I’m so happy to be sitting where I am right now. Baby Girl had a rough night so I did as well. Not much sleep was had and then mother-of-the-year took her to the park and the clouds blew away at just the wrong time and left the hottest sun ever with us a mile from the car and her crying because she was sweating to death. We worked it out and all was well. I was simply reminded to remain flexible and laugh often.
Corey got off work when Charley’s world was falling apart and came to rescue us both. He fed her, took her to the grocery store and returned home with wine and brownies. I returned home from running a much needed errand with fresh flowers from Trader Joes. Upon walking in the door he rubbed my shoulders, gave me that bit of undivided attention I needed and shewed me off upstairs for at least a couple hours. I am now sitting here writing to you freshly showered (with conditioned hair AND shaved legs!) and relaxed. I was trying to decided if I should nap or write and I’ve decided to write. It gives me something a nap never could.
The past two nights I have not been able to sleep. I crash at 9:30 and then wake up about an hour later only to lay there with my loves on either side and the dog underneath. All snoring. You can imagine how frustrating that is when you are sleep deprived and desiring nothing more than to visit dreamland with them.
In my previous life I would have simply gotten up, made a bowl of ice cream and watched TV while the Tylenol PM kicked in. Now I will not let myself get out of bed rationalizing that if my head is on the pillow at least my muscles are resting.
Last night I spent time continuing to dream about the Spring vacation we are going to take.
There is a short list of things that make my heart burst with happiness. The obvious is family and friends, being a wife to my sweet man and a mother to the most amazing little girl ever. Right under those is my intense desire to see the world and my love for creating a home that runs efficiently and is functional and comfortable to all who enters it.
So, last night via my iPhone I researched vacation ideas … a Brazilian cruise (except we’d port out of Brazil which is a long way away), renting an RV and seeing the country (except most of the areas around here I’d wish to see will most likely be under snow in April — although this is an idea I’d really love to do next fall!), go to Hawaii (definitely appealing although Corey showed zero interest), go to Greece (except Greece’s economy is the pits right now and it’s an even longer flight), go to France … this was proving to be very promising. Flights were a bit pricey, but we have time and best yet there are tons of direct flights from Cinci to Paris and we could then fly home from Brussels, Belgium. I presented my grand-middle-of-the-night-idea to Corey and he liked it. He likes French women (kidding) and Belgium beer (not kidding) alot.
The only downside is that it will still be cold there (average highs in the low 60′s), but we’ve been to plenty of countries with the weather like that and it’s manageable. Of course Charley will be with us. She’ll be 9-months old. I know we don’t really know what type of child she’ll be at that point and if she proves to be more of a handful than Europe can handle than a week at my parent’s house in Banner Elk will make me equally as happy (although Corey won’t have his women and beer ; ).
print by Sharon Montrose, found here.
I am madly in-love with this print. I told Corey that I can’t stop staring at it and that I’d like it as a HUGE print. He told me to send him a link and that he could get it for me for Christmas. I hope I can wait that long. I was thinking that I would re-do our guest room and hang it on the wall. It’s totally random and unexpected to have a giant cow’s head on the wall in your guest room, right, but that’s why I want to do it all the more. It’s so great. You must check out Sharon’s other prints. I would like an animal in every room in our house. Oh! Just thought of something … couldn’t you see several of her prints hanging in a playroom? How fabulous would that be?
p.s. Is it just me or when you look at that print do you feel guilty for liking and eating red meat, too?
(I can hear Charley downstairs crying. It’s her “waaaah. eh, eh, eh. wah. eh. (silence) eh, cough, waah.” That’s her where’d-you-go-and-if-you-did-leave-why-didn’t-you-take-me-with-you? cry. I can hear Corey in the kitchen (most likely making dinner) saying, “Hold on, honey, hold on.” He just all but ran across the room to her and she is no longer crying. (And, yes I did consider going downstairs to help, but he insisted I take some time to relax and I do not want to be one of those wives if you know what I mean.))
So, I can’t decide if I should re-do our entire house or just dream up ideas for our future house. I don’t want to purge and start-over. I more just want to paint and move stuff around, maybe replace a rug and a few decor items. Here are a few photos that have me dreaming big and small …
(found @ decor8.)
(found @ decor8.)
{found @ apartment therapy.}
{found @ a room somewhere.}
{found @ decorology}
{found @ decorology}
{found at apartment therapy.}
{found at sfgirlbybay}
It’s dinner time! I’ll post more inspirational pics later.
Love!
jc