never could be sweeter than with you.

randoms {& more questions answered}

1.  i very much enjoy walking barefoot in the grass.

2.  i am learning how to sew.  my goal: a quilt.  give me time.

3.  i love the smell of tomato plants on my hands.

4.  i love the smell of cilantro.

5.  i am getting a lot of resistance about adopting a puppy or rescue. i want to name her olive. *sigh*

6.  i also might like a kitten.

7.  my dreams grow everyday.

8.  i believe in everlasting love.

9.  musical talent is so very sexy.

10. fireflies.

11. i want to live in the country someday. with a very large front porch. and chickens.

12. i use mason jars for everything.

13. running in the rain = glorious.

14. i can spend hours on b&h.

15. i'm thinking my next lens may be a 35mm.
16. i am not a fan of selective coloring.  

17. miso soup = so tasty.

18. i hate witnessing someone make an enormous, life-altering mistake.  especially when they are too stubborn to listen to everyone around them.  heartbreaking.

19. i think you get what you give in this life and try to be a good person everyday.

20. i have very long {curly} hair.  and change the color every two months.
21. i am brown and eaten alive after the weekend.

22. trueblood.  so much better than twilight.

"live as if everything is a miracle"

here i am with open arms.

it's official, three of my prints were picked to be displayed and sold in a local store here in tulsa.  a year ago i would have never believed i would be labeled "an artist" by an artist and paid for my photography.  wild.  i actually cried after my review {happy tears from all the praise}.  what an amazing thing to find something you LOVE in this world that people are willing to pay you to do.  truly amazing.

i don't know that i have ever really talked about my real job.  i am a metabolic dietitian.  i have to say it is getting hard to do everyday.  we have lost two children in the past two months.  both eight years old that i have cared for the last six years.  nothing can prepare you for the death of a child, sick or not.  most days i love it; it challenges me and is about the only setting where i can really make a difference in someone's life but other days it sucks.  okay, moving on.

cake balls.  the birthday boy requested cake balls.  food network won't be calling me up for a decorating challenge anytime soon but i am okay with this.  cake balls are so much fun to make!  {tip: use a melon baller if you want uniform shape and size.  i am good with my homemade look so i just rolled by hand.}  they are a little too rich for me but i was in the minority, they were devoured in no time.

okay, i will answer two recent questions.  i guess it is always interesting to know more about random strangers...

the vegetable garden.  oh, the vegetable garden.  it is one of my proudest accomplishments as of late.  completely worth all of our hard work.  it is BEAUTIFUL.  so healthy.  and flourishing.  i will take photos soon to share.

what television shows i watch?  well, i don't really watch any live tv with the exception of the weather channel {i know, i'm a freak and may be a meteorologist in my next life} and spongebob {i know, i'm an "adult"}.  so, when i do watch television, i mostly only watch whatever is recorded on the dvr.  here is a list of my shows currently recorded on the dvr.
deadliest catch. the planets. chuck. pride & prejudice. mythbusters. fairly oddparents. america, the story of us. other random history channel. watch what happens: live. the office. friends. random food network. real housewives of ny, oc and nj {i know...}. sci-fi science. random dinosaur and ancient egypt & greece. scrubs. the notebook.

i will answer more questions in the next couple of days.



"it's a f*cking tragedy is what it is."

my darling, my sweetheart, i am in your sway.

i figured i would blog while i am getting my hairs done.  i only have one thing to say, see bridesmaids.  {sookie + no make-up + male clothing =HORRIFYING}

here are some from last weekend's shoot.

new bon iver.


"i was only trying to spell a loss"

most days i'm just looking for the air to breathe.

my day started with a stranger calling me a "complete vision of loveliness".  then i found a sd card i lost months ago.  definitely not a bad way to begin a day.

YES!  love this SO much.

gorgeous baby girl.

{love}.

i heard this earlier today and was overcome by so many memories.  some that had no connection whatsoever with this song.  strange but not a bad thing.

sorry, more fleet foxes.  i can't help myself.

"all you need are a pair of moccasins to go along with those braids and shirt and then i would have my own, real-life indian princess."
"don't tempt me."

yesterday's just a memory.

please excuse me while i ramble on for the next few minutes...

running group: it was a bitter-sweet run last night.  it was my last night with P2.  i can officially call myself a runner!   it's not over though, i am just graduating to the next group.  i love, love, love my current coaches but it is time to move on.  now i gotta work on distance to get prepared for the tulsa run and route 66 this fall!  i can't even believe that i am considering a half marathon.  i am really only planning on the quarter but there is already pressure to just go for the half.  i must have lost my mind at some point.  

"embrace the suck" and "train your brain"

annoying but true.   

research: my name was included on two abstracts submitted by our residents.  it would be so awesome for them {and me :)} if they were published!  our team is also starting up a research study on some of our kiddos.  i was promised research opportunities when i was hired.  only took six years. 

garden:  a frost warning on the 2nd of may??  thankfully the garden survived.  we ended up with eight {8} tomato plants, two {2} zucchini, two {2} squash, two {2} bell pepper, two {2} jalapeno, two {2} okra, three {3} asparagus, one {1} cantaloupe, three {3} cilantro, one {1} blueberry and one {1} blackberry.  okra was just added.  when it was suggested, i responded with "duh, i love okra!"  i have a way with words.  i'm cool like that.

house:  the entire interior was painted last week!  i finally have colors everywhere!!!  i have wanted a chocolate brown accent wall in the bedroom for YEARS and it is finally happened.  it turned out just as beautiful as i imagined it would be.  and the kitchen....so dreamy! 

weekend: gonna be incredible.

music: new appreciation for the steel guitar and banjo of all things.  still loving the addition of a harmonica.

photography:  things are progressing.  i have a friend who works for fox in tulsa and they have their own "groupon" and he is trying to talk me into advertising through them.  i haven't decided on this yet.  i feel like i am pretty busy as it is for now.  maybe in a couple of months.  i have a mini-engagement and a 3 month old in the next couple of days. and, here is my favorite from last weekend.  goofball.

 

"when someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.  You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."