happiness is...

• so many sweet birthday wishes thanks to the web!  facebook~flickr~bloggers~emails~  i truly could not have been lifted any higher that day,  it was a cloud of love.
  
• surprise packages in the mail filled with love for me.
  
• fabulous new photo books to devour.
  
• nice family birthday dinner with pecan pie and lemon buttermilk cake (yep 2 desserts. lucky girl i am). 
  
• a date night with my man to our favorite restaurant  (props to my mom for the volunteer childcare for a whole night!  xo).
  
• all the fabulous comments on my birthday post here with GREAT ideas for my "one to grow on".  it will be so hard to choose a winner.  you have til sunday pm to leave me a comment there and win a prize!
  
• flare friday equipped with sun.
  
• a day that reached 43 degrees. 
  
• filling my bird feeder in my bare feet.  (on my deck, but hey this is HUGE people!) 
  
• the sound of melting snow dripping off my roof.
  
• seeing the fattest robin in my bush beside my house today.
  
• feeding the seagulls with toddlers.
  
• watching how much they love each other.
  

yes these have been the last 3 days for me.

nothing but wonderful things.

what a way to end out the week and the month of February.

feeling loved.

i plan on riding this wave straight into march.

happy friday everyone.

may your weekend be a sweet one.  XO