a little sneakity preview at lainey’s christmas pic shoot…

now you’re just gunna have to wait.
and i have more to say…but the little cubby just peeled off her diaper and made a puddle on the floor.
…enjoying the be-back-later things. ~k

5. date night…at home.
so, the economy’s in the crapper and going out to a fancy dinner just isn’t in the cards for us lately, but i’ll be darned if we don’t have a little ambience. so, i surprised the daddy last night with a full-out fancy meal. it started simple, but as it went along, i got more and more excited to make it special. i am envigorated…inspired…roused to the challenge of making life as beautiful as it can be for everyone around me.

4. she gets in her book suitcase now to read books.

she’s such a cool, funny kid.

3. these absolutely fantabulous shoes i picked up a few weeks ago on clearance at marshalls for…twenty dollars. that’s right. twenty. i had done four photo shoots that week and come sunday, i grabbed my purse and said to brett, “i’m going to buy a pair of shoes.” that’s it. and i left. didn’t know where i was going or that i’d come home with something quite this fabulous, but i knew in the end, i at least was coming home with a pair of shoes. when i saw these, all by their lonesome on the size 9 rack, the heavens parted, the angels sang, and i think i almost caught a glimpse of my grandma. they’re delicious, and i haven’t had a chance to wear them out, but girl’s night is this friday so….

2. upon dig’s fabulous suggestion that i start a series of these mommy/baby self-portrait things…

1. to pull out all her clothes in her second drawer that’s just a little too high for her, she has to stand on her tippy tippy toes…and it’s just about the cutest thing i’ve ever seen…

…enjoying the positively delicious things. ~k

i’m keeping politics out of my blog because i hardly think one would read my humble post and feel compelled to change their vote. when it comes to talking politics, i’ve found people believe what they believe and they believe it strongly. trying to convince them otherwise just…pardon my french…pisses them off. not that i have anything against reading others’ political passions…it’s all a part of this great big beautiful freedom of speech thing and expressing oneself, venting frustrations, etc. can be refreshing.

with that said. i love that, despite everyone’s differences, today was a beautiful day. we live in a country where people fought hard to give us rights and when i took my cubby to the voting booth, i felt proud. i could hear the star spangled banner in my head as i bubbled my ballot. my voice is heard. that’s pretty cool. (okay, so i didn’t hear the star spangled banner. what i really heard, as i took these pictures, was the old man behind me say, “um, mam. i put those booths together this morning, and they’re pretty much a pile of junk. it might not be very sturdy”…to which i wanted to reply, “dude. two words: scrapbook page.” but i didn’t.)

we all want change and regardless of who gets the daunting task of taking over our country, i will stand behind him because, in the end…it’s americans who can change our country…not one man.

thankfully, our voting precinct shares the parking lot of one of my favorite parks, so after our vote, we meandered over for a swing.

lainey’s asleep and i’m suddenly inspired to go crazy in the kitchen. got all the fixins’ at the grocery for a full-blown romantic dinner, so i have some work to do.

…enjoying the freedom things. ~k