1. part-time status.

2. indulging in reminiscing about my new york city trip with allison last november.

3. dark graphite opaque tights from gap.

4. brenner’s independence in the kitchen, although messy, thankful.

5. merlot night cream.

6. twitter breaks.

7. o-sticks.  

8. my family; they rock.

9. adam; for the laughter, joy and silliness he brings into my life.

10. misguided perceptions kicked to the curb.

11. the definition of empathy.

12. the doggie door; why in heaven did I not get one 12 months ago?

13. my friends; you know who you are and why i love you.

14. us weekly magazines; they make my time at the gym relatively enjoyable.

15. sharpies.

16. sir winston’s high fives.

17. god’s kicks to my shins when i want to give up.

18. brenner’s love for his colorful skinny jeans despite what adults say.

19. my very mustard “conversation” handbag.

20. regained trust.

21. facebook friends i’ve never met but adore.

22. brenner telling me that the best part of his day is me!

23. on-demand chick flicks.

24. internet on my blackberry.

25. learning to never say never. ;)

brenner was in the veterans day parade with the boys & girls club of redmond. and yes, i was "that" mom running down the sidewalk with both the chamber's camera and my blackberry snapping pictures and calling his name. i'm sure he was happy to see me and a little embarrassed at the same time.

happy veterans day!

buy, buy, buy again!

until you find the perfect one that doesn't make your head throb by noon.

 i got it here.

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as adam would so perfectly say, "nailed it". enough said, here are more photos in no particular order. click here and enjoy!