[things i love]

~ texting, not talking
~ scrabble tiles
~ the natural light in our living room
~ all the different shades of soft blue at em’s favorite playground
~ putting on my pink patent-leather shoes and having a girls’ night out (a very very late night out)
~ laughing a lot
~ old friends and instant connections
~ falling asleep with the tv on
~ complimentary colors
~ walking in the rain
~ pink peonies
~ reading Alice in Wonderland to emma every night as she closes her eyes and smiles
~ finally, after being behind for weeks and weeks, crossing the two biggest projects off my to-do list
~ fresh ideas

[things i plan to do before this year is through]

~ live in a treehouse (for a night or two)
~ visit the crayola crayon factory
~ go to the beach 20 times or more
~ read a book about abraham lincoln
~ learn to make perfect french macarons
~ pick and bundle some fresh lavender
~ go see some horse races
~ take emma to her first phish show (june 18, hooray!)

[i wish]

~ on the first star i see each night
~ at 11:11
~ on stray eyelashes
~ i could dance. like, really really dance.