drinking: water
eating: haagen dazs bailey’s irish cream ice cream (mmm…creameh)
watching: Baz Luhrmann’s Australia
reading: craft blogs
doing: book review and lesson plan ideas for social studies
looking forward to: restful sleep
thinking about: summer shoes
wishing: that it was sunny even though it’s nighttime

I wanted to know more so I clicked on the soruce link and found an entire post on This Recording dedicated to the adventure of making this “perfect alcoholic beverage/dinner/dessert.”

Yum. Minus the BBQ sauce.

Now all I have to do is create a -tini to top this. hmmmm…

Also, I have added a link to my new listography on the sidebar. list love!

Aaron and I have had a lovely Valentines Day. It actually turned into more of a Valentines Week because we shared shared sweet Valentines treats from Coldstone on Wednesday night and exchanged gifts on Thursday.

He gave me this lovely mermaid pendant that he found at a local shop uptown and I gave him a dark grey and blue fleece hand tied blanket with an A on the front.

This morning he made me a yummy breakfast of eggs and toast this morning and then we enjoyed some Valentines Day couch time watching The Soup before he left for work.

I am going to be chained to my coputer all day working on a history paper about new imperialism but later tonight we are planning on crashing an anti-love party and flaunting our superb couplenss. We won’t be too cruel. 

Hope you enjoy some love today and everyday!

valentine’s day goodies from familyfun.com

iron-on pillowcase transfers from creature comforts

sweet heart crochet pattern from bella dia

love solicitations from little brown pen

I have kissed someone…
on the cheek *
on the lips *
with tongue *
on the neck *
on the ear *
on the butt *
on the foot
on their hands or fingers *
in my room *
in their room *
someone else’s room *
of the same sex *
of the opposite sex *
younger than me *
older than me *
with jet black hair
with curly hair
with blonde hair & blue eyes *
with flaming red hair *
with straight hair *
smaller/shorter than me *
bigger/taller than me *
with a lip ring
who was drunk *
who was high *
who I had just met *
who was homosexual
who I didn’t really want to kiss *
on a holiday *
who was going out with someone close to me
who dated one of my friends *
who was my good friend’s brother or sister
who had been/is in jail
in a graveyard
at a show/concert *
at the beach. in a pool, jacuzzi, shower, or some type of water. *
who was legally too young/old for me to have sex with.
with dyed hair *
with a shaved head *
who was/is my good friend *
who was/is in a band
who has tattoos *
who is of a completely different race than me
in the rain *
in another continent besides where I was born
with an (fake)accent *
with an std
on a boat in a car/taxi/bus *
on a plane
at the circus/carnival
with a missing body part
in the movies *
eskimo style *
butterfly style *

illustration by studiolyon

I want to own a bakery
I want to be a party planner
I want to write greeting cards
I want to write children’s books
I want to write a multi-genre book
I want to see a new movie every day
I want a kitchen full of fireking jadeite
I want a closet full of flattering vintage dresses
I want to own a business for content literacy kits
I want to be able to be the girl that others go to for advice
I want to learn everything I can about the world around me
I want to hold the world record for the largest mermaid collection
I want sunshine to spill through the windows of my home everyday
I want to decorate my living space with artwork created by my friends
I want to have an entire bookshelf for my alice in wonderland collection
I want to live somewhere where I can go swimming at least twice a week
I want to own a box of love notes that will make me smile on sad, rainy days
I want to to live close to my parents, my sister and every friend that I have ever made
I want to be able to have a meaningful impact in the classroom and inspire my students

what do you want?

-Sara, from ‘A Little Princess’ written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I suppose that sometimes, in the dead of a dreary winter, it is alright to be sad for no reason at all. You can remember that sadness is an important human emotion. You can remember that being lonely happens to everyone. You can go to bed before 8:00 with the hopes of waking up fresh the next morning to a sunny day. And when that sunny day arrives, I suppose you can thank the ones you love for helping you through.