new years eve

the table is set. the house clean. the champagne is on ice.

time to take a nap.

we've been ringing in the New Year with our neighbors for 9 years. from the first year (weeks) we were here. until today. the party has grown. more friends come by. it is casual. comfortable. joy full.

wishing you a very. happy. new. year.

'here's to all the places we went.
and here's to all the places we'll go.
and here's to me, whispering again and again and again and again; I love you.'

happy nest

four days off. a cluttered house a bit less so. closets cleaner. piles more sorted. lists made and scattered with check marks.

had a most wonderful day with friends being thankful. thank full.

counting blessings and days 'til Christmas. and travel. and babies (of all ages). joyful. joy full.

'I may be justifying my pockets of chaos. but I will always choose people over perfection & the heart over task and tidy.'