greetings everyone! this week i entered into another year of life. ok. that's just a fancy way of saying it was my birthday. and what a birthday it was i might add! in reflection...it was full of so many thoughtful gestures it's hard to recount them all. but i had to highlight those i could visually convey.
remember my mention of my new friend, laurie, from the past post? well she brought me to tears when very early that morning i checked my computer as part of a morning ritual and saw this jaw dropping work she created {below}. AMAZING.
of course the 1st thing i saw was a chalk likeness to yours truly. i had to stare long & hard before i really began to process what i was seeing. "how in the world?!" i exclaimed...again...nobody listening. then i start picking up on other things. hey! those words...oh so faint as they are to the right...they are the "names" i've been referring to my jewelry designs on facebook. and is that my little chalkboard? the BIRD! that means something too! {last post will clarify}. it became like one of those puzzles you have to look @ to spot the hiding objects. please take a 2nd look. do you seen anything else?? i put together a collage below of the items she saw from various facebook postings that she integrated.
"chalkART" is very much the rage right now. but this girl. she made something that is so incredibly fabulous there are no words i can say to describe. i will never forget this act of kindness that someone i never met yet i have become fast friends w/ did for me!
then i walk into my bathroom to THIS greeting {below}. you've got to love my hubby for his "almost" mispelled greeting...A+ for effort! :)
off to the races i went to run errands. i got a call from UPS that there was a box of flowers waiting for me to pick up. that REALLY got me wondering. so i stopped by & grabbed my package discovering a very sweet friend of mine had sent me the most beautiful arrangement of flowers in an earthy wood crate. {below} AMAZING.
then there was a bag of all my favorite treats from another friend. and she took the time to cover my gift bag with a whole lotta B's {seen below}. vintage one's mind you she searched pinterest for. can't even fathom how much time THAT took. AMAZING!
i received so many wonderful gifts + gestures that i am forever grateful for...my family & friends made this a day i will never forget. thanks to my mom & dad for giving me the ulitmate gift of life. thanks to my in-laws for knowing that fruit is one of my favorite things & the gift basket full waiting. thanks to vi for the cool purse insert & for picking up on me going on about how much i loved yours. THANK*YOU everyone!
i would like to mention that this day wasn't really about the gifts i could see...though i have to say the one that surprised me the most was from my hubby. he had it waiting for me on the kitchen counter when i returned from errands. i spotted the most touching thing i think he has done in our 20 years together. it was neatly spread across the hand drawn card i have come to not only adore...but look forward to.
for days he has heard me talking about the {SUNSHINE} necklace i was trying to keep up with creating. and he joked he was going to start making & selling them. i giggled @ the idea til i saw his first attempt of jewelry fabrication {below}
i blinked back more tears for the day! in my shock and awe...i thought..."how the HECK did he know how to muddle thru my supplies to pull this off!?" and then i thought..."man...i better have him sign a no compete clause cause this thing was BEAUTIFUL". not to mention he never stamped, domed or patina'd jewelry before. which led me to the final wonder..."what exactly DID he do to get that cool finish?" so there i was...thanking...hugging...then drilling him on his tecnique! AMAZING for sure!
well. as i type this i recount all the activities...moments...notes...messages...EVERYTHING that has me feeling like one VERY special girl. my heart was...is and will continue to be...filled with love everytime i think about it. the holiday is nearly upon us. remember to relish in those moments of utter {AMAZEMENT}. now i better go work on my legal documents to keep hubby from taking over the jewelry end of my business! :)
as always...a continued wish for a holiday filled with happiness and peace.
