illuminate the night

best. setting crescent moon. ever.

snail hunting. big snails.

"There is no beautifier of complexion or form of behavior like the wish to scatter joy, and not pain, around us."

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Relive

Farewell, my dear summer.
You have left me too soon,
but thank you for the memories;
they will get me through 'til we meet again.

Aww, colors of autumn...

You delight my soul.

Please, don't fade too quickly

Like the sunny days of summer, before you.

Reflection

To anyone who periodically looks at my blog, I apologize for the lack of updates for the past several months. It has been a crazy spring/summer! Weddings, babies, nannying, vacations, camping, hiking, and the like. But with school starting soon, I have decided to try to get my schedule a little bit back in order. One thing included in this reordering is the resolve to regularly update my blog. (And the crowd goes wild!) :D


What are some of your goals/resolutions? I know that the time for thinking about resolutions is usually at the turn of a new year, but I know that I still have some things to accomplish from my list of New Year's resolutions. I think now is a good time to REFLECT--to renew our goals and our determination to accomplish those goals, and maybe even to set some new ones.

Much love.

Dear Valentine

Thank goodness for decorations, and thank goodness for special occasions like Valentines' Day to allow for decorating! I get sick of the few ways there are to arrange furniture in our living room, but spicing it up with a few fun decorations makes it all bearable.

Play Dough

My sister and I had lots of fun playing with her play dough last night. I think her cute purple whale is my favorite part :)

Christmas Time is Here...

    Christmas time is here                           Snowflakes in the air

    Happiness and cheer                              Carols everywhere

         Fun for all that children call              Olden times and ancient rhymes

       Their favorite time of year                  Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air                          Christmas time is here

 Beauty everywhere                           We'll be drawing near

      Yuletide by the fireside                   Oh, that we could always see

   And joyful memories there                Such spirit through the year...

Oh, that we could always see

Such spirit through the year...

-Christmas Time is Here (A Charlie Brown Christmas)