Wednesday Without Words

I <3 Autumn!

Autumn is the best time of year in my opinion. My flowers are still alive and doing great, our grass is recovering from the heat and dryness, our garden is actually growing nicely  thanks to the reprieve of hot nights and even hotter days.   It’s a very relaxing peaceful time of the year for me. All the wonderful colors, smells and baked goods! And let’s not forget knitting in the fall, it rocks! When everything else is slowing down, I feel revived during this time of year. Hopeful, serene. I wish it could be this way always!

Happy 41st Birthday to my husband!

We are having a nice mellow day at home with the family. Dinner plans are Jason’s yummy street tacos and my newest enchilada dish and of course his favorite, cupcakes.

I love growing old with him. I met my husband when he was 25 years old and we will be celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary in 2 weeks. It’s hard to believe how much time has gone by and all the wonderful things we have accomplished and the challenges we’ve overcome.  I told him today that he wasn’t a year older but a year better.

Here we are after a few months dating getting ready for Easter dinner at my sister’s house. We look so young (and skinny!) The bottom photo is of my honey today on our porch swing. Happy Birthday SweetZ.

 

 

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in my comments or over at SouleMama’s  for all to find and see.

Baseball season has started!

Henry had his first game of the season on Saturday. I was so proud of my boy! He was first to bat and got a hit, made it to third base and the next batter up got a hit and Henry made the first run of the game! This is the first year that the games are with kids only, no longer coach pitched and they also start keeping score which I think is good for them. A little competition never hurt anyone plus his team WON the game 7-1!  Sorry I am biased! I’d still be proud even if his team didn’t win.

(photo 1: Henry with his friend Levi (wearing glasses), photo 2: Jack, Levi, Henry & Owen, photo 3: blossoms, photo 4: Henry & Levi again, photo 5: waiting for the first pitch, photo 6: getting his first hit of the season! )

{This Moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in my comments or over at SouleMama’s  for all to find and see.

 

(to view larger photo click on the “read more” link. I am trying to change the css so all posts are on one page and can show more than one photo without having to click the “see more” link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(please excuse our ugly backyard mish mosh of tiles, rocks, weird wood rail and that ornamental stuff on the right on the bottom of the house. I think each previous added separate things because nothing in this yard matches or even makes sense! LOL  My goal is to get rid of everything and build a beautiful deck)

{This Moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments  over at SouleMama for all to find and see.

This one is here to stay!

One thing you might notice about me is my constant need to change things up with my blog. I think I enjoy changing the design of my blog more than the actual act of blogging. I can spend hours creating a new blog look or searching online for the right template for me and I finally found the perfect one!  A knitting template that doesn't scream major old lady! I love it even though it's a little risque. I really do. I love how the retro girl at top is wearing her sweater as it’s being knit. It talks to my evil/good sides. Like my hubby teases me about wearing Mary Jane Doc Martens. Bad girl/good girl dilemma. Sure, I’ll go with that.
Well, I have lots of reading and my first big written assignment for my psych class so I haven’t been on much lately nor will I be over the next week.I will end this post with pictures of a few knitted items I have finished recently. Enjoy your weekend!

Cassarah scarf from Sheri Berger - Loopy Ewe

iPod cable sock - designed by me :)

Three Mochimochi hearts for the three boys I love!

Shroom slouchy toque hat found on Knitty.com

modeled by my ever loving and patient husband.

Quote of the day:
Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special. - Fran Lebowitz

Date night!

Our first night out alone in… geez I can’t even remember how long it’s been. I think it was my birthday last May. But tonight we have three hours alone. Not much time but alone time nonetheless so we are going to try a restaurant in town. I signed the boys up for parent’s night out at J’s preschool and they’ll have dinner, watch a movie and have ice cream. Sounds like fun for them too! 
I am looking forward to tonight. With three little boys alone time is rare. Talking without being interrupted is rare. Eating a hot meal is rare.  It’s amazing how much time I had on my hands before kids and I didn’t even realize it! 
Hope everyone has a special Valentine’s Day if you celebrate it. We always had a nice wine and candle light dinner but now I am happy just getting a box of chocolates. We don’t need a “holiday” to say I love you, you know?  It’s always there.

 
Quote of the day:
If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have. -- James M. Barrie