i miss you.

because the blink boys rock.  because i'm hoping that they put out another album soon.  because there is a little skater girl that lives inside of me. because i have a crush on tom delonge.  and most of all, because i do.

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sliding doors.

i'm sitting here in my super sunny living room watching that gwyneth paltrow movie "sliding doors".  while definitely NOT my favorite gwyneth movie, there is something about the gray british esthetic (anyone up for a trip to the pub?) the absolute sweetness of john hannah, and the concept that one moment in your life can change it's direction forever.

sometimes i wonder if things would have been different if i didn't get into grad school.  if i had chosen to move to toronto instead of montreal.  if i had decided to take another job offer instead of the one i was offered at the place i have worked now for over 10 years.  if the husband and i had chosen different hospitals to do our respective internships in.  if we hadn't lost the baby the year before we got pregnant with the mini.  if i had chosen the "green tea" CR-V instead of the black one.  if i had taken jewelry making in school instead of fine art. 

however, part of me thinks that, like in "sliding doors", you can't escape destiny and some things are just truly meant to be.  hmmmmm.  definitely food for thought.

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spring giveaway!

seriously, i just realized that i haven't had a giveaway since last september.  talk about slacking!  so without further ado, i'm offering up a custom set of two skinny sterling stacking rings!  all you need to do is this:

- follow my blog (1 entry)
- follow me on twitter (muffintop5) (1 entry)
- leave a post here and tell me about what you are most thankful for today (1 entry)
- if you blog or twitter about this giveaway, you'll get an extra entry - just remember to post here that you've done that as well.

i'll use the all omniscent random.org to choose a winner on april 15th! please leave a comment here for each thing that you do go get an entry so that i can do the draw properly!  don't forget to also leave your email address or a link to your site so that i can contact you if you win!  and make sure that you know what your ring size is!!!!!

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easy like sunday morning.

even though it means that the weekend is almost over, there is nothing like the quiet, relaxed vibe of a slow sunday morning.  today there is sunshine, pancakes, fresh cinnamon rolls in the oven, a happy toddler, a content husband, and good music.  i'm blessed!

  (this is youtube user mrmaartens - seriously, you rock, dude.)

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