Happy Heart Day

I loved you first: but afterwards your love

Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song

As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.

Which owes the other most? my love was long,

And yours one moment seemed to wax more strong;

I loved and guessed at you, you construed me

And loved me for what might or might not be –

Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong.

For verily love knows not ‘mine’ or ‘thine;’

With separate ‘I’ and ‘thou’ free love has done,

For one is both and both are one in love:

Rich love knows nought of ‘thine that is not mine;’

Both have the strength and both the length thereof,

Both of us, of the love which makes us one.

~ Christina Rosetti

At Last

#44

"Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."

"Inspired" does not begin to describe this day for me.
It has been a day of true hope.

Praise be to God ~

Winter Wonderland?

I know that it's wintertime in this part of the world, but this is ridiculous. It has not been this cold here since 1996. "They" say the temperature will actually "warm up" to a "comfortable" 18 degrees tomorrow. The trade-off is 4-6 inches of snow.....more snow.

It's impossible to even try to understand the weather here. The only thing we can do is plan on getting out while we still can and yes, we have a plan in place.

Thinking of warmth and palm trees.....

Thoughts of the Season

The month of January is always a time of renewal for me. I am determined to start the new year with a sense of purpose and hope for the future.

My goals, intentions, resolutions for the New Year are:

~ Save more, spend less.
~ Take less, give more.
~ Keep an uncluttered mind and house.
~ Drink good wine and use the good china.
~ Travel, laugh, drink good wine and use the good china ~ often.

Happy New Year!

Yes We Can

Dance Life

My passion is also my work. I am fortunate to work at the largest dance studio in my area. Our advanced dancers were invited to perform as the entertainment for the annual Merrill Lynch Grand Gala, a benefit event that serves as a major fundraiser for local charities.

As with all jobs, I have good days and bad days. The faces you see are the reasons why I do what I do. It was a very good day.....

A Dancer's First Post

Greetings and welcome to my first attempt at the blog world.

I have no idea how I am going to find the time to maintain this blog! A good friend, who is as busy as I am these days, has her own blog and has inspired me to create my own. She always has me anticipating her next post, so Julie, this one's for you!

My first post is dedicated to my friend, Julie. I credit her for expanding my wine horizons, introducing me to H20 + and Thymes (check out their fantastic websites!) and sharing a love of shopping and reading. Between us, there is not a magazine left unopened, although we actually do read books. I can always count on Julie to have a chilled bottle of wine waiting after a particularly horrific day at work. All this and she is only two doors down!

Julie and I have the distinct pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors for our newly formed Neighborhood Association, Olde Norwood. We have an official voice in the community and it is a responsibility we are looking forward to fulfilling.

Until my next post.....wishing you a beautiful Autumn season!