You Lookin' At Me?

Chloe, my 11-year old daughter, and I were riding in the car and she snapped this self-portrait. I think she is so dope with the big neon pink floppy hat and oversized glasses {of course just one eye showing}. She wants to be a large animal vet and go to vet school at NC State later in life so I guess the Tarheel t-shirt will bite the dust.

Confession...every time I do a self-portrait I get a weird crop, like the top of my forehead with some odd piece of hair sticking up on the top of my head. Not a good look, certainly nothing to publish. As a matter of fact, I don't even want to talk about it anymore. Anyway, good job Coco!

image courtesy of Coco

Just For Me?

Coco picked a perfect bunch of daffodils for me today.  Left a nice bare spot in the flower patch but that's beside the point!  I'm so glad to see flowers starting to bloom {smile} and warm weather is just around the corner {smile even bigger}.  Thanks Coco, these posies made my day!

image courtesy of me

The Funniest Girl I Know

So Chloe and I were out running around this afternoon, first stop was to pick up some new headphones for her...well I guess they are for me too since silence is bliss right? Anyway, all of the sudden Chloe says, "mommy, you are the bus to my stop". She's always coming up with these great one liners out of nowhere, but apparently she caught sight of a city bus stop sign and there you have it. So, her one liner made my day and indeed, she too, is the bus to my stop.

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My Cup Runneth Over

I love.

Valentine's Day is truly my favorite holiday of the year {Talk Like a Pirate Day is a close second on 9/19}. I'm not exactly sure why, it just is...maybe because it's represented by my favorite color combo of red, pink, and white, maybe it's because I {heart} hearts, better yet I {love} love.

I'm so lucky, I'm filled with love. I love my parents and the fact they've been married for 55 years. As you can see above, my dear dad delivered my heart box full of chocolates.  It's the one thing I can depend on - I bet he has given me that same Valentine's gift for at least 35 years, never missing a year.  That red heart makes my heart swell and I love him beyond words.  I love my three older brothers, Eric, Frank, and Tony; the older we get, the closer we get.  I love my besties - Lani, Trish, Bridget, Ashley, Wanda, Taryl, Luissa.  I love my co-workers, they make me smile and laugh the day away.

I love my daughter, Chloe-Bella, she is simply the best part of me.  She worked feverishly on my huge Valentine's Day card shown above - I could not love anything more.  She makes every single day a better day and I consider myself the luckiest gal in the world as I have the pleasure of being her mother and watching her grow and turn into her own person, her own spirit, her own tender heart.

Above all, I love Him.  God is good.  He has provided all of these wonderful people in my life and I am so completely thankful.

Make no mistake, I do {love} love...indeed, my cup runneth over.

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