Time Well Spent

The end of winter break is quickly approaching and although part of me is ready to go back to work and get back on my regular routine I was most excited to spend 2 days with the best friend any girl could ask for.  Lesley and I do not get to see each other near enough so when we finally get our girl time it is very cherished time.  If you know anything about either one of us we do not like to make decisions so there is never a game plan and we spend a ridiculous amount of time saying things like: "What do you want to do? Where do you want to eat? What should we do?"  But you know what, it is the time spent together that means so much to me.  We could sit in the same room just talking and I would be completely content.  We actually had a {very short} beautiful time together and it was very productive.

{side note--Lesley is my forever friend because...} Lesley is the friend I can tell everything to and she doesn't judge me but loves me unconditionally and gives me her full support.  I turn to her often with, relationship questions, my struggles with my faith or anything that is causing me trouble, my victories, my goals and everything in between.  Lesley is always there to support me and give me her honest opinion.  I know I can trust her to always be honest with me and make me see all sides to a situation.  Our friendship has grown exponentially over the 10 years that I have known her and everyday I am thankful for her and her beautiful friendship she offers. I hope everyone has a friend like this, everyone deserves the same peace I find in our friendship. WAIT... It gets better...15 months ago I fell in love with her cousin so someday we won't just be friends but family!

Ok...back to this wonderful, beautiful and exciting 2 days with my bestie.  We started by exchanging gifts with one another.  I love sending and receiving packages in the mail but being in person is always more special (unfortunately I did not get pictures of this, someday I will be get better at this).  The sight of belongings all over and things not put away, surprisingly made my heart very happy {this says a lot to anyone that know me}

We headed over to the apartment clubhouse to start our blog that we have been planning and talking about for awhile now.  We were super excited {dancing around acting crazy kind of excited} but it ended up taking us longer than expected to make it just right but after three locations, coffee and much thought we made it and love seeing all the love and support we already have.  You can read it {here}. 

It all started here...

...needed coffee to help the thoughts flow...

...finished it here, perfect place, right?

Such a beauty

Back home I finally got to watch the Kimmel wedding video.  As expected it brought tears, smiles and laughter to me.  Eyenamics does beautiful work and truly know how to capture the love of every bride and groom they work with.{here you can find their blog}  I CANNOT wait for them to capture my big day.  Having Eyenamics there will allow me and everyone to see the whole day no matter where you are, the video adds something more special that still frames alone cannot capture.  Eyenamics are you ready for me? HAHA. So glad I got to share in Lesley and Lane's special day even if I do look crazy in the video!

The next morning we weren't sure what the day would bring {no surprise here} but we started with breakfast (grilled PB&J and tea) and girl talk. Perfect.  We decided a visit to the container store was needed even if we were just window shopping.  That store is just full of inspiration, but hey girls can dream!

After sitting in the parking lot for a few minutes deciding what to...craft time was the winning decision! Another thing we have been wanting to do together for some time. Here is what we started with...

The goal was to use just two colors, a canvas and our fingers to make a bunch of circles.  We were not sure how this would work and when it came down to it we got really nervous.  We didn't want to mess it up and had such high hopes for our {cheap but cute} art work!  Once we got going it was so much fun and much easier than we had anticipated.   

They look good for being made with my finger, right? So I kept adding more dots...

Lesley adding dots

As more dots were added and we started overlapping we saw the need to have different shades of the two colors, so we added white to make lighter shades.

Close-up of the dots

Here are both canvases almost finished.  Looking at them we decided we wanted the top section more overlapped and in a larger section making us bring the more spacious dot section (the middle) farther down. They looked great thus far though, and we were happy with the progress.  It was slowly coming together.  What do you think?

Here are some close ups and the final  products! You can see the color variations that we used. Now where to hang them in our living rooms?

This was a perfect way to end our visit! I am so glad that Lesley stuck around to finish the project with me.  This was a great idea and I hope that we are able to meet up every other month like we talked about.  That would be so much fun. Even FourSquare knows how special our friendship is :)

Saying goodbye was so hard.  After any visitors leave I realize how lonely I can be and it sucks! I decided to spend much needed time with the Lord and the new devotional book Lesley got me. {She always knows what I need} It was perfect and said exactly what I needed to hear then.  Although tears may have been falling I found peace in my quiet and lonely apartment.

Lesley, thank you for everything! Thank you for being you, thank you for your love and support, thank you for visiting and bringing winter break to the best ending ever! These memories will live on forever!

Today is a gift that we will never get back.  Enjoy today, it will be over before you know it! Life is to short to have worries, live for the moment and enjoy all the small things. Appreciate everyone you come into contact with and pay it forward.  Joy is easy to spread. A simple smile may be the cure a stranger needs to make their day.  Enjoy the journey...I am!

xoxo

Forever Friends

Catching up right where you left off! I am so thankful that I have so many friends that I can do this with because unfortunately there are quite a few miles that keep us from getting together more often.  No matter the miles or the time that passes those friends that are still there when you need them are my forever friends.  I would rather have a few good forever friends that tons of fair-weather friends. It feels so good to be able to tell these friends everything and anything without a filter and knowing I am not being judged.  Everyone wants to be accepted, always, and these friends do that for me! I am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.  Tonight, I got to catch up with little Reese :) I love this girl (and her momma) to pieces, I wish I could see them more often.  I miss our weekly dates of watching Biggest Loser and Parenthood all over a home cooked meal.  Biggest Loser is back for a new season next week and even better....Jillian is back! I guess we are going to have to "watch together" and communicate over text :)

In three weeks she will be the big O-N-E!

Look at that face! She always has a fun one to make you smile.

And look what Reese and Missy picked out for me...

...they know me so well!

On my way home, I got to catch up with my bestie, Lesley! I finally noticed that all of our texts were not going through to each other and that is why the other wasn't responding when a response was expected.  Looking back I think it was a sign from God to both of us that it was about time we actually talked on the phone since it had been a few weeks! I am excited to plan our little get together once I am back in Zionsville!

Not sure her face is a cute as Reese but she is cute and sassy...my puppy niece, Ronka :) She wanted to be a lap puppy before leaving for Indy...

 Ronka is sure fun to have around and keeps you on your toes.  I think she likes being at the farm where she can run around as much as she wants.  Until next time, Ronka....

It was a good day! I love a good reason to get up and ready for the day :) xoxo

One last one of Reese...

Trying to take her hood off.  HAHA