Thankful Day 29

It comes with a very happy birthday wish to my friend, Nicole.



I've known Nicole since 2005, met her through a mutual friend on Live Journal and she has been one of the most incredible impacts on my life. She is one of those people that you can talk about something so completely frivolous and then in the next moment have a serious life conversation. I'm so thankful for her friendship!

Thankful Day 28

I am thankful for Star Wars!
For George Lucas and his brilliant creativity.
For Yoda and his infinite wisdom.
For R2-D2 and his big attitude in a little tin can.
And for Han Solo, who shows that a girl can always love a scoundrel!

Zara Evening Autumn/Winter '10

[source, Zara]

Thankful Day 27

I'm thankful for sweet puppy love and the fact that these two are so amusing.

They wait at the gate when they hear you coming down the stairs so they can get some early morning love in.

And are in a constant state of entertainment.

Zippora Seven x Jessie Hill

[source, tFS]

Girl, feathered

[source, Fashionising]

Thankful Day 26

I'm thankful for another successful Black Friday that had the following:
All my Christmas shopping DONE!
Amazing parking at all stores shopped at!
And did I mention I am done Christmas shopping???

Alexa lately

[source, tFS]

Topshop Christmas '10 lookbook

[source, Fashionising]

Alexandra Richards x Jalouse

[source, NoirFacade]

Thankful Day 25

I am thankful for the incredible feeling of love and peace that is shared today between family and friends. From the lovely heart filled texts and emails to the phone calls, it is heartwarming.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Usually by the time Thanksgiving week has started, I have an outline of a Thanksgiving message to send out. Usually there are a couple different ones put together for different outlets of mine (email, blog, Facebook, etc). This year, however, I have found myself short on time and thought.

Time…it is constantly moving and seems to go faster and faster each year. And as time slips away, we forget the simple things that we have to be thankful for – The family and friends that are with us every day, whether physically or in our hearts. The good fortune we have, because whether we fully realize it or not, we always have love. God has blessed us and it is sometimes hard to remember that as we rush through our days.

I kept thinking “Wow, I not only have no time to write something for Thanksgiving, but I feel my mind is short on profound thought to share.” But then realization hit me – I don’t have to share anything profound or wise, I just have to say it straight from the heart.

Take the time out of your day and let those that bless your life know exactly that. Tell people that you love them and are thankful for them. I am extremely grateful for each of you and for the fact that I have you in my life. I hope that your Thanksgiving is extremely blessed and that you are filled with love and peace.

xoxox

Thankful Day 24

I am so utterly thankful for my family!!

Turkey Dinner Fail

So let’s hear them. We all have our epic holiday dinner fail stories.

Mine is amusing, but at the same scarred me and I have never attempted to cook a turkey again.

I was living in WA at the time with a friend. And how the mishaps of the day happened I am still unsure. The turkey was in the oven, cooking nicely. The potatoes were on the stove, cooking nicely. We were watching TV peacefully. Suddenly there is this pop and we look towards the kitchen but nothing is seen. Go back to watching TV when all the sudden smoke starts pouring out of the oven doors, smoke alarm going off. How it happened I have never figured out. The turkey…stupid bird…had exploded in the oven. Seriously, it literally exploded in the oven.

In our rush to get the turkey out of the oven as there are pieces burning in the oven, we fail to notice that the potatoes are boiling over. And then it happened – the lid blew off the potatoes shooting potatoes out of the pot.

We had to clean the whole kitchen, salvage what we could (scorched mashed potatoes, oh yummy), and do nothing but laugh because at that point what else can you do? Cry? There’s no crying in holiday cooking! However, I have seriously never cooked or attempted to cook a turkey again. I fear the bird exploding.

Come on, confess your story!


(Another confession...I use cartoony/cutesy turkeys because the real life bird gives me the creeps. Actually a lot of birds give me the creeps -- owls are up there with turkeys!)

Hart on the streets

[source, ModelsOffDuty]

Of turbans & camel hues

[source, tFS]

Thankful Day 23

I am not a big fan of Katy Perry, but I really like the lyrics to her song "Firework". Today I am thankful for deep words.

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there’s still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road


Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon,