Shopping with Mom. Smiley face.

"Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure."

henri nouwen

Today's creative activity: packaging for mom's birthday present.

A night of film. Here is one of the film's we watched: The Butterfly Circus.

Nick Vujicic, was interviewed after the film. Check out his site: Life Without Limbs

Moved to tears. Standing ovation.

First sight and very surreal. This past week was surreal. Last Sunday, I had the privilege of being a bridesmaid in Ina and Joe's wedding. Ina has been one of my dearest friends since childhood. The whole day seemed surreal. I think as a little girl you always wonder what your "big day" will be like. And now, at 25, I stand next to my friend who I've shared countless memories with, endless amounts of conversations and get to watch her walk towards the man of her dreams. I got to share in her "big day". My favorite part of the day was getting to see Joe's face when the doors opened and there stood his beautiful bride. He raised both his arms in the air like a touchdown. HUGE SMILE.

Second surreal of my week, my sister had her baby! I'm an AUNTIE!!! It gets a little intense being in the room while everything is going on, but since I've been nominated the family photographer, I had to be there. Actually, I felt super privileged that my sister let me be there, again. She is such a champ and I am so proud of her!!!! It is one of the most intense and amazing experiences to see a baby being born. It is strange and unfamiliar to look at this little person and realize you've never met them before, but that no one else in the world knows them either. I got to see the look on my sister's face when she met her little boy for the first time. These moments are absolutely beautiful.

I would like to thank my wonderful friends,family, Starbucks drip coffee (non-decaf just for this week), and my funny co-workers for making this week exceedingly awesome!

I've been gluten-free for a while but am still testing out new recipes. If you have any good ones, please send them my way. Here is my weekend experiment. Gluten-free banana bunt cake. Turned out quite yummy.

My boss rarely has her music available to listen through itunes. Usually, I don't get past "B" in her music but today I ventured further down in the list. I gasped with excitement and surprise. The list is so long.