board games!
hours of fun.
hope everyone had a SAFE and happy new years eve!

new paint!
i realize this looks very pink but it is actually a deep cool purple and a warm pinkish purple. so pretty!!!

for my colonic! :)

grateful for (what should be) my last gallbladder cleanse.
ughhkkk.

getting my filing done.
took hours.
so glad it's finally done!!

every year i wait for today. day after christmas sales.
and the only thing i ever buy is cards and wrapping supplies.
all this for $37!!!

grateful for the first cupcake i've had in SIX MONTHS!
(well, i had two. and they weren't the first cupcakes i've had. but they were the first REAL cupcakes i've had. regular flour and refined sugar and all. and although i'm paying for it with a sore hip and a breakout, it was DELICIOUS!)

my grammie.

truth be told we haven't had the best relationship in the past.
regardless i love her to pieces.
she has been through so much this year...

this guy by my parents house always do a crazy amount of christmas lights.
there is sooo many and it's pretty and tacky at the same time.
i look forward to seeing it every year!

reusable bags!

seriously, what would i do without them.
i carry four with me at all times in my purse. and a bunch more in my trunk for when i go grocery shopping.

if you don't use reusable bags by now, you should!
(you can get them everywhere!!!)

this book was sooo good.

and i read it at the most perfect time.
i love how that happens!!

holiday tips.
and yes, that is $125 from the same person.
:D
love her!

waking up to snow!

i usually have a green smoothie for breakfast but i felt like scrambled tofu instead!

i am grateful for kathy being ok with getting her extensions out. she even went to the bar with me! she has relied on extensions for two years now. so yay for her!

using my car heater to heat my gloves

the office.
i need some funny in my life today.

pay day.

my stupid calf is acting up again. i swear i cant ever work my calfs out because i'm in pain for days after. thankfully there's icy hot!!!

this is the warmest blanket ever.

i made it for tony for his birthday.
it's made out of his old tshirts. he had boxes of them he didn't want to get rid of and i wanted to be able to use them again.

so now it's a SUPER warm blanket!

and it's been FREEZING here this week!

a yummy dinner at seva with my babe!

cutting off all jackie's hair into a mohawk!

it looks great and she's happy and i had fun doing it.
i always like cutting mohawks.
(although it makes me miss mine!)

a voice.

we have one for a reason.

use it!

new computer desktop photos!
(thanks to vol.25)

also, something amazing happened today! it is what i am truly grateful for, but had no idea how to take a photo of it!

read about it here.

dying my brows!

wrapping all my christmas presents, lighting the tree, and putting random lights all over the house! and of course for tony doing most everything! :)


see the rest of the lights here!

my foot massager.

work was crazy. my feet are killin me! it was our customer appreciation weekend so everyone wanted to come in for the sales.

but awesome that i sold hundreds of dollars of product!

target gift cards.
don't ask me how i got so many.

i had just gone grocery shopping and spent over $200 and i needed a couple things at target. i'm broke right now so gift cards were exactly what i needed!

indi always knows when i'm not feeling the best.

she sat with me through my entire workout.
adorable.

slow flow yoga.

i've been needing this.

i haven't done slow flow yoga in probably two weeks. i guess i felt like i just couldn't slow down enough to do it. but thankfully i did it today. it was harder than it normally is...probably because i needed it so bad.

i need to work on my flexibility!

the moon.

don't you think it'd be weird to look up at the sky at night and not see the moon?

it was SO bright tonite.

got my new ipod today.

finally!

it was supposed to come last friday and it got lost and ...long story. but it's here finally so once it's done syncing i can use it!!

early christmas present from tony.
he got it for me because my old radio didn't let you play an ipod through it. :)

hans.

this was at his going away party. :(

we are gonna miss him.

but he has been a terrific friend to me for the past five years i've known him, and to tony for even longer.

safe travels to hans!

i am grateful for my marriage.

although some times it is trying
and things get rough
we love each other a ridiculous amount
and i couldn't ask for anything more.

today i am grateful for all of this amazing food!
(it was delicious!)

i know that it is thanksgiving and you are supposed to say what you are thankful/grateful for.
but i think it is something that everyone should incorporate into their lives on a daily basis.

it's just like valentines day...
why would you show someone love on one day just because it's a "holiday"?
show love everyday!

and show gratitude everyday as well!

i hope everyone had an amazing day!

oh home.

home sweet home.

i am so lucky to have you.

why yes, yes it is.
thanks for the reminder. :)

my new winter jacket.
(it's getting chilly out!)

the biker handshake!

being a fellow biker
*ahem* scooter rider
i appreciate the acknowledgment and solidarity you get from a simple wave.

this is the biggest cauliflower i have ever seen!
michigan grown, 2 for $5!
yum.

my neck has been killing me lately.

thank you dr. karen!!

new tights!

cuddle time with t on his bday :)

pre-birthday dinner with my babe!
(too bad it was icky!)

i finally got to get my hair colored today.
i was in dire need!!
(because i am so light naturally, when i go dark and it grows out it starts to look a little like i'm balding!)

it's been an exhausting weekend.
so glad that i have my super comfy tempurpedic!!

my bff kat! we have so much fun together and i love her to death. she is my sanity at work and i'm lucky to know her!

sometimes it's really hard to take a photo of something i am grateful for.

not because i cant come up with anything.

but because i'm so involved in the moment that i dont even think about taking my camera out.
(that's pretty much how it's been all week).

but today i met my mom in grand rapids for a day of shopping. and i am so grateful for her. for everything she has ever done for me. for always being there for me and trying to understand me (even tho sometimes i know it's hard).

I LOVE YOU MOM!

it's been a long day but i have a few things to be grateful for today!
i decided to pick this.
it's nice to get compliments. and just recognized for something you do.

bryan photographed our wedding and my trash the dress photos. (in fact my TTD photos are still up on his site!) he's awesome to work with, and super talented. so him asking for my help for a project he's working on is awesome!

check out the project here.