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Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing...

Sunday looked a little like this:

Kale, Spinach, Pepper Jack, Onion and Tomato


His and her:


For the win:


Hmm, what else. what else. We both threw on our designated Pandora stations and power cleaned. I'm pretty positive that a cure-all for an ughhh cleancleanclean mentality is the Otis Redding and friends station. How can you not stop and dance when Otis tells you to? That's, like, a sin.

Then, I sat down to do some blogging stuff while Sex and the City played in the background. Read also: SATC is ALWAYS good for the soul. Always.

We ended our day by having dinner with Hunter's parents, sister, and our youngest nephew. Hunter and Connor are what you would call kindred spirits...best friends...homies for life:



My personal fave is the middle one. I mean, is there anything funnier than seeing a little bear throw up his little fist when you say pound it? The correct answer would no. No, there is nothing better/funnier.

The last thing I'll mention is a shout to my gal MM. Marilyn Monroe will always hold a special place in my heart. Her beauty, brains, and want for goodness in the world have always inspired me. Today is her birthday and I do wish she was here to celebrate it and share some awesome stories about life. Since she is not, I share some of my faves of her previously gifted wisdom:

"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere."
"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."

Happy Birthday, my hero. May you throw on a mink and paint it up glamorous.


Til we meet again,
M






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