Gray

This past week or two has been strange.

Work has all of the sudden become really s l o w. I can't handle when I have down time at work....especially when I am trapped in a small cubical. It's seriously a test of your sanity...a test I more than often fail. I've been really scattered brain lately, always thinking of things I want to do and learn about and places I want to go. I'm constantly searching for opportunities until I wear myself out mentally. It takes a lot but it does happen. It requires pulling but eventually my feet do hit the ground again. My dreamer mentality really is annoying sometimes.

I think there is a very fine line that seperates most things in life. That's what makes life hard. Last week I got on a kick of watching one of my favorite movies, "The Last Kiss". I still have it in my DVD player and I've turned it on before I fall asleep for a week or so now.

"Life is pretty much in the grays for the most part, and if you insist always on black and white.....you are going to be very unhappy"

This quote from the movie (said by Jenna's mom at the end when she is going craaazy) is one that has totally stuck with me. It's so true. I think how we distinguish these fine lines in the midst of all the gray, determines the person we are.

The other day on my ride home on MARTA the song, Djohariah, by Sufjan Stevens came on my ipod. I had never heard it before but....ummmm it's amazing! I felt like I was on a movie listening to it while riding the train home. This is what my brain has felt like lately....

Listen here

{PS- Ever get confused on how to spell gray correctly? Supposedly the correct way in America is with an A and you use E to be correct in England. That's what google tells me, at least. Pretty ironic that it can be spelled more than one way, huh?}

Recap- The Wars of the Civil

This past Saturday night, I met some friends to see The Civil Wars play at Workplay Theater in Birmingham. The show was amazing as expected! Here are some of my thoughts of the night overall....

1- Joy Williams is such a cutie and goodness, she's SO tiny. I want to put her in my pocket.

2- JP looks like he is from the Civil War times. Something tells me that's the look he is going for.

3- I have such sweet & cool friends.

4-How did Workplay all of the sudden start getting such big acts (look at their spring calendar)? I thought they were going under?

5- Jokes are always funnier when musicians tell them.

5- I will remember this show cause this sweet lil' duo is about to be BIG!

6- Is it possible for a band to sound better live? Yup.

7- Are they seriously not married to eachother? Call me crazy, but I wouldn't want my husband being in a band with Joy.

8-I can't believe I charged my camera battery and forgot to put it in my camera.

9- Soooooo many couples.

10- Can this night last forever?!

Enjoy your Tuesday.

Loooove!

Vintage Valentine

The other day I stumbled across these adorable vintage valentine cards in one of my favorite Antique Stores here in Atlanta

(Highland Row Antiques)

. I think they are lovely.

I just love love .

Happy {early} Valentines Day!

Slowing down.

Life has been crazy lately. Please excuse my leave of absence this past week. As some may know, close week (the first week of every month) is the most hectic time for internal accountants. Annnnd since we are still working on closing out the whole year of 2010, you can imagine the disorganization. Along with work life, has been my personal life which has included the start of a new workout plan (more or less the plan to start), hard core budgeting, and the start of a few new side projects :). You can tell it's January, huh? Reorganization has been my key goal.

Making plans is what I do. I make lists, among lists, within lists, etc. I'm usually better at planning out my thoughts than actually completing them. Today after work, I immediately began doing things that "needed" to be done. Sal and I went to the grocery store, I cleaned, We watched American Idol (Yes, I n e e d e d to do this), I completed some paper work that's due soon, and worked on my bestie's shower invitations. I literally did not stop, until 11pm tonight. After getting in bed, I began my nightly routine of surfing my usual websites when I ran across a story that touched my heart. It was a journaling site that a sweet, hopeful, mother had created for her 5 year old daughter who was diagnosed with cancer not too long ago. As I read through this site, I literally could not refrain from weeping. It broke my heart. Not only did it break my heart, but my eyes were opened. It's like God was telling me in the most evident way to s l o w down. After I stopped and prayed for a miracle for this little girl, I thought about the tiny irrelevant things, I worry and dedicate so much time to. There are SO many more important things in life that deserve my time and effort. I know you don't know this little girl, or even her story but I ask that you say a prayer for her. Miracles can still happen...