I didn't care for the sun, 'til I was promised the rain.  

I've been learning to appreciate the things in front of me.
I know I'll miss:

+singing down main street with my sisters
+sunshine
+mountain views from my bedroom window
+simply being able to cook meals whenever I want
+inside jokes with these ones
+hugs
+my kittums
+grocery trips with my sisters
+dropping my brother off at soccer, and generally
just trying to embarrass him as much as possible 
+watching my parents pray together and be cute
+family time
+the incurable sunshine of CO
+the dryness of CO
+the quiet of the fields two blocks over
+coyotes howling and cows mooing
+the streetlight a block over
+family morning sounds of preparation as I wake
+my sister waking my to "borrow" clothing
+family prayer before meals
+mealtime
+watching my dad work in his studio
+running errands with my mom
+watching my siblings grow up

the list goes on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

making : messes in the kitchen
cooking : chocolate chip cookies and grilled corn tacos
drinking : habanero lemon lime orange maple cold pressed juice from the pressery
reading :  The Secret Life of Bees, and Emily Climbs
wanting :  a juicer (to make my own juices!)
looking : at my family 
playing : grown-up
wishing : for future plans to come to the present
enjoying : family time
waiting : for school to start
liking : colorado
wondering : and beholding
loving : my loves
hoping : in my heart
marveling : at God's incredible breathtaking puzzles of our lives
needing : distance to be less so
smelling : afternoon rain
wearing : soft green socks (finally!)
noticing : the little things
knowing : "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks" Luke 6:45
thinking : Of what I'm filling my heart with. 
opening : a checking account
giggling : with my sisters
feeling : blessed. 

A taste of summer.  

These little munchkins

 

...who aren't really that little anymore?  Yeah I'm going to miss these ones a lot.

p.s. I recently decided to go to college(basically they sent me a great financial aid package) and I'll be going to SPU in the fall, so please excuse all sappy-ness in the impending months before I leave.  :)

Little Lovies

Some quick pictures of these little lovies.