Love

I love you
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.
I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.
I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;
I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can't help
Dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find
I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple.
Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.
I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good.
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.
You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.
You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.

by Roy Croft

I love this kid!

I'm on an organizing kick. With all my books and art supplies, it's about time I figure out a nicer way of maintaining my collection of must-keep vintage papers, worn dominoes, and Scrabble tiles just waiting to be made into something.

Tonight, I purchased this shelf. It's wider than a traditional bookshelf, so baskets and other containers will fit on it very nicely.



I also purchased 4 zig zag pots in white. They're a little over 4 inches tall, and look like empty cupcake baking cups- dreamy, gigantic cupcakes, that is. I like how they add whimsy in contrast to the square plastic boxes sitting next to them. I placed two each on the ends of two different shelves. They'll be perfect for miscellaneous junk that doesn't fit in any other category.


I love cupcakes.

Here are some pictures of our new apartment. Most of our wall decor is just hanging out in our spare room, since we're still in the process of figuring out what we want to put on the wall behind our couch.





We need more wine! Walking by one of our neighbors apartments, I noticed that they had put the built-in wine rack to good use by using it as a chip holder. Wonder how long it will take us to go that route?

I'm back! We've been immersed with moving fun these past few weeks. It's crazy how much longer moving takes when there are just two of you lugging boxes out of the old place and into the new place. There was certainly a moment or two when attempting to move things like the king-sized bed mattress with no handles where that "crazy" felt downright nutty and almost impossible, and maybe even a bit lonely. I like the city, but I haven't really made any friends here. Luckily I've got a really sweet fiance and dog- but my dog, unfortunately, has no opposable thumbs.

Took a walk this morning on the trail next to the river in our new neighborhood. It's kind of exciting that we have this new place to explore. Next on our long list of things to do: buy groceries, figure out why our cell phones won't get reception in our apartment, figure out a storage solution for 12 cardboard boxes full of art books and supplies, and get some friends with opposable thumbs.