a night in

sometimes going out is just exhausting. especially after a long week. so naturally that called for extra large sheets, our comfiest pajamas & the most sinful store bought gelato. i think the conversation went something like this --

L: "wanna make a fort?"
M: "you mean like with sheets & you crawl inside?!"
L: "yes, like with sheets & you crawl inside."
M: "you can't be serious. you're kidding me."

 we enjoyed the fort so much we extended it over our bed. it was like sleeping in a tent, just comfortable. & warm. indoors. no sleeping bags... yeah you get the idea. still way better.
fort making is so much fun, especially when you have the right person to play with :)

how did you spend your friday night?

friday letters {3} + lately

pictures from my phone

 new watch//early christmas present//chai tea//me & the hubs//being us//purdy leaf//kodi//maggie//playing with you new ball//at little sis's lacrosse game//good mornin' good lookin'//gelato mmm//

Dear M --  thank you for trying to take care of me yesterday. now i understand that you weren't being a controlling man, but a concerned & loving husband who wishes he could do everything for me. you're sweet. honestly though, #iamwoman

Dear Car -- after yesterday's incident {& yes, i'm talking about the flat tire} i feel like we have a stronger connection now that i handled your flat tire with grace a few tears & lots of bad words. what was up with your bolts being soooo dang hard to unscrew? couple times i thought i blacked out & lost my sight. but let's get real for a second, i. laurie brotherton. changed a tire. M was so proud we had a special dinner aaaand dessert ;)

Dear Weekend -- thought you would never come.

Dear Library -- i love that we live in a small town. before i would have to wait a least two weeks before a requested book would arrive. now i only have to wait a day? this has to be a dream.

Dear Target -- you make me want to go bankrupt. last night i even wanted to buy that Alice + Olivia Bike when i have no use for it. & those white wheels would never stay white. & yet, i usually go to you  for clothes, shoes, & other accessories first. you rock Target.

have a wonderful weekend.

xoxo

a bit of fun in the leaves

though we live in the south, this weather isn't the typical december chill. so i spent some time outside with my girls this evening. kodi has an infatuation with rocks. she even knows the word well. one mention of rocks & you've got her full attention.

"ROCK! DID YOU SAY ROCK?"

 she does this cute/funny pounce if you throw the rocks in the leaves. she has so much determination to have the rock, she literally dives in the leaves.

yeah, we have fun.

xoxo

hello december!

hooray for december. most of us, including myself, usually think of december as the month for presents.  the time to sit of santa's lap. light the fire place with stockings hanging above. when the house smells like a fraiser fir. & you cross your fingers for a white christmas. but it's also the last month of the year. time to be thinking about those resolutions that, let's be honest, you probably won't be able to keep. but, hey it's the thought that counts the most right? it seems like each year is going by quicker & quicker. before ya know it, i'll be saying hello janurary!

so far this december...

kodi figured out where we hid her christmas presents. she woke us up during the nights whining at our closet door. 

yep. we are suckers & gave in. 

we enjoyed a little family trail blazin'

we supported my youngest sister as she & her fellow MoHawks played for the girl's middle school lacrosse championship. they made it all the way to the semi-finals. so proud. 

 this is abby. she's a ham.

me & the mr.

 & i took a picture of santa's finest helper. you may not be able to tell, but she's pouting in this picture. for some reason she hates it every year when i pull this hat out of the box. i ask myself why every year too.

birthday girl

i still remember the countless nights you would ask to sleep in my room. i was such a meanie. if i didn't say no, i told you you could sleep on the floor. i vividly remember the car trips out of town. you would have your polly pockets perfectly set up in the back seat. sometimes in the shower i think back to that silly song we made up once in the bathtub. we played wolf in the yard. that time i punched your tooth out (totally by accident). i remember when you had to get stitches (wasn't because of me) & you had to wear that funny dress to the hospital. remember all those camping trips & how we turned into pyromaniacs. that time we all got lice & had to shower with carol. or how about that time we got kicked out off dick's sporting goods (then it was galyan's) for spitting spit balls at the rock wall climbers. & how you use to sleep in the weirdest places on christmas eve.

 well, i miss those days.

happy 21st birthday little sis. love ya.