what i know right now

at this very moment
at this spotlight second
of time and space
and silent coursing energy
pulsing in my veins
is that i am happy.

i am truly effing amazingly full-to-the-brim
happy.

there was an article about me
in a local paper yesterday
and the response was mindblowing...
i was happy because i was able to
talk about my mom and dad in the article,
i was able to tell the story about my dad's windmill
and about how it was because of my parents
that my brothers and i
are ok
with being different.
it's ok.
in fact,
it's awesome.

and the fact that my husband
texted me
first thing in the morning
and told me that he
had to bite back tears as he read it
because he was so
proud
of me...
that was the best part of the day.

it is scary
putting yourself out there.
{thoughts of who do you think you are
what is so special about what you do...
in fact, anyone can do what you do...run
rampant through your head}
but i am happy that i gave myself that push
and tried the paintings this time,
talked about the possibility {and the real fear}i have of
wanting to write someday...
i'm glad i pushed a little.

and i don't know if it's the warm weather or the fact that i'm feeling better
or the raging happiness
but something is driving me to get out there again
with the camera...it's been a long time since i have felt like this...
to get out and take pictures just-for-the-sake-of-taking-pictures again.

and i like it.

as the weekend ends...

sunday night
and i am sad to see
the weekend end
but so happy
that it was such a great one...

got to see this in the theatre
IN 3-D
my first real 3-d movie
and i was so excited...
and how perfect that it was the lorax
ON dr suess's birthday...
and S. came with me,
which made it even better....
:O)

cleaned the house Saturday
and got lost in the first game of thrones book,
3 quarters of the way through now...
shepherds pie for a late supper
followed by a blankets&pillows-on-the-couch movie...

today
i took my camera
and
just
drove.

it has been so long...
and it was so good.
i missed that feeling of getting lost in the moment,
kneeling in the snow on the side of the road
just trying to get the bokeh,
just trying to catch the sun...

an awesome weekend...

the skirt i crushed on...

everytime i went into smart set
the girl that worked there
would be wearing
the skirt.

it was a burnt copper-y
reddish kind of orange
that made me think
of fall
and backpacks
and the taste of woodsmoke
at the back
of your throat.

a-line and light as a feather silky smooth material.
i bet you could float like a helium balloon in it,
i bet you would feel like air.

last night i went into smart set
and there was a different girl working,
a girl who dressed all in black,
like me.

i don't wear color.

hardly ever ever.

i checked the sale rack
as i always do
{i am frugal as well as consistent}
and there it was
in a flash of bright red orange swinging-ness
and the girl in black
said
anything with a pink tag
is 25% off the lowest price.

sold to the girl who doesn't wear color.