7.27.2011

Tiny Humans

This is a little gem that I'm copying from Emily's blog.  It is one of the most precious things I've seen in awhile...and it also happens to go along with the simple things in life.
Actual Children’s Answers to The Question “What Is Love?”
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“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” - Chrissy, age 6 
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” - Terri, age 4
“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” - Danny, age 7
“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss.” - Emily, age 8
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” - Bobby, age 7
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,” - Nikka, age 6
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” - Noelle, age 7
“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” - Tommy, age 6
“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.” - Cindy, age 8
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” - Clare, age 6
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” - Elaine, age 5
“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt.” - Chris, age 7
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” - Mary Ann, age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” - Lauren, age 4
“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” - Rebecca, age 8
“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” - Karen, age 7
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” - Jessica, age 8

7.26.2011

Lovie!!!!

Happy Birthday, Andi!!!!

To my middle lovie and one of the two best sisters in the world: I hope you have the most wonderful birthdays in the history of 24th birthdays!  


She even shares a birthday with Chris Harrison!!! For that, I hope she gets a whole bunch of birthday roses.

7.21.2011

Simplicity

A few days ago, we shared a wonderful night with some friends who have been around since I was a wee little baby.  Of the many conversations of the night, my favorite topic was this: enjoying the simple things in life.  We all spend too much time looking for things that will stick out in our minds more than others.  Because we spend the time looking for life-changing events, we can easily miss out on the simple things in life that add up to a whole bunch of wonderful.

It was a collective decision that night that the simple thing that made the day wonderful was sitting on the candle-lit deck for hours just talking about life and all things wonderful.  I've always known that it's important to look for the positive, but I'm going to make it an extra important point.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference- Winston Churchill

7.15.2011

Ocean Spray

A few weeks ago, the Nido clan...minus the middle lovie ( insert sad face here) ...took a little vacation to Kiawah Island.  Not only is it a beach, but it's a little slice of heaven.  Our days consisted of sitting on the beach for hours on end, riding bikes all over the island, and laughing uncontrollably at the dinner table.  There was even a day trip to Charleston where we walked through the market, visited Fort Sumter to "touch the Civil War" (as Emily said), and trekked across the city just to enjoy a cupcake.
    
This week flew by faster than any of us could have ever imagined.  There was sibling time, best friend time, family time, and even some Bentley time.  Monday night was Bachelorette night, but we were too busy enjoying shrimp and grits at Shem Creek Bar & Grill to make it home in time to watch Bentley's return.  We waited until Tuesday night in anticipation to watch it online...but Nina found it on demand and did a little jig we like to call the Bentley dance.  Yes, she danced.  

The best part of the week was that Andi, in theory, was with us!  She had absolutely no idea that any of this was going on.  Before we left, I took some pictures to Kinko's to crop and enlarge.  The only part that was cropped and enlarged was her head.  We brought Andi with sunglasses (Andi at the beach) and we brought Andi without sunglasses (Andi out on the town).  Although we got some funny looks from passers-by, the whole venture was worth it.  
This was the most perfect week any of us could have asked for.  I wish I could just rewind and go back right now to relive the greatest week of the summer. So I leave you with this....
peace. love. and all things Kiki