Appreciations Year Three: Day 186

Morning coffee with Debb, just like the old days. Okay, well, not exactly like the old days. Better furniture. πŸ˜‰

Getting ALL my mom’s Tupperware and other kitchen stuff organized and put away at the new house. Even better having Debb’s help and company during the process. πŸ™‚

Watching Mona Lisa Smile with David — and without having to venture out in stupidcold weather. Thanks IM and netflix. πŸ˜‰

Appreciations Year Three: Day 185

Temperatures above 15ΒΊ. Woohoo!!

Clean and reorganized laundry room (at MY house this time)! And it only took 6 hours to accomplish it… πŸ˜›

Reward for a hard day’s work — dinner and drinks with Cara and Debb. What a super fun night!! ❀

Appreciations Year Three: Day 175

When I stepped onto that snow-covered patch of invisible ice and slipped, I did NOT fall. Thank you, balance and lightning-quick reflexes. πŸ˜‰

The super awesome amazingly fun night out with Lisa and Alison. Delicious beer and food and OMG the fun we had at Eastlake Brewery! Always invent a game. Plus, Extra special bonus to get to see Sara and Rochelle! ❀

Being indoors when the windchill is -21ΒΊ.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 171

The word fraught. I don’t remember why I used it yesterday, but it made me so happy. πŸ™‚

Even a teeny tiny wee little visit with the Duncan girls makes my heart sing. (That’s that sound you’ve been hearing….) ❀

Daytime Drinking Party with Amy and Alison. So. Much. Fun. I mean fraught with fun. πŸ˜›

Reckless use of emoticons. πŸ˜‰

Appreciations Year Three: Day 150

Luna the model kitty, finding her light. πŸ˜‰

luna in the light

Awesome visit with Sarah and Ida. Oh, the giggles and smiles and drooling! (the latter was Ida, not Sarah and me…) What an amazing joy!

Crashing out early (remember that 2 am thing?)

Appreciations Year Three: Day 149

Finally finishing a months-long project. Hooray!

Spinach salad from Luce. What deliciousness.

A most excellent and long-overdue visit with David. More deliciousness. πŸ™‚

Pretending I’m young enough to stay up past 2 am. Ha!

Awesome presents from David. You know the way to a girl’s heart is jewelry… especially if it has bells or glows in the dark. πŸ˜‰

glow bracelets bell necklaces 2

Appreciations Year Three: Day 148

Sunny sunny sunshine and warm weather! Ooooh – could get up to 40ΒΊ today. Maybe I’ll go for a walk — you know, break out the sandals & shorts. πŸ˜‰

Pam’s delightfully descriptive appreciations. I love her attention to detail and thoughtfulness as she crafts her daily dose of goodness. β™₯

500 kinds of lotion to choose from since though it be warm, it be dry.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 147

More time with my folks this morning – a nice side effect of helping get ready for the big move. Plus my mom sent me home with some of her famous fudge.Β  Yum! πŸ™‚

Amazing and delightful lunch with Pam today at Haiku. That clear broth is crazy delicious and our time together filled my heart right up to the tippy top. Like Pam said, we were super smart to become friends. β™₯

Learning how to replace a light switch. Thanks for your help, Dad!