Feeling Thankful

(Our Project Monday will be up sometime today over at Bubblegum Life, if you want to check it out.)

 

Well, Thanksgiving is only three days from today!  Crazy.  Crazy cool.  This means that soon Ryan will be enjoying a long weekend.  We will be peeling lots of potatoes (we are bringing mashed potatoes and gravy to Thanksgiving dinner with his family).  Drinking lots of wine.  Watching a Christmas movie or two.  Making plans for December.  And I will probably be hanging some Christmas decorations, and hopefully making homemade peppermint ice cream.  Yummy.  Today I am thankful for holiday plans.

Last night I talked to one of my sisters in Sequim, and it's been snowing there.  We made make believe plans as if I was visiting, and we were snowed in.  Vanilla chai and crafts by the fire.  Baking muffins.  Building a snowman.....I so wish I was there with my family.  It's a fact.  But lately when I think of this fact, I am also reminded of how much I love being here.....where I am now.  So, it makes it easier.  Kind of like a realization that helps me feel peaceful.  Now I can daydream about snow angels with a big smile.  And so today I am thankful for that too.  Anyone out there making snow angels today???

 
I also wanted to thank those of you who shared your music recommendations from last Wednesday's post.  I have been enjoying listening to new music, and so I am also really thankful for you too : )

I hope you all have the best week!

Lots of love and thanks,

Carrie

Your appointment with Friday (Saturday)

Happy Saturday!  And welcome to another fun photo prompt!!!  With Thanksgiving right around the corner we though it would be nice to have a little inner reflection.  The prompt is.....

  

What fills your heart?

From left to right and top to bottom.....here are some of the things that fill my heart:

• Nature and all it's beauty (we have always been close)
• My loving family (and specifically this sweet photo my little sister took with her new camera)
• Wonderful friends to play with (I love all of them dearly)
• My best friend, Gloria (my life would not be the same without her)
• Creating (art, photography, crafts...gives me lots of joy)
• My sweetie, Ryan (he is the love of my life)
• The little things (ice cream, wine, movies, music, toys, etc...and specifically rain...this sweet single raindrop)
• My doggies, Gatsby and Ponyo (our little angels and monsters)

Today is the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and I am grateful for so many wonderful things.....things that fill my heart to overflowing.....that make me feel blessed.  When I thought about this prompt and how I was going to create a photo with it, I immediately thought of doing a collage of photos.  My brains works like that.  I see individual pictures, not one single photo.  And I wanted it to feel current, real, like who I am now.  So, I decided to choose some of my favorite memories captured in photos from this Fall.  To me, each of these memories symbolizes something specific that fills my heart (hence the list above).  To finish it off, I decided put all the photos inside a big heart!  And I now have a special photo that represents What fills my heart this Fall, and it feels great!!!

When you go to take your photo, or put together a collage, or whatever.....there are lots of different options on how to capture What fills your heart.  You can take a photo of a list, you can take a photo of a basket that holds some of the things you are thankful for, you can take a photo of one individual item or person, you can paint each item on a rock and then join the rocks together to make a heart.....just let your imagination take you there.....

I know you will make something beautiful.  Have a great weekend.....say Hi! to your camera for me ; )

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When Carrie and I were coming up with our prompt, the thoughts that twirled in my head were.....

• my kids
• holidays
• work
• smiles
• joy
• childhood memories
• crafting with my BFF

This is what is filling my heart, and this will end up being my word for 2011.....

Story

I have been feeling the need to tell parts of my story.  Words that describe my who, what, when, were and how.  The most exciting story of my childhood.  My fondest mom story.  The first boy I kissed story.  The funniest thing my kids ever did story.  My healing story.

The basket of my life is full of stories.  Words, that when laid on paper help me rest, make me smile, help my soul find comfort.

What do you see?

Love, Gloria and Carrie

Birds of Happiness

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

~Leonardo da Vinci

 

I was watching Le Divorce while making these little birdies and puff balls last night.  In the movie, one of the characters writes a poem about a bird that bows as it flies.  It was beautiful and perfect to hear while making paper cranes.  So I thought a poem about flying would be fitting to post with these little birdies today.  I made them for a friend's birthday in hopes that they would be fun, original Christmas decorations to hang from a tree or the ceiling or whatever.  And now I can't wait to make some for myself.  To me, they're pretty and graceful in a way.  Hmmmm.....what papers will I use???

Have a wonderful weekend!

<3 Carrie

November in Washington

I talked to my beautiful pre-teen sister the other day.  The excitement in her voice was electric.  She told me she had just received a digital camera for her birthday from a friend.  Now I was excited.....and I promptly told her so.  Well, we ended up chatting about this and that, made some fun artsy plans together (of course), and then the next day I check my email.  Suddenly I had a instant smile.....

These are some of the lovely photos she had already taken and sent over : )  

Sometimes it's the little things, ya know?!?!  It's hard to choose, but I think my favorite is the one of the window, on the far left.  Now, I am eagerly anticipating her next set of photos.  It is so cool to see how the world looks through the eyes of other people.  Especially ones you love.

May beauty be yours today.

<3 Carrie