falling in love, all over again.

i'm having one of those days where i sit here, at the computer, and i type. and i type and i type and i type. and then, i erase, erase, erase. my mind is flooding with things i want to say, to share. but there doesn't ever seem to be the right wording. i feel like anything i say will only unjustly represent what it is that i want to say.

i think part of the problem is that my heart bursting at the seems with the ridiculous amount of caffine that is flowing through my blood stream. but that is neither here nor there.  the second problem is, there really are no words, except, i love you. oregon, i am 100 percent, madly, in love with you. 

i am so happy that the colder months are approaching because i want to wrap your long beautiful arms around me, i want to snuggle into your warm embrace as the frost hits. i want to revel in your beauty. i want to squeal and kick and frolic in your falling leaves, releasing the inner child within. i want to laugh uncontrollably in your cold air, watching as each giggle lifts into the sky, sharing the love, one cold breath at a time. i want i want i want. and truth be told (and as some of you know all to well) what i want, i take. 

 i took off last weekend to a beautiful place known as welches oregon, armed with nothing more than a dying camera (silly me forgot the damn camera charger), great friends, and the desire to take it all in. and man oh man, i came, i saw, i conquered. although i wasn't able to take as many photos as i wanted, ( i am sure my walking companions are wondering how that is even possible) i did take these. and i wanted to share. because sharing is caring. and i care, a lot. 

xoxo.

sense of humor.

so last month was a big month, filled with a lot of firsts for me and my friends, from homes to babies and everywhere around and between. i finally moved into a home of my very own and revel in the daily chaos of it all. so what brings me here today was a little encounter that i had this morning with  a new neighbor i had yet to meet. it went a bit like this:

her: are you my new neighbor?

me: oh hi! yes i am.

her: are you an artist?

me: um, i wouldn't say that, no. why?

her: well i know i shouldn't do this but, i peaked in your windows the other day and was    sure that i saw an easel set up in your living room and thought, how fun! a painter has moved in.

me: (insert laughter). oh, well i hate to disappoint but no, i'm not a painter, i was just making a friend a gift.

which brings me to this post. for those that know me, you know that i am not now nor will i ever be a painter. that requires a type of discipline that i have no real desire to work on. i am however a very funny friend and LOVE to blindside people with (insert humble moment) TOTAL AWESOMENESS!!!  my darling friend had her first baby last month and i wanted to give her something special, something no one else could give her, and so, i hatched a plan and went to work. the following is an example of how sometimes, if you put your dreams or visions to paper, miracles can happen. 

the following photos are what the peeping tom (she actually is a very nice lady, just gonna have to keep an eye out for her) next door was witnessing.... 

every time i see this i just laugh, i love it so much because i know that my beautiful friend is laughing with me, and that every time she, her husband, her beautiful baby boy, or even her cat and dog, see this, hanging in the baby room, it will bring a smile to their faces. and the point isn't too be super awesome at something, it's to spread the love. from one nerd, to a family of nerds, to now the interwebs, love and smiles are spreading across the world. cheers, and you're welcome.

the sketch:

no turning back now:

the beginning of the end:

painted a base, time to decoupage:

a little texture:

a few more finishing touches and VOILA!:

xoxo.