february 27 2009

i feel like ive been getting a lot of mail lately.

and i adore mail. especially packages!

february 26 2009

typically, i get compliments on clothes i only semi-like.

i wore this shirt to a friends. its a shirt i love that never gets complimented. tonite...it recieved its first bit of praise. congratulations, shirt.

february 25 2009

i never keep the lid on my hairspray. it dried up so that when i sprayed it..it went every direction except the direction i wanted it to go. mainly all on my hand. and ultimately arm.

i saw it as a cry for attention. so i took bigsexyhair's photograph.

february 24 2009

ive been looking for this sucker for a long time now!

you have no idea how tortuous it has been.

february 23 2009

i got this for free. when i went dumpster diving in a former co-workers trash can.

i like it.


for the record..i just went over there to take her green staples she left behind...and saw that she had thrown away everything else.

february 22 2009

my second...well probably first..favorite part of south texas..is HEB

i might move back down there just so i can have one as my primary grocer.

here everythings better.

including they're original cola.


oh, and happy birthday to my mom :]

february 21 2009

my favorite part of going to austin the the little czech bakery in west.


mmmmmmm...

february 20 2009

brad can really only draw one thing.

montey.

here is his masterpiece on one of the many cups i leave sitting around my cup farm. i mean, cube.

*photo set up courtesy of laura.

february 19 2009

i have had these guatemala beads for over 10 years. they've hung from my rearview mirror in 3 different cars now.

their intention is to remind me to love.

february 18 2009

im all caught up!!! hoorayyy!

i eat tortilla chips with close to everything. yogurt, fettucine, rice, on sandwiches..lots of things. not any particular kind. i actually get a different brand every time. i just..love tortilla chips. i dont discriminate.

ive been out for several days and i finally got a new bag today. phrew.

february 17 2009

ive always liked the color of this...animal.

i just realized that i dont know what kind of animal it is.

either way, i like the purple.

february 16 2009

i walked away from my desk one day to pick up some print outs..and this specialty tin was in my chair when i got back.

i still dont know who gave it to me.

february 15 2009

this was lucy's valentines balloon.

i think my favorite part of this picture is the little bear back there.

february 14 2009

ill come back later and post this picture. dont even worry about it!!

february 13 2009

montey hand made my valentine this year.

i could not feel more...loved.


[its a nerd. on a post it. you know..so it doesnt fall off.]

february 12 2009

i bought two packages of headbands like this. because i loved them so. each had 3 or 4 in them. they were assorted colors. white. black. green. you get the idea. the one below is the only one that hasnt been lost or broken. in 6 years!

i call her...the sole survivor.

february 11 2009

target expanded they're kids' shoe collection and lucy benefitted.

now we match :]

february 10 2009

let me be clear...we are not weird.

first thing in the morning and last thing at nite, lucy kisses honey bear. i dont make her. she wants to. she points and says what i say is honey bear but..ill be honest with you. its mostly wishful thinking. its just noises. in her heart, though, shes calling his name. i just know it.

she loves him.

february 9 2009

my brother got married 5 years ago this june. these are the flowers i carried that day.

they are tough little boogers!

february 8 2009

i picked this cup up at the health fair several months back. the idea was to use it for my water..instead of the styrofoam ones they offer in the kitchen. you know..to be green.

here it sits. under my cube. definitely not being filled and re-filled with water.

february 7 2009

one of the many many trinkets hanging around sharon's house. these only serve as inspiration to move. quickly :]

february 6 2009

for my own convenience, i hung lucy's diaper stacker right next to her bed. that decision soon became my inconvenience once she was able to stand up. and reach. the fact that she already loved to play with her diapers predestined her to find that diaper stacker. and destroy it.

february 5 2009

this little girl kept my room illuminated for me when i was a..little girl.

and its doing the same for lucy now.

february 4 2009

tax season has arrived people!

this is the only year it will be exciting for me.

february 3 2009

i was not aware of how fossil-fied my life was until i went to turn out my lamp and BAM! fossil in my face.

february 2 2009

i love my wallet! mostly because it was not expensive. and second mostly because it is olive colored.

my purse is back there too. which...might i add...ive carried for well over a year. quite a feat for little miss i-get-tired-of-purses-monthly. its ok to be impressed.

february 1 2009

what is that, you ask? ill tell you.

it is the keys..or whatever you want to call them..from the guitar belonging to guitar hero.

my brother bought guitar hero for his wife for christmas. when we were visiting this particular weekend, we all played. including my mom. she was actually pretty good!! and if you know sharon, you know she doesnt do video games :]

january 31 2009

meet eloise.

i bought eloise for lucy when she was in the NICU [see smaller image below] and she has kept lucy company at night ever since.

i suspect she will be lucy's george.

january 30 2009

i had a very bad cough.

i very rarely go to the doctor. and even more rarely agree to medicine.

this was a milestone.

cough is cured.

january 29 2009

the toy box's third appearance. this time, in full use. its part of her 'after school' ritual. open toy box. empty toy box. fill up toy box. empty toy box. and so on..

this is one of those tendencies i was talking about. hold me accountable to no more toy box pictures, please?!

january 28 2009

i carefully picked out this toothbrush holder at bed bath and beyond when i was 17 years old.

it has been my faithful servant ever since. im shocked that he doesnt have a name.

january 27 2009

i used to wear these literally every day. for a few years. well..if im honest, these are the second pair. the first pair was pretty nasty.

i still wear these often..but ive graduated to more 'adult' shoes.

they will always have a place in my heart.

january 26 2009

a very good book. with a very good cover design.

i havent acutally finished it yet. but..so far...excellent.

january 25 2009

one of my favorite pairs of shoes. one, because they're awesome. and two, i got them dirt cheap!

january 24 2009

the only happy hour i make it to these days :]

january 23 2009

this was the headdress from one of the boys' halloween costume. we worked hard to get that antenna to stay up. now, antenna in tact, he watches over our small group. and reminds us of our fallen, and most missed member...broch.

january 22 2009

my coworker. montey. his new years resolution is to "continue being awesome". looks like he's holding up his end of things.

january 21 2009

i can function without cherry carmex...i just dont like to.

same goes for that rug.

january 20 2009

that little sock monkey used to be on my keychain until lucy took it over!

she hides him in that drawer and is just as excited the thirty second time she 'finds' him as she was the first. it says "open!" "close!" "hello!" "goodbye!" each time she opens and closes it.

those words also show up in my dreams. frequently.

january 19 2009

a little monday morning coffee spill never hurt anyone!!

it did remind me to call tim on his birthday. silver lining.

no, i dont know why i have toilet paper on my desk :]

january 18 2009

i made these wine bottle/vases. it was..the easiest thing ever. i probably shouldnt even say i made them.

but they're very pretty and fun to have.

january 17 2009

something about this little duck makes lucy laugh like you wouldnt believe.

she has the most beautiful laugh.

january 16 2009

i started knitting this blanket for lucy when i was about...6 months pregnant.

i didnt finish it in time for her actual birth, so i decided to make it a 1st birthday present...but..thats in a few weeks. yikes!!

january 15 2009

my..home is where they love you sign :]

it makes me smile

january 14 2009

i love toms. so much.

which is why i got lucy some, too! she hasnt grown into them yet. but i cant wait.

i love their cause. and their packaging.

january 13 2009

lucy wore these close to every day. i loved them. and they were very cute.

but she outgrew them. waaa..waaaa...

january 12 2009

ten thousand strong...and growing!

i take these every morning. 2 of them. because im over 4 years old.

january 11 2009

a litterbug i work with likes to leave me presents.

apparently he had mcdonalds for breakfast that morning. and i got to dispose of it.

january 10 2009

man, im on a laura streak! the story behind this photo involves her [you] too.

please dont judge me for what im about to write.

this...is george. my security blanket in the form of a stuffed monkey. since i was...very small..ive slept with george. as ive gotten older in the last...few.....couple..years, ive become alright with him just being in the ROOM as long as im aware of where he is. of course, holding him or using him as a pillow is always my favorite option. but...if ive already gotten into bed and comfortable..i will just look around the room for him and be fine once i see him.

this particular nite...laura and i stayed up almost all nite working on a project for a couple coworker/friends that were having a baby shower the next day. because it was so late...laura just stayed the nite. so..as we were getting into bed..laura, unaware of who george was, picked him up and set him on the ground with the rest of the meaningless pillows. i didnt say anything at the time. because really, when is a good time to tell your friend that...as an adult...it screws with you mentally to watch someone remove your stuffed animal from the bed...away from you? thats right. never. so i tried to curb the disturbance i experienced and just..go to sleep. it was late anyway.

but i couldnt do it. i had this..fidgety, uneasiness about me that would not allow me to be still long enough to get comfortable long enough to fall asleep. i had to do it. i had to get up and get him. if i was going to get ANY sleep...it wasnt an option to leave him on the floor. not after id seen him put there. by someone who didnt even know who he was.

inevitably, the next day, i was asked about the tossing and turning. when i sheepishly explained...i got the "your a freak" look..and was told to make george my new years resolution subject that day.

ta da!

january 9 2009

this little guy hangs on one of laura's cabinets. more often than not, when im in lauras cube, i knock this hat off its hanger without meaning to.

that, or i pretend to wear it. or..i ask her where it came from. i never remember its story.