A Quote:
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant;if we did not sometimes taste of adversity,
prosperity would not be so welcome."
~ Anne Bradstreet
{package from Sarah! Happy happy treat...}

{inside: cool stripe-y socks and some really fun blank cards in vintage-y prints. Encouraging the mail cycle to continue, right??}

Other things I love:
{a recent picture of Joe....handsome and smelling like the cologne I love... we were headed to a dance}

{Joe took one of me...I love when he is patient enough to endure my, "Close, but take it again--this time zoom in a bit more..." "That one is okay... just one more, 'k?" "Okay... one more for real this time. Promise!!"}


{A photo of two of our favorite Masons. Carl is on the left, Bill is on the right. Carl is extroverted, chatty, and makes us laugh. Bill is soft-spoken, gentle, and really sincere. We love them both!}

{Two of the 20 homemade dish towels I made for Christmas this year... My favorite part was picking out fabric and trim that would combine for a vintage feel. Sewing was alright, too. }

{In mid-December, my family went to historic St. Charles, near St. Louis, to do some fun shopping. Even the rain didn't dampen our intentions. A local news photographer liked our colorful umbrellas and put us in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the next day! Cool!}

{All the way back in September, Joe and I went to Branson, Missouri for our anniversary. The only souveneir i wanted was a historic photo...Because they always look like fun, and branson is kinda a hick town anyway.Besides, Joe and I had both just finished reading a great nonfiction Civil War book, Confederates in the Attic, so the costume choices were a natural result.}

{Did anyone else LIVE for the times Carlton did this during Fresh Prince of Bel Air? 'Cause I did. I STILL love this. It was perfectly bittersweetly wonderful when he did it one last time on their last episode ever. Enjoy!}
(It is fully due to my broheim Steven that this Carlton clip has entered my universe. Please visit his infrequently updated, but funny and intelligently written blog: Slammysworld.blogspot.com )
You make my heart so darn happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for making me feel special.
All the things that you love and that make you happy, put a huge smile on my face. I even laughed out loud at the Carlton thing. Good times.
can i get a little cred for finding the Carlton thing for ya?
ReplyDeletethrow a brotha (your brotha, to be exact) some love!
fine, bro. Done.
ReplyDeleteAh Em, you make me happy too.
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteDid I know that your poppa wore a hate like mine does? I must have known this. I must have. yet I don't. I'm an eediot. I'm going to e-mail you soon here.
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