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Good afternoon!! My hubby and I are spending this lovely, rainy day, here in Oregon, packing our house up!! I am so excited about moving to our new place, in Portland, and settling in!! I just want it to happen already!! So, for this afternoon’s …
Good afternoon, my beautiful creatives! I am dreaming of Christmas in my new house. We are not there yet. We actually do not move in until December 1st. In my world, we put up our Christmas decorations on November first. My hubby and I have …
Good evening!
Instead of taking Saturday nights off from blogging, I thought I would go back, back, waaaaaay back, and re-post a blog posting from my old blog, ChristinaVille. I have decided to call this weekly Saturday night post called a Re-Post! 🙂
I hope you enjoy!! 🙂
Originally posted: April 20, 2011
Good morning my lovelies!!
I am up and ready to head out to work just a little early today, so I thought I would stop and take a few moments to post this morning!!!
While doing my morning pages, this morning, it got me to reminiscing about one of my childhood friends. His name is Robbie! You see Robbie’s mom, and my mom were best friends growing up, so naturally, Robbie and I spent a lot of time together growing up too!!
I remember both of our families lived in a duplex for a time, they on one side, and we on the other. Robbie and I were inseparable. We went to school together, played together, went to church together! He was my
Robbie and I would sometimes play in the back yard, and we had this folding table back there that we would turn on it’s side and cover with a blanket. That would become whatever building our imaginations needed it to be for that particular game. Most of the time we would playArmy, and Robbie, every the epitome of a gentleman, would be the soldier, and I would always pretend to be the nurse. My job was to hang out in the table/fort and take care of any wounded soldiers that would come in, and generally remain safe from enemy fire!!! Isn’t that funny!! I think we were probably 8 or 9 when this was happening, and it just makes me smile.
Robbie was my hero; he was faster than any of the other kids – seriously, he could run like nobody’s business! He was smarter than any of the other kids, he was more polite than any of the other kids – not many other kids held the door open for ladies! He was cuter than most of the other kids!! Looking back, I am sure I had little crush on him!!
Robbie and I would do all sorts of things together, climb trees, go to the penny candy store (yes, they still had one of those back then), catch bugs, play on the park playgrounds, run around making up games to play with our siblings, and one of my favorite activities at the time, screeching around on our big wheels going as fast as we possibly could!! Man, what fun we used to have!!
Well, we both eventually grew up, and we had kept in contact with each other until our early 20′s but, as people change and life moves on we have lost touch. I sometimes think about him and wonder what his life is like right now!? I sure know he really helped make my childhood fun!!
Wherever you are, Robbie!! I hope you are as happy and as blessed as humanly possible!! You TOTALLY deserve it!!
Did any of you have childhood friends that made your childhood special, like Robbie did for me?? I would love to hear about them in the comments section above! 
Have a FABULOUS morning!!!
If you want to have a different life, you have to live differently!!
Good evening! Jason and I got home today, and I headed straight up to bed! To say that I am sick is such an understatement! I have a fever, aches and pains all over, am congested, and have a headache and a cough! How sad …
I have often heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expect to get a different result. Well, being someone who is a creature of habit, I find myself reflecting on this idea a lot. I wonder …
Living in Oregon, you get pretty used to a lack of sunshine and an abundance of rainy days. It is the end of May and according to the newsman last night that this may be the coldest May we have had in recorded history. How I long for the warm days of Spring; hanging out underneath the gazebo with a good book, while my sweetie worked out in the yard with all of the Spring flowers blooming. Ok, so for now, I am living in a condo with no land, so I am going to day dream about my fantasy outdoor space in pictures!
Please note: all of the following pictures are borrowed from myhomeideas.com.
Ingredients: tree stump + round cement table top + candle chandelier hanging from tree
Ingredients: porch + hanging swing + upholstered pillows + strategically placed ferns
Ingredients: wicker furniture + red & white striped throw pillows + red vintage accessories
Ingredients: Wicker chairs + hammock + comfy pillows and throw blankets
Ingredients: wicker furniture + grass rug + hanging chair
Ingredients: Gazebo + teak furniture + teak bed
Ingredients: Old mattress upholstered + reclaimed wood tables + candles
Ingredients: Wicker chair + table + unbelievable scenery
Ingredients: a sliver of your back yard + a mosaic-ed cafe table and chair set + comfy pillows
These pictures inspire me to try to figure out a way to turn my tiny cement slab in my condo’s backyard into my own little personal haven. The only things missing is is a group of family and friends hanging out with drinks, chatting, laughing, and having a fantastic time.
It may take me all Summer, but I will have to speak to my landscaper (aka my sweetie) to see what kind of magic we can create on a limited budget. I will keep you posted!
Let me know, in the comments above, if you have any ideas for your own personal outdoor spaces! I would love to hear your thoughts!!
Have a FABULOUS evening!
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I have been a list girl from waaaay back! I sometimes write things down that I have already done, just so I can cross it off of my list! Crazy, I know, but that is the story of my life right now!!! I have a lot on my to-do list, and I am working on crossing things off like crazy!!! My main focus right now, is getting my condo clean, organized, and downsized!! I am working on making it a place that rises up to meet me (as Oprah says) when I come home from a busy day at work!!
To-Do!
Whew!!! I have gotten quite a few of these crossed off today, and it looks like there will also be a few that will not get crossed off, but I still find I get more done with a list than not – so I will carry on!!! 😉
If you would like to see My Life List, please feel free to click on the link above. 😉
Have a GREAT night!! Until tomorrow,
~Christina 😉