Happy hour

I went on a super fun trip to Portland

with a super fun friend.

 

 

We stayed at a crazy beautiful boutique

hotel that served free donuts and wine.

 

That is exactly the kind of happy hour

I'm talking about.

 

This is the 3rd kid free trip I've been on,

all in the past 6 months and Whoa.

 

It's so profound.

 

My girlfriend is an average sized person.

One of the beds in the sweet suite dwarfed her.

And then she gave it to me.

She's swell that way.

 



While there I got this gorgeous fabric

 that I want to make everything out of.

 



 

Having the space to do nothing...

the opportunity to make zero decisions,

and the opportunity to not

filter my thoughts & plans 

through the lens of 5 people:

my brain kickstarted again.

 

My spirit exhaled a little.

 

Of course,

I had to return with some good gifties for the shorties.

 

 

The biggest one wanted dress up glasses.

 

 

She loves them so much.

The cuteness kills me a little.

 

 

And of course rainbow girl

can't get enough rainbow.

 

 

The Sweetie got sweet threads

bedazzled with animals

(better than it sounds :)

And I nailed it for the middle one.

Yeah.

 

Then what to do with the awesome?

Rather than twist and turn about the perfect

thing to make out of the perfect material...

 

 I decided to get that fabric in

circulation immediately

 

Somewhere in the day to day

so I could feel the pleasure of it.

 



 

Tea towels and napkins.

Not sexy, but essential.

 

Hopefully when they wipe dishes & noses,

they will also remind me of

clear thoughts,

relaxed shoulders

and the spaciousness of

future days.

 

While simultaneously the gratitude of

all the Little goodness I am so lucky to walk in.