Dreamland

Tonight, I hear a place calling my name . . . Dreamland.

I LOVE my bed . . . I LOVE sleeping . . . have LOVED to sleep in since I was a kid. So blissfully happy that my mom's belief during my childhood about Saturday mornings and summer mornings was that a kid should get to sleep for as long as they need; that they'll wake up when their body is rested. Man, she sure was a smart woman. (LOVE ya, Mom)

Anyway, back to what I was saying . . . bed . . . sleep . . . dreamland is calling my name. And I happily, blissfully answer the call.

My Own Little Cupid

Even though he came close to starting a fire in the microwave today(evidenced by the smoke he came running to tell me about), spilled a whole bottle of water in my bedroom floor, took a 2 hr nap about 6 pm so is still awake now at 11:30, and just spilled a glass of lemonade in the floor . . . I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this little guy . . . my very own little cupid.

Fairytale Life

Cinderella at the ball . . .





Beauty and the Beast . . .





Snow White . . .






One of the things I LOVE most in life is that fairytale, happilyy-ever-after ending.




Some people get their fairytale handed to them on a silver platter (or so it seems to the rest of us) while others (usually ourselves) are left on the sidelines waiting and wishing for our very own happy ending. What I've learned though is that anyone can have that fairytale ending . . . if they choose. So many of us (myself included at times) like to throw ourselves a pity party at the first speckle of adversity. What we need to realize is that we aren't like Cinderella or Beauty or Snow White . . . it's not necessary for us to wait around and hope our "prince" will come along. We have the means within ourselves to create our own fairytale. Rather than pumpkins and mice, a fairy godmother and a glass slipper, all we really need is a little hope and faith and a lot of LOVE.


I LOVE "my" Fairytale life . . .



complete with my very own Prince Charming . . .







and my own "3 little dwarfs" . . .










What are you waiting for? Go LOVE your fairytale today!

'Tis the month of LOVE

Because this is the month of LOVE, (and maybe because I feel the need to have something to blog about consistently) I'm devoting a blog a day to something that I LOVE. Since this is day 7 of the LOVE month, I guess I better get busy!

In no particular order, here's the first installment of (7) things I LOVE:

1. Jerry's chili

For the entire time I've known him, he has been the "chili maker". If we're having chili, you can bet he'll be the one who's making it, not me, no way Jose . . . this girl knows when she's beat . . . when it's time to give. So I happily let him take over and just enjoy being the loser . . . the loser who gets to eat some really amazing chili!

2. Weekends

Getting to sleep past 5:30 a.m. . . . enough said.

No, really, I love knowing I get this sacred time with my family . . . to go and do, to chill at home, just whatever we want. Weekends help "settle the score" with our busy, crazy, chaotic, never-enough-time-together weekdays.

3. Caffiene

4 words-Coke, Mt. Dew, chocolate, & McDs Sweet Tea

4. Birthday parties

Cake, ice cream, fun, friends, celebrating the precious lives of those we LOVE . . . Birthday parties ROCK! (P.S. Kason, we had much fun at your party today!!)

5. Now that you mention it . . . Ice cream

My family and I seem to have developed an affinity for vanilla ice cream with Hershey's chocolate syrup lately. In fact , as I type this, I hear Jerry upstairs banging the spoons and bowls. It's quiet now . . . guess he's dipping it. Wanna take bets on whether he brings me some down or not?

6. My Chi hair iron

For years, my sister tried to convince me to buy one . . . For years, I thought she was nuts to spend $100 on a hair appliance. Eventually, I finished my degree, got a job that paid "real" money (well ya know a teacher salary kind of "real") and with my first paycheck, decided to reward myself with a Chi . . . For years now, I've loved every second of it . . . and believe me, my hair thanks me.

7. The miracles of modern medicine

No explanation needed. :)


Come back tomorrow to see more of what I LOVE . . . I can promise you, it's not Mondays.

Would LOVE to hear just what it is you LOVE . . . either in a comment or in your own blog!
*Toodles*