BLESSED...

and grateful...

for:

**life and living...thank you.

**you.

**moving and shaking...getting settled in...it's all going in the right direction

**my job...though stressful at times, i love the challenge

**another year for sunshine...happy birthday :)

**finding out that the master's program(s) i am interested in are offered at the round rock campus of Texas State, so if i decide to go there, I won't have to go to San Marcos two nights/week to do so...

**this story...our story...the stuff great books/movies/lives are made of...i am enjoying writing...and going back and reading from time to time

**great conversations and gaining further understanding...Kerby Lane really likes their black beans 'eh?? lol

**my brother going to school the first day in vintage clothes--paisley shirt, corduroys, a blazer, and a fedora...man, i love that kid--he is so unique and doesn't give a damn. will have to question the decision of corduroys in the texas summer though, lol

**"i know you're talking to the hubby right now, but can i talk to you for a second?" LMAO

**ice cream together...i love being with you guys. and HE is hilarious...ridiculously so.

**my godson...who is also quite hilarious...."uhh, what's up with the roses??" lol

**you two having a throwback bff weekend...it was beautiful to see...but funny--both kept telling me the same stuff....you two make me LAUGH.

**meeting with an apt locator this saturday...can't wait to take the next step with you

**that both my friends who are going thru hard times in their relationships are able to find some solace and see their opportunities for growth in the midst of pain...

**the great things God's been doing with the sky lately--wow.

**that our visions of the future line up so well...duke ellington (lol)/house/boat/jet skis/ford truck/'57 chevy, here we come...

**i'm getting some homemade pizza this weekend and i'm very excited about it...lol

**the patience of my friends while i make this transition and get settled...i suck, i know this...but i will do better...just bear with me

**gentle reminders...gentle pushes...being what a real woman means to me...

**the greens and browns in the deep forests of her eyes...and they've been doing something extra lately...hmm...i like

**the piece in progress...

**you...every single thing about you...and there is SO much....you.

**...and that i finally found the right way to describe you--still never enough, but it may be the closest i'll ever come...
it's as if she swallowed the world and spends her life giving it back piece by piece...the incubator for all of God's most important creations...she is...everything.

don't forget to smile...doesn't always come as mindlessly as breathing, but is potentially just as important...--bRandy

GRATEFUL...

for:

**being alive to LIVE.

**2 full weeks.

**3 months.

**getting a job...at a family law firm--so blessed.

**actually taking a mini-lunch break today so that i can do this grateful list..it's important

**her face...

**showing up...being presence...being and remaining conscious of the things i know i need to do within (and without)

**taking it off autopilot and steering the plane...

**pure, unconditional love...when it comes down to it, it's all i truly have to give...but i give it with my whole heart and soul and it is yours to keep...

**time with Jellybean...it was on last week's list too...because i got ANOTHER week :)

**my understanding that people won't/don't/can't understand me...i am perfectly fine with that...they just have to get there too.

**best friends who are more like sisters (with different daddies of course, lol)

**wings, potato ensemble, etc...ahh, my kitchen goddess

**remembering what leading means...gotta be willing to take the good AND the hard stuff if you take on that role...

**un-con-ven-tion-al. 'nuff said.

**...except that i like unconventional. very much. ok now, 'nuff said. lol

**the bright yellow heart-within-a-heart paperweight that sits on my desk...

**that pimpin' for some produce went off without a hitch...damn, that plum was good. and apparently i now like cucumbers as long as they're made her way...

**oh, and speaking of which--for her cabbage...i mean this is borderline ridiculous really. lol

**my mom's recent good news (times 2)...so proud/happy

**the internal depth of it...can be almost overwhelming at times

**the fact that the proof is in the pudding...i had a FB status about 3 weeks ago that said "are you watching? i'm going to show you something..."...and i'm doing just that. makes me happy.

**the browns and greens in the deep forests of her eyes...there will never be enough weeks/lists to reach full grateful capacity on this one...so i'll just keep saying thank you.

**our talk(s)...haven't been easy ones, but needed...we've been at this friend thing for a long time now...so glad we're still being honest with each other.

**the way my heart stretched when you nestled this deep into it because you took up more space than it has ever allowed before...

don't forget to smile...doesn't always come as mindlessly as breathing, but is potentially just as important...--bRandy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

TO THE ONE WHO HELPED HER BECOME WHO SHE IS...
FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE MEANT TO HER, AND EVERYTHING SHE MEANS TO ME, THANK YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
-B

TODAY I...

went to WORK.

worked a LOT.

picked up jellybean on the way home.

came home to your kisses.

...and your singing and dancing about my first day of work.

life is good.

(and life with YOU, is even better than that...)

BEEN A MINUTE...

but still ever-grateful..for:

**life, living, creation, existence, beauty, blessings...

**butterfly kisses in the morning and at night...

**being so proud of sunshine at nats...so, so proud

**time with my lil jellybean...

**floating...floating...floating on a river (even if i made the cardinal mistake according to your brother, lol)

**dontchange...by musiq soulchild

**her cooking...just wow.

**my mom's new job...congrats!

**the perfect getaway...really good movie--clever.

**interview(s)...

**late night/early morning talks on the balcony...great talks

**seeing it...before my eyes...being able to picture the near-future.

**this love...strong, deep, enduring

**leaving the past right where it belongs...in the past.

**his kisses on my cheek...

**a mentor who turned into a friend...

**loving my d/fw peeps enough to miss them...

**knowing my family supports my decision(s) and just wants me to be happy...plus they LOVE visiting here too so there are ulterior motives, i believe...lol

**the browns and greens in the deep forests of her eyes...still wow me. everytime.

**being closer/more time with my austin peeps...i missed you, you, and you more than i knew i did...

**this just-about-every-day thing...working hard to make it an everyday thing ASAP...

**working hard...

**time to bond while the working hard also makes me wait...

**forgiveness.

**patience...and belief in me. means everything.

**you. every single thing about you. unconditionally. you.

don't forget to smile...doesn't always come as mindlessly as breathing, but is potentially just as important...--bRandy