Showing posts with label smile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smile. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

here's to you.

she's my bestie. she's my roomie. she's my partner in crime.

and she is offended that she was not mentioned in my "eight months in a hundred and fifty words or less."

so, my dear katie, this is my ode to you.

since the first day of freshman year of high school, you have rocked my world. we bonded over a love for sushi, and you tried to be cool by telling me you surfed. i'm not gonna lie, it impressed me. over those next four years, a strong bond grew -- a love for long-haired men, being the original gangsters of jack johnson, and making sure we were never too cool to worry about embarrassing ourselves. you were always the one of the few in our crew not named "megan," the one who would try and figure out which of our siblings could get married so we'd be legal sisters and you were rad enough to not want to stay in-state for school. not to mention you lived in napa, being the one defender of napa in the frequent sonoma/napa throw-downs.

you are my champagne connoisseur, my master chef, and own more glassware than we will ever know what to do with. you're weird about touching people, despite my attempts to, ya know, touch your arm in passing, or give you the ol' football smack-on-the-ass. you buy a damn good present, and i'm glad we're at that point in our relationship where buying each other jewelery just...seems right. you always have snack packs, you will always share a doctor's examination table with me, and you are a fantastic doctor's appointment companion. oh, and you're a wonderful chemo buddy, no matter the type or timing. and giiiirl, we've done it all.

thank you for all that you are KM.
i love you like a fat kid loves kate.
(get it? instead of "cake" i used your name...)


oh. and thanks for thinking i'm funny. you really boost my self-esteem.

Monday, December 28, 2009

smile at strangers.

i don't want to become one of those bloggers that simply posts images found on other websites and blogs, but to be perfectly honest, i kind of can't help myself. when i find things i love, i drag them into a file on my desktop that i frequently visit, causing me to smile.

so, now i will share. it is also a good quickie blogging option for a 8-hour-day "part-time" job gal like myself.

this is truly how i feel. and what i try and do every day. i may forget to dress my best as i run out the door to work, but the rest i make sure i do. everything from making eye contact with, greeting and thanking my bus driver to making sure that i am attentive i can be at work and home, and letting my mom know how much i love her, i try my best to live by these rules. i would say that it's a pretty good list to live by.

also, i think that you should listen to a guilty pleasure song on a daily basis.
an instant pick-me-up.

(because of my casual system, i have absolutely no idea where so many of these images come from,
meaning that i can not properly credit the artists. i apologize to all for that.)


Thursday, July 23, 2009

ruffle.

my dear KM went on vacation this past week and brought me home a bag i've been 
pining for over the past year. 

i am honored to say that i am the new owner of the adorable green version, 
though mine is in the more practical tote bag size. 

Saturday, July 11, 2009

national cheer up the lonely day

it may be easier said than done, but i sure can try.

turn up the music.
start a gratitude journal.
accept compliments.
send yourself flowers.
put on your best outfit and work on your catwalk.
call a long-lost friend.
sing in the shower 
go outside. take a deep breath.
forgive and forget.
list goals you'll accomplish by the end of this year.
make brownies.

and most importantly:
fingerpaint.

hopefully these will help:
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band
I've Got the World on a String - Frank Sinatra
Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves & the Vandells
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Louis Armstrong
Come On Get Happy - The Partridge Family
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Life Is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python