the headstone at the cemetery today said:

"she made the world more beautiful."

two things

1) i like this guy very very much

2) these ladies are very beautiful.  and i intend to see them someday wherever they are but especially if i can find them in vietnam.  because that's where i want to go the very most of all at this moment in time.

these things are good in my life right now

1. a house full of treasures to fulfill my creative endeavors

2. the way my dog tilts his head at me and lifts up his ears like he has a question

3. kind words

4. daily walks with my mother

5. playing catch during outdoor fun time with seth

6. breezes through open windows

7. throwing things away, giving things away, and nice boxes in which to keep the rest

8. making do with what i have

9. mowing the lawn for my father

10. promises to write letters

11. trees are dancing in narnia right now

12. new beginnings of days

13. sitting by a little stream and listening

14. having time.

i finished my dress!

and i am quite happy with it.

but it took much longer than it should have

and i had to take out way more seams than i should have had to

reading patterns can be a bitch.

speaking of making dresses

this is one of the nicest things sam beam has ever sang:

"love is a dress you made long to hide your knees."

good for what ails you

sitting in the sun

cures every upset bone in my body.

also.  look what my friend kelly found in spain.  little children on a rope wearing matching jackets and smelling flowers.  i can't get over how much i like this.

i'm going to raise my children in a tree house.

i am literally going to raise my children in a tree house.

seriously.

really.

i promise.

this summer oh nine

(don't be mad if you don't do this all)

let's go fly a kite

fish for fishes and throw them back too

make a fort

make a wailing wall

beach, bonfire, grill out, repeat

find a church

take pretty pictures

sleepovers in the sand