labor day weekend~

the cousin's boat and dinghy -i think there was water on my lens :(

we had a wonderful time
cruising the san juan islands
if you want a bit of history of
where we went, click here

we took a little dinghy boat
to clark island
and we did some exploring
i  did a little
bit of walking around
mostly, i sat
and watched the water and the boats
and enjoyed the sunshine-

the others hiked around...
it was lovely to say the least!

mount baker in the background

i love these madrona trees on the island

it was a great to visit
with the cousin's we do not
get to visit very often.

the food was just amazing
as was the sunset!
we arrived home tired but
feeling blessed for sure!

then today my husband and i
had a chance to go to
our favorite park
on bellingham bay
with our best friends
and sit and visit over a
great cup of coffee and beautiful view
of the ocean.

it has been a wonderful
and blessed weekend.

i am thankful-

my hope is that you too
were blessed with a
lovely weekend as well!

thursday, sunny thursday!

how lovely it is
to awake to the sun
it makes all things beautiful
problems seem smaller
the world seems brighter
oh yes, it is lovely
to awake to the sun!
****
melody-mae

it is true
i awoke to mr. sun
shining his smiling face
at me!
now granted it is still
crazy cold but,
from inside my house
it is so lovely to
'see' the sun!
i have drawn the blinds so
as to sit in the room
flooded with sunlight...oh yeah
that is lovely
it is days like this
when i think i would
love to move somewhere
sunshiny...because it
is such a mood lifter!!!
all of you who live where
mr. sun visits you consistently, i am jealous! ;)





i need to do some grocery shopping
so out and about i go today
this is what my number nineteen looks like;

i ADORE this grey cardigan!!! i thrifted it sometime ago...the material is so super soft, fits roomy and comfy and the best thing...is it has a fur collar that can be removed! oh, how lovely, i could wear this thing every single day and not get tired of it! :) underneath is a plain white button up, i bought it at tjmaxx...the jeans, oh don't be hatin' i wore them yesterday...and then these crazy cool brown boots, also from tjmaxx!!!



and because of mr. sunshine...
this song has been running through
my head all morning;

David Crowder Band

The day is brighter here with You
The night is lighter than its hue
Would lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours




i would also like to thank every single
one of you who commented that you
are praying for me and my new prescription
and the side affects...your prayers mean
so much to me and i thank you all!

oh and i just started reading an awesome book...
i had been recommended this a few times and
so i just now started it:
one thousand gifts by ann voskamp
i am loving it so far!!!!

may you have a wonderful thursday
life is truly glorious!

melody-mae

Oh wednesday...

sunset on our cruise

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