It's the simple things

Sometimes it just takes a day away from home & schedules & constantly ringing phones to realize it's the simple things that make the day seem longer, the week seem less busy, and future plans to not seem so unattainable.

What did it for me was just a day and a night on Vashon, the lovely little rock that my bestie lives on, to take a breath and realize what I am in for these next four months. Liz prepared a delicious bbq-esque dinner, cedar plank salmon wrapped in bacon, corn on the cob, and collard greens (which I had never had, and loved!) We ate till our hearts content, sat around the outside patio with white wine and good conversation. I wish I had brought my camera along, the view from their house over the Puget Sound is insane. There were sailboats cruising around and this huge ship that looked like the size of two football fields that passed right in our view. Lizzie's mom, Pam made freshly picked blackberry pie and we ate while we played an epic game of hearts. Lizzie's brother came over from Seattle and brought his girlfriend, who I really liked, and the five of us had a blast.

The relaxed evening was just what the doctor ordered, and surprisingly such a breath of fresh air. Liz and I stayed up looking at old childhood pictures till well past midnight and I felt like I was in ninth grade again. I almost peed my pants I was laughing so hard; little notes, hilarious memories, awkward phases... really priceless.

In the morning we drove into town to get coffees at Luna Bella and walked around the quaint farmers market that was swarming with people. We picked up some amazing looking heirloom tomatoes & fresh basil and next headed to the grocery store to pick up a few more things.

Inspired by a recent Julia Child youtube clipping, (compliments of Liz's websurfing) and Julie&Julia in general we were determined to break, shake, and flip the perfect omelet. Mmmmmmmmmm (again, me wishing I had my camera) our omelet maybe didn't perfectly resemble the finished product on youtube, but we came deliciously close. We even used some of the tomatoes to create a beautiful caprese salad, my fav:)

All in all, the mini-vaca was a success. I came home feeling rejuvenated and ready to tackle all the current things on my plate...

• finishing my scrapbook (and cleaning the room I turned into a black hole, literally)
• creating detailed packing lists
• emailing friends and creating a master list of all address (for postcards!!)
• packing
• figuring out storage for my car for the semester
• saying goodbyes
• packing
• packing
• packing

~it truly is the simple things♥

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”- howard thurman