we prefer traveling first class.

my day was filled with furniture projects, a small

 amount of cleaning, a visit from the parents, and

 lengthy conversations held between ziggy and i

 about the importance of saying please and thank-

you, hand written letters and loving your neighbor.

 to no surprise, we were on the same page about it

 all. 

dinner was enjoyed outdoors.. reba (thats my car people, get with the program) served a purpose as

 the kitchen table..and the menu consisted of a 

cucumber and cheeze-its.

 other than that, there was a whole bunch of "this

 and that" and in between the rest....i found a

 smile that is hard to resist. (thanks ziggy for supplying that little grin of yours on such a regular basis)

pity party.

i had blood work done this morning.
and I hate needles.

Do you see that awfuly sad bandage on my arm? 

well yea....

that is one of the two because of course, my left arm didn't want to cooperate so off to the right they had to go..neither arm really deserved that..so treated them to an afternoon full of flea markets.

Now.... Alllllll better. :)  

summer confession-my plants are my friends

i was so happy to come home after 5 days and find my "friends" still alive....thanks mother nature for the rain.

scenes from the 4th

funfetti cake!

and sprinkles to top it off,of course,

but i feel like i must give the

warning:

eat one bite more than a piece and your tummy will hurt due to the insane amount of sugar. eat near half the cake and you are for sure a goner! 

but sure....

 you can have your cake and eat it too :)

ctb (365)

because the colors I adored during my afternoon hammock time are just beautiful....

"and so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees - just as things grow in fast movies - i had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."

            F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

holidays are h-o-t-t.

today:
Remembering those who continue to fight for our country, no calorie counting while eating good food, morning time mimosas, patriotic tumblers and party hats, casual attire, red nail polish, and a fight for the right to partyyyyyyyy! Happy 4th of july, world! I hope yours is sparkly and festive!  

ummmm, yes....

this is pretty much all about me.

rise and grind, its dance party time!

And then....
A well deserved (I do say so myself) nine days off of the full timer..need I say more?
Of course....
HOORAY! times twenty two. whoo-hoo!
Happy Friday, nuggets!