I want to savasana...

Depending on the day, sometimes I have to admit, I am in quite a hurry to roll over, namaste, and walk on out. This week though, when I am instructed to start wiggling my fingers and toes, and wake my body back up, my mind says, "nooooo!" I do not want to move. I do not want to get up. I want to stay in that sweet savasana. Pure relaxation, rejuvination, and a reward for getting through all those chaturangas! My not wanting to get up has made me think about how tired I must be. It's not until I am instructed into savasana that I really give myself a chance to let go. So I am going to soak it all up, every second, and I may even try and find some even outside of yoga class as well.

I want to open windows...

Let the fresh air in! If I had it my way, we would not put the heat or air on until the very last unbearable moment. I don't mind wearing my scarf and hat inside the house and as if right now, I am welcoming the sweat. But then one day I'll come home and the house will be warm in the winter o cool in the summer. We are very big on energy saving so we do keep it at a modest temperature, but it is always the husband who turns it on. He has not given in yet with the evenings feeling fantastic the last couple days. With the windows open I can hear the people lingering in the park until the last bit of sunlight and the birds chirpping away. We are getting some stale, old air out and welcoming the fresh, new air of spring. As long as I can get them all closed before the storm comes, I think we can last awhile longer.

I want to make something delicious .....

Google "cake pop" images and the cutest, most creatively perfect little desserts will come up. Possibly you have tried them lately at Starbucks as well. I warn you though, once you have one, you'll dream of your next one. So this is my first attempt in making them. After seeing those cutesy images, I thought, "I can do that!" I wanted to make them but needed a reason and the Easter family gathering seemed like a good time to try and share. They didn't turn out too pretty (they were supposes to llok like easter eggs,haha), but they were an impressive presentation because they were new and exciting to the fam. We had four left over after sending other extras home and I have now ate one a day since Sunday. So make, eat one, share, and then give away!! Too cute and just too dangerous to keep in the house! Trying to make something delicious was so successful I can't even keep them in the house!

I want to go new places....

New places, new faces-it was about time for a new adventure. So I took my first visit to the Big Apple with my mom last week! Had a great time being complete tourists- double decker bus, the today show, and eating NY cheesecake and pizza. But the best part were the broadway shows. The costumes, the dances, singing, the set, were just beautiful. I would go to two a day if I could.

After a few days in the city, I was thinking that as a New Yorker, can you ever see everything? Is there enough time to soak it all up. The bakeries, the shops, the shows- how can you fit it all in? So then I was thinking about the hidden gems that are in my own city. Or the places that I pass and always say I want to try. So maybe when I am in need of that new place I can save my money and adventure to a new place in my own town. I do get stuck going and love going to the same spots but a new place for a fun change can be a quick adventure but can also a nice reminder of how good we have it.

I want to sew...

I had an idea last Friday about pillows. So I made a couple, sewing by hand. They turned out pretty cute but after showing my new project and talking with my sister, the idea of a sewing machine was brought up. If you don't know, sewing machines are expensive. Spending that much money on something that I do not even really know how to use, seems a little irresponsible. So off to my mom's house I went to see the power of the machine. The machine though was doing something crazy and was not working properly. What a big bummer. It is fixed now but I'm trying to save time, and driving to and from is not helping.
But help has come!! After spending a lovely afternoon with my mother in law yesterday, I mentioned going to my mom's to sew, and she said that'she had not used her sewing machine in years and I could take it to my house! Woo hoo! Best of all, the sewing machine is literally as old as me, born the same year, so I'm figuring we'll get along just fine.
But very wrong I was. It has been a battle and oh very frustrating. Of course I thought I would get a hang of it in seconds, but it has taken hours! Luckily I have the day off! Let's just say it's a good thing this camera can't zoom.  I am stepping away from the machine for now, but will give it a go in a few hours and give it a go again with fresh eyes. A little break can do wonders.

I want to feel good about crying...

I am not ashamed to cry. I cry when I'm mad, when I'm sad, and very often at televsion commercials. Graduations, dance recitals, sports events, you name it, I am fighting back the tears. And I don't even have kids yet!

So crying at movies should not be a big surprise. The big surprise is what movies the tears come and won't stop. This weekend I was working on some craft stuff and decided to put on a movie to have in the background. But the movie pulled me in and I cried the whole way through. And wow did it feel good. Letting the tears go, what a release! Best thing of all was that the movie didn't make me feel all sad and depressed when it was over. Probably because, embarrassing as it is, the movie was Toy Story 3!

I want to road trip...

Our initial plans for the day were to drive up to Lexington, KY and visit some awesome friends for the weekend. But with a crazy weather forecast of hail and possible flooding, are plans of outdoor fun weekend were over. So we rescheduled for June but we already had the day off for today. What to do, what to do? We decided to take a day trip up to one of my favorite places on earth. Good ole' Boone, NC. Great day for some hiking, a little shopping, and eating good food. Best of all Penny Lane could join us on our day trip.

Here she is doing what she loves best. Freedom, fresh air, and a little splashing on the stream. I think we are all tired enough today that even though we will not be where we had planned to be for the weekend, being inside tomorrow watching the rain and relaxing will be a fine time for all.