say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday?

don't you just love....

when you open up your mailbox

and inside you find...

a beautiful card from a lovely friend

with a gor-juss photograph

she took

a sweet message from a precious

soul with words of encouragement

a package full with love

and sweet, sweet sentiments

from one of your most favorite people

i get such a lift

when i find something unexpected

waiting for me...

so...

that is my question for today,

have you done or received

anything unexpectedly lately???

i sure hope so!!!!

xxoo

monday music inspiration

happy happy monday!!!

hope you enjoy my choice for today....

love this song!

love this movie!

i am still on vaca with my family....

come home tomorrow for two days....

then gone again!!!

the whole gang at mom and dad's.

as you can see....

we will have a new member

joining us soon!!!

i cannot wait....

going to be an auntie again!!!

ya hoooooo!!

my oldest niece taylor and my baby girl syd

cannot wait to catch up with everyone soon!

miss you all!!

xoxoxo

....say whaaaaaaaaat wednesday????

happy hump day one and all!!!!

so....

today i would love to know

(painting i did a few months ago)

i just LOVE the word Journey)

what journeys have you

been on this summer???

where have your feet taken you???

i have been fortunate enough to spend

quite a bit of time at the beach

with family and friends...

and am now sitting

here at my mom and dad's

in illinois with my freshly painted

purple toes!!!

hope everyone is well and

your journey's have been good to you!!

xxoo

...sending up a wish and a prayer

a beautiful friend of mine could really

use some prayers and strength

and love and light.

sydnie and i decided to send up

our wish and our prayer

for ellie, and liz, and jon.....

and away our whispers go....

please go here and leave

some love and strength

for this sweet family.

xoxo

....a little saturday something and a song

i just loved this quote and had

to draw one of my little girls

to accompany it....

also thought i would

share a little music for saturday.

i always liked Black Keys older stuff

but am really loving their

latest EP "Brothers".

happy saturday everyone!!

and thank you for playing

along about your toes!!!

(hoping to get a pedicure this weekend...fingers crossed!)

...SAY WHAAAAAAAT WEDNESDAY?

HI! HAPPY WEDNESDAY ALL!

so, easy question today...

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR TOE NAILS???

mine are currently blue

but i am thinking of changing

that up a bit since i have

had them blue for a bit....

think i may do

THIS

next time!!!

paint my toes a rainbow of colors!!!

WHY NOT?!?!?!

Hope everyone is having a happy week!

xoxoox

.....showing up

(painting done many months ago

inspired by a conversation with my husband)

do you ever have trouble reaching out

to others when you may need help?

may need to talk?

may need a hug?

or simply need to have someone by your side so you are not alone?

i know for me i struggle at times with asking for "help"....

always trying to be strong and doing it all on my own.

but as i have gotten older and a little wiser (i hope)....

and being married to someone who faced (what i would imagine)

THEE hardest thing imaginable....

i have learned a thing or two....

i have learned it IS okay to ask for help

and

i have learned that those who REALLY know us....

will just show up.

they will show up without us asking.

they will show up no matter what may be going on in their life.

they simply seem to know

"sometimes you just need to show up."

we have friends like that who i am forever grateful for.

who helped take care of things that i just

couldn't take care of this past week...

having to pick up and go back home for two funerals.

they "showed up" and just did those things that needed to get done.

so....

who are you showing up for these days??

(and remember, sometimes

we need to know how to read between the

lines for those who will

never ask us to show up!)

one last thing......

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

FOR ALL THE LOVE, SUPPORT, HUGS AND PRAYERS

EXTENDING TO ME AND MY FAMILY THIS PAST WEEK.

YOU ARE ALL TREASURES TO ME

AND I AM SO VERY THANKFUL.

....just a little something

(me and my beautiful sisters)

"When you dance,

your purpose is not

to get to a certain

place on the floor.

It is to enjoy each step

along the way."

-Dr. Wayne Dyer

....goodbye grandma, till we meet again

my sweet, beloved grandma

went to sleep with the angels

this morning around 9:40.

she had been hanging on for

a while now and we all knew it was

simply a matter of time.

i dreamt of her last night....

we talked, said several

"i love yous", hugged and kissed.

she held my "SEEK" painting

in her hands.....tenderly

looking at it.

it was BEAUTIFUL and i felt

a big blanket of comfort

enveloping me

and the absolute sureness

of knowing

"she really really loves me".

i knew it was her way of

coming to me and saying goodbye.

see....

i'm the only one in my family

that lives far away and the last couple

of days have been hard for me....

a feeling of helplessness

knowing i am here

and everyone

else is there.

i am ever so grateful

for that dream...

for that time shared just between her and i.

she was really somethin special!!!!

a total kick in the pants...

probably one of the biggest

(if not...the biggest)

cubs fans i have ever known,

a lover of coca-cola classic,

a social bug,

someone who never forgot a name,

a wonderful cook

(her homemade noodles were to die for!),

creative in so many ways,

hard worker,

lover of her sweet little yorkies

and someone who loved her

family unconditionally.

i will miss her with all that i am,

but i know she is in a better place.

and i am so much better for having her

as my grandma....

and i know

we will meet again.

thank you all for visiting me....

your friendship means the world to me.

i will be heading back home to illinois

to be with my family.

wishing you all a wonderful holiday weekend

please be safe and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!!

sending love

xoxoxo