I was thinking...

I want a Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang experience. Let's rent a crazy old car in Paris with Chad (City of L.O.V.E) and drive to a country of epic romance (via my childhood upbringing - crossbreed of Chitty and the Sound of Music)...castle Neuschwanstein in Garmisch-Partenkirschen, Germany. Chad and I traveled here (see pic below) but unfortunately arrived too late to tour the castle, and had to hang out with a beatnik waiter in a Ski Lodge Restaurant and eat schnitzel. Everything was schnitzel. Every meat can be schnitzel-ized.

My Kind of Cinderella

From http://bippityboppityboo.tumblr.com/

5 Favorite Words Today

Romantic

Authentic

Beautiful

Creative

Spirit-Driven

Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair... ~Susan Polis Shutz

I love chick flicks! Sadly, I don't turn on movies that frequently anymore (too busy watching Millionaire Matchmaker, Glee, and So You Think You Can Dance). But yesterday “You’ve Got Mail” came on! Meg Ryan said, "I love daisies. They're so friendly. Don't you think that daisies are the friendliest flowers?" And....yes! I do!

According to Wikipedia, “The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken.” Ahhhh **symbolism**....The Society of American Florists has compiled a list of universal flower meanings. Here are some of my favorites:

Baby’s Breath – Festivity

Daisies – Happiness

Delphinium – Boldness (My birth month flower!)

Gardenia – Joy

Orange Blossom – Fertility (Never knew it was FL’s state flower - Gorgeous!)

Rananculus – Radiant

Star of Bethlehem – Hope

Sunflower – Adoration (I was surprised there…)

Tulip (Pink – Caring, Purple – Royalty, Red – Declaration of Love, White – Forgiveness, Yellow – Hopelessly in Love)

Violet – Faithfulness

Zinnia – Thoughts of Friends

Birds of a Feather

These are Western Grebes, ducks in Oregon that pick up their wings and dance on top of the water to show others that they're in love...(or at least going to mate). Their symmetry is astounding, and I love the symbolism of it.

My favorite bird is, as always, the Bird of Paradise...outrageous males who transform into hopping clicking wondrously deliriously funny birds trying to woo the female.

Dreaming...

A picture that reminds me of good times curled up with a book and sharing a lemonade on the back porch with my sister and mom. This is a truly gorgeous outdoor living space.

Maybe I can adapt it to my back porch, but I think the ocean is the highlight. God is the true artist here....

From http://www.brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/

Turning lemons into lemonade...and other beautiful traits

I saw these necklaces on http://makeundermylife.com/
and thought they were just wonderful. Reminds me of http://notsoapradio.com/. Even better, proceeds from these necklaces go to non-profit causes the artist believes in...

Thoughts from a Woman

"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing...kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

Audrey Hepburn

For H.B.

What If...??

...I were to put a blue ledge (like the one below) above my bed (which coincidentally looks similar in color and shape to this bed!) and it would contrast nicely with my aquamarine pool blue walls and add a splash of bluey turqoisey goodness and then I could balance pictuere frames on it and be happy forever!?

Je T'aime

From HoneyPieDesign's Shop on Etsy comes gorgeous pillows, that I'm about to attempt in true D.I.Y. fashion...AND! I'm going to be a great sister and do some for my jet-setting sister in Hebrew and Arabic. Yes.