it wasn't like a rain it was more like a sea.

you shall be my roots...

and i will be your shade.

be quiet and still.

 ranunculus bulbs.

mini hanging terrariums (air plants coming soon). 

callie.

 tomatoes.

 spring.

 dirt.

ophelia.

"...and sings the tunes without words and never stops at all."

you hear this now.

harvest of the morning.

"it's one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it's another thing to make a portrait of who they are."

toms and toms.

the kitchen looks like a farmer's market.  i love it.  already planning how to expand the beds next year.  now that i finally have enough tomatoes there will be homemade salsa and marinara sauce this weekend.  and jalapeno poppers.

my new favorite toms.  love.  {i borrowed this image because i liked it so much}

"and all about the photographs that line your drawers"

men come in different shades, that's how we're made.

homegrown okra!  beyond excited.

since i am starting to plan the denver/boh trip...

"playin' some mmo's"

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."

you asked me if i missed you.

breaking news: i ate the tomatoes and mushrooms on my salad friday night.  i'm a big kid now! {hehe}

here are a couple more from monday night...

forty bulbs, three hydrangea plants, eight seed packs and thirty-five {not a typo} bags of mulch later = a very successful outdoor weekend.  now we just need to finish building the raised beds.

this song for this weekend...


i have most likely posted this one before but i love it {as i love all bon iver}.  it does something to my soul.


"i sat in our spot and thought of you."