renovations and new friends

there is nothing in my kitchen right now.  well, there are old sheets, a broom, and a saw of some sort.  but the appliances, the cabinets, everything kitchen-ish, is gone.  the new kitchen has begun and we are living in the family room and making meals in the microwave, when we don't have dinner out (which is, admittedly, most of the time).  it is a little disconcerting, but so far we are handling things well.  and, of course, we could have greater problems.

the decisions--that's what tough for me.  what colors? what finish?  what appliances, tile, cabinets, sink, faucet?  i am not a good decision-maker.  i am barely a bad decision-maker.  today, when jeff and i went to the tile store, i was totally unprepared for the tile extravaganza that awaited us.  luckily, we met sharon, who knows her stuff and was not afraid to say, "no, that won't work."  and, "what about this?" and even, "are you out of your mind?" (or something like that).  you have to admire someone who knows how to give you the business even after just meeting.  she was a huge help, and introduced us to the SPARKLY GLASS TILE.  i was in love instantly.

the colors, oh, the colors.  sharon had to rein me in just a little bit. 

 they are delicious. and SPARKLY!  and they come in different sizes:

 

we are definitely going to be using some of the SPARKLY GLASS TILE.  it looks like jewelry--how can i resist?

and, as it turns out, sharon makes jewelry and has a wonderful, well-kept blog: livewirejewelry.blogspot.com . i am a new fan.

the last coconut cream egg

don't even.  don't EVEN look at me like that, all innocent.  i know what you're up to.  you enemy of spin class.  you proponent of jiggly arms.  you double-chin-loving, bathing-suit-hating, miserable little witch.

insanely delicious, ecstatically gooey witch.  the coconut you leave in my teeth lingers, a sugary reminder of your smooth, satanic ability to sway me.  every time.

the dandelion

it's so beautiful up close, don't you think?  all those layers of delicate petals.  and i never knew about those darling little tendrils until i used a macro lens.  but i wasn't admiring them yesterday.  in fact, i was swearing a bit as i tried to yank them out of the lawn.  we don't have a lawn care service (YET), and never fertilize, weed and feed, aerate, whatever, so there is a proliferation of dandelions all over our yard.  i think it's safe to say that our yard consists of more weeds than actual grass.

but it's so good, so sweet to be outside, with the sun on my back, swearing at the beautiful dandelions.