i have no willpower.

so my hubby tells me that martha stewart is bad and that i shouldn't buy any of her products, but it's difficult to refuse when everything is just so darn cute. even her cheapo kmart collection is amazing, so amazing that i couldn't leave the store without buying these .

like i said, i have no willpower.

after browsing through her macy's collection i had to add the items below to my christmas wishlist. perhaps i'll add "the power to say no" as well. (sigh)

things i think are funny.

1. knocked up. i laughed and laughed and then laughed some more.

2. seeing eye horses. just picture it -- careful though, you might just fall off your chair at papa hydn's.

3. hot fuzz. if you enjoyed shaun of the dead, you'll love this one.

welcome spring!

in the time between my posts, i often think of ideas for posts (which obviously don't usually manifest into an actual post). one of those posts that i've often thought about (and actually started a few times) was a formal welcome to spring. admist the dreary, wet, and cold days of late have been a few wonderfully sunny and fresh days. those days have ushered in the true signs of spring -- daffodils, tulips, and trees in bloom, birds and squirrels searching for food, and the sight of skirts and sandals.

frank and i have been enjoying the season whenever we can. first we spent a few hours at portland's waterfront taking our (soon to be revealed) engagement photos and walking among the blossoming cherry trees. then we travelled north to woodland's annual tulip festival to enjoy their colorful fields.

i'm also excited about other "newness" in my life. on saturday i graduate (finally!) from graduate school after earning my new degree. hopefully (cross your fingers) a new job will soon follow. it won't be too long until i move into a new home -- we're looking for a cute bungalow in se portland. but the most exciting of all (and the biggest change) will be our new marriage (only 103 days to go - wow!) it's both strange and wonderful to think of how different my life will be in just four months.

what are your secrets?

one of my sunday rituals is to read the new secrets posted on postsecret.com. if you're not familiar with the site, the creator provides these instructions:

"you are invited to anonymously contribute your secrets to postsecret. each secret can be a regret, hope, funny experience, unseen kindness, fantasy, belief, fear, betrayal, desire, feeling, confession, or childhood humiliation. reveal anything - as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before."

the secrets i read each sunday are often shocking and/or depressing, like this one i read this morning:

nonetheless, i return each week for secrets i identify with or find uplifting and funny. this one is one of my favorites:
perhaps one day i'll send one of my secrets to postsecret.com.