full

technically, it was thurday but i’m including carl’s visit in our weekend.  mae loves carl.  the boy.  he gave her a hacky sack when they first met all those years ago and she still has it - she even tells people he knit it for her.  so, so cute.  she wanted to show him her favorite park.  i think he had a good time until he got sticky green goo on his hand.  eww.

we had lunch after our outdoor adventures, then headed home to scour my knitting books for patterns.  carl has just been through some major changes and hasn’t had his hands on the needles for ages.  i didn’t have much that was of interest to him but he did steal one of my stitch dictionaries.  we’ll have to have a library play date and really get down to business.

first friday at the murphy building

mare at maryanne’s studio.  i love both those ladies.  big time.

we ran into greg.  of course we ran into greg.  sweet heart & loved by all.  we had such a great night.  beautiful friends.  love.  hubs told me on the way home that he had been really tired and didn’t actually want to go out that night but knew i was already stressed about the situation with dropping alizah off for her weekend at her dad’s & he didn’t want to add to it.  he smiled and said, “i’m glad i went.  i had a really great time.”

cinco de mayo

we took on the laborious task of cleaning out the garage.  i thought i was going to sweat to death - but it needed to be done and in part because he found this little guy

the little fledgling was hopping all around getting stuck behind motorcycle parts and toys and boxes and i needed to get a hold of him.  we got everything cleared and swept and i finally snatched him.  i put him in a shady spot under his nest and a few hours later he was gone.  i’m hoping his mama got him.  eep!

we celebrated a job well done with cinco de mayo tacos.  ha! 

100 acres

every time i post about this place i say everyone in the indy area should go.  i love it.  it was hubs’ first time & we brought the dog.  it was his first time there, too.  we had such a beautiful day together walking and talking and playing and it was HOT but shady and the pooch was really quite well-behaved.

i’ve been feeling so full lately.  i’ve also been stressed - big time, but i bought this

and you know… i felt so much better.  ha!  the little things really can turn around a rough day.

honestly though, even when i make my way up to bed after every one else and there is absolutely NO place for me to lay between the husband, the kid, the dog, and the cats, i find a narrow slot and squeeze in - hot and cramped with the fan barely easing the heavy air - i feel so full & so happy in a way financial comfort or my professional life could never make me.  i know how valuable love is.  

also, i know my cat has super powers.

zap.

happy tuesday all! xo

Comments

[Mare]

I couldn't agree more about feeling full and happy. Such a happy post. :) Also, we had a blast Friday night too! Our families should do that more often. xoxo

[heather]

i loved peeking into your fun friday night. inspiring me right and left. however. i am queen of homebodies sometimes, and me and friday nights are sometimes happiest at home. but still. i want to have more adventures with friends like that. touring art and parks and playing and feeling glad i did it, like yer hubs ended up feeling.

knowing how valuable love is is about the most relaxing mind altering meditation in the world i think. love. love coming at us from all around. if we get down to it, we are just lucky lucky people in love. that's all there is to it. (i wish it were that easy!)

[pinkbrutus]

oh mare. it's so true. we really should do that more often but without the husbands and kids. HAAAAA!

i'm glad you could be inspired miss heather. i'm looking back on my days the past couple of weeks and wondering who these people are doing all of these fun things. a real out of body experience. we're usually quite tethered to the home but i think the warm air and green earth is calling us away to live life. and... i also wish it was that easy, but you know me. if it's TOO easy, there's something wrong. the greatest rewards come from taking on the hardest tasks. and love can really be a tough one. xoxo

[Mare]

definitely! we need a girls night out SOON! :)