ten things: that make me smile

 

1.  I have the best boyfriend in the world.  No, seriously.

2. While I do not necessarily consider myself a "girly girl" I do have a soft spot for dresses, particularly ones with a vintage feel.  Miss James of Bleubird Vintage has some of the prettiest ones I've seen.  Love her style.

3.  My sisters are the best around.  I am ever thankful of their toleration of my ridiculousness and could not imagine my life without them.

4.  I am in love with all things "chicken."  I have wanted to raise chickens ever since my cousins got them back when I was a wee one.  While I do not own property yet on which to raise my coop, I have started a silly little collection of chicken paraphernalia that continues to grow.

5.  Okay, I admit it: I'm a coffee fiend.  I do try to opt for decaf when I've had too much of a good thing and do a few caffeine "cleanses" per year, but I just cannot resist the smooth, delicious taste of a hot coffee with milk.  Any hot beverage will do really... hot tea, cocoa, mulled cider... is it autumn yet?!

6.  This particularly adorable little one giving me the who-the-heck-are-you stare is my cousin's beautiful not-so-baby-anymore baby.  Her big, doe eyes just melt my heart.

7.  Jane gets me.  I often think that my brain is really that of a 19th century, precocious and slightly-pretentious middle class British girl, and somehow I got mixed up in time and space.  It's nice to connect with the people from "home" every once in a while :)  Oh, Mr. Darcy!

8.  I am obsessed with farming and sustainable agriculture.  I get butterflies just thinking of gardening, composting, and beekeeping workshops.  Don't you?  Haha, probably not, but I have always wanted to live and work on a farm.  The farm in my future is probably a small, family/hobby farm, but little guys count, too!  I am very happy that I recently discovered Stone Barns Farm, a nearby center that offers training in farming and livestocking.  I can't wait to get started!

9.  Kittens.  Need I say more?

10.  Dreams are what keep me going through most days.  I grew up a dreaming, scheming little child and my imagination and big hopes for the future have never ceased.