[central park, winter 2009. nikon d300. sooc.]
. . . . . . . . .

there are few things more frustrating than seeing a friend in need and not being able to help. knowing that someone you love is hurting, and hoping against hope that your feeble words and best intentions and unswerving love will bring some comfort, help the healing. it’s been a hard winter for so many (self included), and i’m trying so hard to stay positive, accepting the permanently-wrinkled brow from squinting so hard/trying to see the light ahead in the distance, trying to swim the fastest so that when i get to the shore i can reach back, offer my hand, and pull everyone who’s treading water with me back onto solid ground.

it’s a nice thought, but sometimes we just have to go our own road, we have to watch our friends ache, we have to feel pain for ourselves, and we have to just believe in the power of hope.

friends, i love you. really truly.

. . . . . . . . .

things currently making me happy:

~ this seriously perfect scone recipe (i added lemon extract to half the batch and almond to the rest. delicious!)

~ the amazing calligraphy of betsy dunlap. i have a new career goal: calligrapher!!!! (note: this was also one of my careers goal at age 13…what goes around comes around…)

~ my new phone, which is pink with a green plastic sleeve (ahem. for protection.)

~ care packages that arrive just in time (with tea! and chocolates! and so much more!), the daily playlists Jodi leaves in the comments, and morning chats with carol-ann over coffee

~ after emma wakes up in the morning, when i hear the flapping of little feet running across the wood floor and she climbs into our bed for an extra cuddle before we all start the day

~ calling my loved ones darlin’ with the last vestiges of my southern-heartland-accent