The Brotherton's

5.02.2013

lately {16}

lately i've been working my booty off. literally! i've actually lost a couple pounds. nothing too noticeable, but when i look at my tummy, things are looking tighter there. M keeps telling me i don't need to lose weight, & i sort of agree. my goals aren't to lose weight, but to tone & feel better when i put on a bikini. you know? because of my constant need to get fit, i've been much hungrier {it's a catch 22}. but with our new juicer & tons of produce in the fridge, i've got plenty of heathy snacks to fill my belly with {i'm typing this as i'm eating starburst jellybeans...}.

lately we've been watching movies. we go through phases where we'll fall asleep to one on. so there have been several visits to redbox. we even went to the theater & still aren't

experiencing a movie hangover yet.

lately it's been all smiles & giggles {even though kodi ate my new camera remote #baddog} cause school's almost over. we'll have the entire summer together {that's never happened before} &... just cause we want to be happy.

what have you been up to lately?

4.30.2013

make a wish

last night during pillow talk, M & i asked each other,

if you had one wish what would it be?

M: for our families to be content. not necessarily happy, just content.

L: just our families? why not the world?

M: i can wish that?

L: yea, it's your wish.

M: okay, yea. i wish that then.

let's all be content. content with our circumstances. content with ourselves.

be content today. why not?

i'm over at caroline's blog today introducing myself to her readers.

xoxo

M&L

4.29.2013

that time we played in the rain

so yesterday it rained all day. there wasn't a moment of sunshine & prettiness -- just wet & gloomy.

just before the sun disappeared we had this conversation:

M: "watcha wanna do?"

L: "i don't know.... wanna play in the rain?!"

M: ".....sure!"

& we did!

not photographed is the fight. i pulled M down the hill, where he slipped & bumped his bum. that initiated the chase & him throwing me over his shoulder. he placed me on the ground & rolled me in the mud. in return, i grabbed handfuls of the think georgia red clay & threw them at him. this probably lasted ten minutes before we realized our toes were numb & it was much colder than we imagined.

so inside we went to get cleaned up.

have you ever played in the rain?

xoxo

-L

4.26.2013

friday's letters {21}

dear laptop i hate to admit it, but i think you're dying. you're been vibrating & your insides are making funky sounds. i'm thinking you need to get checked out. to the apple store we go! {but maybe this is a sign for me to trade in my macbook for a pro... ;)}

dear sunscreen i've been good about putting you on everyday since the sun's been out in full force, yet still i get sunburn? what's up with that? you're spf 30. 30!! i'm asian, with supposedly great skin that doesn't burn. so i'm blaming it on you mr. {or are you a mrs.?} sunscreen. explain yourself!

dear just-cause flowers i'm pleasantly surprised you've managed to stay alive for two weeks. thought you'd be goners by day three.
dear rucker's ^^^thank you for the free dock diving lesson. kodi was a bit confused at the part where you run & leap into the water. by the end she almost had it perfect. with a few more lessons she'll be a pro!^^^

dear wireless camera remote it's been well overdue that i purchased you. but after finding you for only $5.99 on amazon, there was no hesitating. bam! now you're on your way to become my newest companion. no more continuous shooting setting once i have you.

dear juicer you've finally arrived safely to our humble abode! once this lady week is over & i'm no longer screaming for chocolate, boston creme filled donuts, brussel sprouts & liters of mt. dew i'll whip together recipes that suja & blueprint juice won't be able to resist.

happy friday!

have a blessed weekend!

-the brothertons

4.25.2013

lately {15}

lately our internet has been a serious P.O.S. {to the MAX!!!}. it was off & on all week till today. however, it turned out to be very refreshing to step away from my laptop screen for a few days. but while i was away i started that dreaded time of the month us women are so blessed to experience {said no woman ever}. & this might be too much information, but mine lasts a whole week. yeah, seven full days. not sure what i did wrong to deserve that one. so, naturally i've been meeting all my cravings needs, & for the first time ever i craved brussel sprouts! weird, i know. so, lately i've been eating those, along with other pretty produce like lemons. mmm.

lately we can be found in the backyard. it's there i developed an awful tan line that a woman even proceeded to comment on tonight at dinner. sad face. M's usually fishing while i'm working on fixing my tan line. kodi's always in the water doing her own fishing, & maggie's off searching the woods for good scents. but lately maggie's been adventurous & has been joining her sister in the water. it's probably the cutest thing ever -- tiny old maggie braving the deep water just to hang out with her cool younger sister kodi. it makes my heart swell :)