only because it never wakes me up

love love finding a text on my phone from 4:30 in the morning that starts with good morning. to be thought of that early.

a waffle series: the original

the day my aunt rosalyn brought the first chocolate waffle cookie to a family event was the day my life was changed forever. they have been a family favorite ever since with my mom affectionately calling them 'wafflies'. and not to be confused with what's found all over pinterest. these are way better.

a few weeks ago my mom got thinking about all the different kinds of waffle cookies we could make. and thus began this waffle series. 

we'll start with the original:

chocolate cookie with chocolate frosting. a classic that will never go out of style.

a little dating advice

i'm not 18 any more. and even when i was 18 i don't know that i appreciated 'creative' dates. i think i've gotten to the point where i want dates to be something i would do on a real afternoon with my husband one day. after it's been a really long day and all we want to do is talk over dinner. then take a walk through one of our favorite streets. and be home by 8:30. and that's better than ok. i would love you more than you can believe. i don't need creative. skip the duct tape roses and picking out outfits for eachother at the d.i. please. did i mention i'm not 18?

sometimes i don't even change my clothes from what i've been wearing all day. because that's reality to me.

and maybe that's why i'm not married.

my motto: leave me wanting more, not less

no real reason why except that it was great

last night was such a good night. nothing extraordinary happened but i went to sleep with a smile on my face. 

it was jason's birthday so we celebrated at my parents with the classic pistachio torte that jason loves. julie loves swinging and sliding at grandma's so out we went. 

i got this picture that i still can't stop laughing over. it kills me.

as my uncle brad said, "how could you ever have more fun than that?" true story. when was the last time i ever came close to being that happy?

good conversations with friends followed the family fun and it was just really great.

a little office fun

a few weeks back it was billy's 40th, which is a big deal, so we had a little fun with it. nothing crazy. 

please note the wheelchair sitting behind his desk. and you can't see the walker posed and ready in front of the road sign. i got a few comments from human resources on the appropriateness of the sign but at least it made everyone laugh.  props to my brother brandon for an awesome design job.  

a not so welcome visitor

nothing like a spider running across your bed to make you want to climb right into that same bed for a good nights sleep . . .gross.

a little tangled

farm country - wide open spaces, clear skies, big trucks, boys with country accents. . . i'm getting distracted.  anyway, last night at fhe we lit these paper lanterns and they were so cool! reminded me sadly of the bachelorette before it reminded me of tangled:

if you look real close you can see the one burning on the power line, yep i said burning.  good thing we had some strapping young men who jumped into action with the garden hose.  the view to the back:

i could so get used to seeing that every night.