(Cal-ee-forn-eye-eh), Here We Come!

We leave for a little beach get-away on Thursday. There are a couple of pictures I would like to share before we go.

First though,...some thoughts.

Here is what I learned at Weight Watchers last Saturday. For some reason it really hit me as truth. It went something like this: "You are only successful when you pick yourself back up after falling." Period. Every time we get back up on the wagon, it's a success. Thank you, ma'am, for opening my eyes to that.

Another great thing I overheard from a WW client: "Well good morning, how are you today?" The lady answered, "Doing great, because that is the attitude I chose this morning." Isn't it true though? I was doing a little inside laughter but then I realized that I can be happy and have a great attitude any time I choose to. Any time! I already knew this, but it's never before sunk so deep.

Ok, now for the pictures. When I look at this first picture, I think..."How blessed I am!" Then I heave a very big happy sigh. Love them so much.
When I look at this second picture, I think..."His eyes are so blue! How can he possibly see through them?!?"
These next two pictures make me think, "How can I get him to stay 4, forever?!?!" I mean, look at him watching TV with his plastic cowboy hat on- what a little sweetie!


The next great picture makes me say, "Thank goodness for wonderful, loving grandmas!" I wasn't close to either of my grandmas. One was sick and one lived too far to visit. I never ever knew what I had missed out on. Now I see.

And finally, on a more temporal, materialistic subject: a couple of pictures to show that we are making slow progress on furnishing and adding to our home. We have been careful with how we have paced ourselves the last 8 months that we have been in our house, but sometimes I get so impatient. (We have held back for 12 1/2 years, mind you). I make myself feel better by saying that the economy needs us to buy some things here and there.

Excitedly I share with you that #1, I hung the center mirror in our bathroom with a friend, (thanks Jen), and our arms were shaking it was so heavy. But, we did it! ...and #2 (I am sorry, I cannot contain it any longer),...we have BEDROOM FURNITURE. There. I said it. I now show you. I went for the straight lines, classic pieces, ones that will be around forever...(temporally speaking, that is...) :)

Oh, PS. I also went with a sudden BURST of color. Our house has a lot of neutral, beigy, stone-like colors. I thought it would be fun to go bright in our bedroom. Thanks to Eric for not being a flower-phobe and for letting me choose what I like. Sorry, but I just can't do solids and stripes as a permanent deal. It's really ok for boys to like flowers. And FYI, the main color is red, and not pink, like it seems in the picture. Speaking of pink and red,... I will post our vacation pictures when we return all sun burnt. (Wish I could be more "brown"...just don't have the right skin.) Take care and bring on more summer!!!