Day of LOVE {Valentine's Day}

I never knew how wonderful LOVE felt until I fell completely in LOVE with Bu{my hubby}. Being with his has completely changed my life & each day I find myself loving him even more. With out him my life would be incomplete {and oh so boring!}.

Thor has opened my heart in a way I never knew was possible. I have a new found LOVE for animals & I am continually amazed at how smart dogs are. Having Thor has given me a glimpse of what a parents LOVE is for their child. I can never thank C & L enough for giving us Thor, he truly has been a tremendous comfort to me in the many challenges & struggles I have endured since he became a part of the family. I LOVE that he is always excited to see me & follows me everywhere & totally wants to be involved in whatever I am doing.

With out LOVE I would not be who I am today.

Mixed emotions {scared of the unknown}

{image of mavericks}

I do not recall every feeling this way {so many mixed emotions at once} about my future. I am extremely grateful for my belief & faith in God and knowing my prayers are answered. As I have grown older I have truly come to realize how much I have been blessed. I feel so fortunate to have worked with & for successful people & companies and could not be more appreciative than ever for all the great opportunities I have had in my career & for all the individuals who gave me a chance to prove myself. I am anxious and oh so curious what the future holds for me but at the same time I am very excited!

{why the image of mavericks? I am terrified of waves... yes I know, odd coming from a beach loving surfer boy lover  sun bather ex surf industry employee.  the older I have gotten the more scared I have become of the mysterious ocean currents & waves} I wonder what goes through your mind when you are dropping in on a 20 foot wave???

beholden {BHLDN}

{images via anthro}

Are you as curious as I am about the new wedding collection from the UO family? Ever since learning they were developing a wedding line I was anxious to see it! I would love to touch & see the fabrics & little details up close in person... starting this month the collection will only be available online.  I wonder where the first brick & mortor store will be? {I am still holding out for my boss to send me to their navy yard... everytime he goes to meet with the buyers I want to jump in his suitcase} I am dying to visit their campus!

in need of...

{image via run with me}

A half moon manicure. My fingernails grow like weeds! They are very tough & thick & always need to be trimmed or filed down. I am constantly using my hands non-stop all day opening boxes, sorting shoes, shipping shoes, crafting & making jewelry so my nails get trashed real quick. Today I realized they look awful & I need them pampered pronto!

I'll take em {sequin shorts}

{image via fp}

Pretty sure I need these adorable shorts. Not sure where I would wear them {can't wear em to the office... the coworkers will not approve} I suppose I could just wear them around the house or on Target runs. Now if only my legs looked that good!

Fresh Start

{imaga via flickr}

It's a new week and I could not be happier to start off fresh {last week was awful}. My head is looking up & I hope this week goes much better. I will just stare at this beautiful island daydreaming of being there! Here's to a wonderful week to all of us!

the great fall

It has been a rough week {and it is only Tuesday}. Sunday evening I fell in the rain while walking Thor & smacked my head on the concrete. I do not want to bore you with all the other details of this crappy week. There will be a lack of posts this week. I will return when I am happy & functioning again. Enjoy the week!