French

I am learning to enjoy my life. I have been concentrating on enjoying the moment for a while now, and on enjoying the love that Andy and I share.
There is a quote from the new MuteMath album, Armistice that stopped me cold in my tracks. It was something to the effect of, "love disregarded..." The message being, that every display of love needs to be nurtured and appreciated, for it is just one unaccepted display of affection that can send a couple down a very long fall.

Andy and I went to Barnes and Nobles yesterday, after a delicious dinner at Moe's. I got the personal trainer salad, which was good, although I wish they would have had something other than iceberg lettuce. At B&N I started reading French Women For All Seasons. It taught me to really appreciate where I am in life and to learn to find pleasure in the everyday things. Things like taking a shower, for instance. This afternoon I had the most enjoyable shower I have had in a long time.

Take 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar (I used apple cider) and apply to the scalp after cleansing but before moisturizing (conditioning). I lit a pomegranate candle and, oh! It was so nice! :)


I'm going to try some of these recipes. Andy and I talked about it and he's going to go through some of the recipes on the website and compile a menu he would like to try, and then I'm going to make them! :) It will be so much fun.
I have been feeling so badly lately, Andy and I have been sick all week with a really, really bad cold. We're still getting over it. Plus, we kind of ran out of food. :( Andy will get paid at midnight Monday morning so we're at the end of it, but all of this cruddiness was really making me feel down!

Thank God for the French.

Or not French... but those who take the time to taste. Those with a discernment for the finer things in life. It is these things that give us pause, that make us sigh. It is these things that make life worth living.

Yard Sales

The past couple of weekends Andy and I have been yard sale shopping. The first weekend, we snagged a beautiful baby bassinet for $20. It's open faced, solid wood and painted white. I can't wait to get the right bedding for it!
Speaking of which, I finally got around to registering at Target... It took forever and Charleston got the biggest thunderstorm while I was in there! It was very tiring but I did it... Hopefully Andy and I will get to register at Babies R Us tomorrow like we planned.

On that first weekend we also got a beautiful cherry wood desk on which I am blogging now. It came with a matching wood and leather swivel desk chair - $30 for both pieces!

This past weekend we found a surround system for $20. Now, I'm not usually the type of person to purchase electronics at garage sales... but Andy was intent on getting it, and who was I to say no for $20? So we tried it, and it worked! The boys were playing Halo on it and Emma started kicking it was so loud. It's very nice and now we have surround sound!

I also dragged him to a flea market. I literally had to drag him... I've been wanting to do this for a couple of weekends now. Boy, was he glad we did! The fairgrounds hosts a flea market every weekend, and let me tell you... This place never ended...
We were in dire need of art for the house, so we snagged 2 framed paintings for $25 each. One is a beautiful picture of a pair of magnolia flowers in a gold frame. The other is a lighthouse painting. I also decorated the bathroom for $18... Two framed boutiquey rose paintings and the lady through in a cute pot of fake, bunched roses.
Oh yeah, and the first weekend we got wall art for $20... One framed accent vertical piece that says 'Bistro' on it, and three small oil paintings of grapes for the kitchen. Que Magnifique!

Next things we need are bookshelves and dressers... It's hard to find nice, good quality ones of each. Craigslist is a good place to look. You just have to be very selective and have something in mind before you go shopping. Good luck!!!!