All I Have To Do Is Dream...

Pshew! Four months. That's it! I did it! (Okay, I thought it would be done three months ago, but, hey...at 11:04 p.m. tonight, I officially declared it ready to be shown to the public...) And that's no small feat in my mind. After years of wondering, after months of planning, and hours and hours and hours....of worrying and, yes, serious doubting, I'm so happy to declare it officially "OPEN"...

Announcing the debut of my photography business--the blog: Crimson Lily Photography. I like it. I hope you do, too...

I Love You Truly, Truly I Do...

Oh, Valentine's Day. I just can't quite grasp you as a holiday. I mean, it just feels a bit too forced, doesn't it? I'm not complaining, exactly. After all, the hubs DID give me flowers. And a photo mag. And, even, gasp, a "mixed tape" (so in this decade we call it a CD, but, hey, happy memories of the band Chicago and 8th grade are conjured up with the phrase: mixed tape!) I loved it! Really, what a cute, thoughtful gift...and I was dying, I mean d.y.i.n.g. to find out which songs he had included (and the WHY to each song!) So fun...
I tried to make it a lovely pink/red/white day for the kids as well. Our dinner fit into the color scheme--pretty fun. What's not to love about pink rolls and pink sugar cookies? Or Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcakes (which I am now apparently obsessed with). And, hey, any excuse for a new toy is fine by those little kidlets. We had a nice day...

(And, secretly, my favorite Valentine? The sugar cookie from Connor: "For you, Mom! It's a dead pirate face--see the Xes for eyes??" Uh, yeah, I see 'em....isn't that so sweet...)