 10 years can go by so quickly. It’s been 16 years since we met and started dating, which blows my mind!! Thanks, Jenny!