"Monroe Dusk"

I purchased my first piece of artwork today:) and I feel pretty good about it too. I have a friend whom I work with at Magleby's named Lesa, and we got to talking one day about how she's an artist and my dad's [literally the most talented] picture framer out there, (Allmanpictureframe.com) and she showed me some of her stuff. I was very impressed and thought to myself "it would be fun to start my very own fine art collection......". But of course this costs money.... lots, so I forgot about it... Until a few days ago, while I was on Facebook and she had some paintings posted which just happened to be on SALE!! Killer sale!!! I started scanning through the different pieces, and just totally fell in love with this particular one. She brought it over, and I fell even more in love when I saw it in person. I really don't know what it is about this painting that made my soul happy, but I don't need to know. I don't question it, I just buy it, hang it, and enjoy it, every day for the rest of my life!! YIPEE!!!

It begins.

Hello to you, new world!

I have often thought about taking the, what seems to be, giant leap, into the "blogger life"; to join all you wonderfully expressive and inspiring people out there who have impacted me with your words. I'm not sure why I finally decided to do it..... to actually take the time to walk in the office, sit down at the computer, sign up for an account, create a title and start typing away.... but here I am, and I feel good. I feel refreshed. I feel that is my first step on a new journey that I'm excited about. I'm excited to share my feelings with you, whoever you are, maybe you're no-one, and that would be okay. I have been thinking so much about the future lately, especially the future of my beautiful, energetic, exhausting, intelligent, spunky, chunky, little Olive, and what I want and wish for her. I want and wish for her to know about this time in her life, this time in her family's life. To know what thoughts go through my mind on a daily basis, the struggles and joys Mike and I face as a partnership and family, what she teaches me from moment to moment, and the miracle's (big and small) the lord SO often pours upon us. I want and wish this for her and for her children.

Despite everything that tends to make me often feel otherwise, right now I feel blessed, I feel happy, I feel thankful. For many things.

I'm excited to begin! I guess this is going to be all for now. From what I'm hearing coming from the N.W. corner of our humble abode, Olive's nap was short lived... and I must attend to my little lollie-pop!