Birthday

To those who remembered - Thank you so much!!
To those who forgot - I totally understand, I'm terrible too.

Here's to at least 27 more years of:

• learning incessantly
• laughing shamelessly
• loving without abandon
• accepting those things that cannot be changed
• sharing more memories
• creating more memories
• making fewer mistakes
• taking bigger risks
• letting go when needed and holding on when right
• heck, learning the difference between the two

To 27 more years of simply trying to do better.

Cheers!!
 *imaginary clink of glasses, and delightful sip of a choice beverage*

Springtime means eating outside!

I have a beautiful backyard and deck. When I bought the house, it was starting to get cool so I didn't spend a lot of time in my yard at all. Now that spring has started to come and temperatures are climbing, I've been itching to be outside. Specifically, sit on my deck and have a meal or read or whatever. Well, I finally was able to do just that! I bought and assembled a beautiful bistro patio set from lowes and had my first outdoor meal on my deck. Seems like a small thing, but isn't that what we are told to always appreciate? I think the set looks great and the brunch I munched was also delicious! It's all green in celebration of spring!

Sometimes

I wandered the British museum yesterday and came across a very interesting exhibit about life and death. It had a lot of small segments about different cultures take on death and some of the ways they protect and celebrate life. It was quite interesting. I stumbled on this quote along one of the plaques. It was a much needed reminder that sometimes everything actually does work out exactly as you planned.

Merry go rounds

Sometimes the smallest, simplest thing can make you smile so big. I am traveling for work at the moment and came across this delightful merry-go-round and I couldn't stop smiling. Not sure if it just reminded me of happy childhood memories or if there is something magical about a merry-go-round, but it sure made my evening stroll in Italy a bit more memorable.