today, i need a recharging day. we have done so much entertaining already this summer and as much as i LOVE it, i am exhausted. i went to bed before midnight last night, woke up at 3:00 and did my usual insomnia routine...come downstairs, check my email, read for a bit in my chair and either fall asleep there, or go back up to bed. i did go back to sleep and woke up with my alarm this morning. during my devotions, i fell asleep like 10 times. seriously. i know i've reached my limit. so today, i don't plan to leave my nest. i think we'll grill burgers for dinner tonight and keep life really simple today. i hope i don't sound like i'm complaining. i love the life i'm living...i just know when it's time to take a break. today is that day. i want to have some creative time. i am finally feeling it, and i have some great new stuff to play with, so i plan to make that work. that recharges me.
i tried to take more photos than i typically do when i have get-togethers. we didn't get a lot, but i'm happy with the ones i got. and i'm in some of them! that's hard for me.
i love these two girls. we are having so much fun cooking together. it's amazing how working together in each other's kitchens has bonded us. pam is in the group too, but her son just got married saturday, so she wasn't as involved in the tea party. she did make her famous scones though.
here's the menu:
chicken salad croissants
egg salad croissants
cucumber sandwiches
shrimp, egg, lime and dill sandwiches (donna made these sandwiches, which she remembered her mom making for parties years ago.....and they were so delish!)
scones, jam and cream
mini cupcakes with pink sprinkles and those sweet little silver balls
lemon bars with toasted meringue
chocolate tarts
vanilla bean cheesecakes
me and becca. love her.
and me and my vicki. love her too. i am smiling so big, i look like a horse about to have my teeth examined! ha! and what's up with the veins popping in my head? i'm so hard on myself!
it was a great day. spending time with friends. it hit me this morning as i was reflecting on yesterday-how fortunate i am to be at this stage of life, doing what i love, and having such wonderful people in my life. great friends, who i can be real with, a fun and loving family, a best friend/husband who means the world to me, and so much more, but i don't want to sound like i'm gloating : ) i haven't always been in this place. there have been rough times and i know that there will probably be rough times again...but for now, i'm going to savor every minute of this time. i'm just glad i'm recognizing that it's a golden time. i hate to see people who have good things in their lives, wasting time worrying about what might happen, or dwelling on something bad in the past. i say, enjoy the now. savor it. find the good in it. life on earth will never be perfect, so find the joy in what it is right now.
so today, i will be right here, editing, straighten the house(which i enjoy doing), creating some stuff, and maybe even reading. i finished "little altars everywhere" last night and i'm going to start "rose cottage" tonight, or maybe sooner. hey, if alicia recommends it, it must be great, right? what are you reading this summer? i'm going through books like crazy. reading instead of sleeping, you know? so i would love some recommendations. have a great day and God bless!
get some rest today!
take a nap!
read a book!
and scrap!
we are going to a jumping tent thing and maybe the pool if it clears up for morgans birthday today!
ttyL!
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | June 25, 2008 at 09:17 AM
omw i LOVE your dress...! cute it be any cuter!?!?
love ya!
Posted by: emma | June 25, 2008 at 09:51 AM
Love the dresses!
We had a popcorn party at our house Monday and it was so much fun. There were over 20 little ones running about and that was only half of our usual group! Loved it...no fights or squabbles, even!
I am almost done with the Fablehaven books. They are a fantastic young adult fiction/fantasy type and so fun to read. My oldest has read them all and loves them as well. Brandon Mull is the author.
Enjoy your day of relaxation and recharging! We all need them.
Posted by: Tina | June 25, 2008 at 09:56 AM
I'm coming over for left overs!!!
Posted by: Kathy | June 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I think we all need some down time once in a while....you are such a busy girl...so good for you for realizing you need it :)
You look beautiful!
Hope you enjoy whatever your day does bring Becky!
Hugs and blessings!
Posted by: Maureen | June 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM
I love how aware you are of all the good things in your life. Every time you post about enjoying where you're at, its a reminder to me to look around at all the good things in my life. We're at very different places, you and I, but its still such a great reminder.
Posted by: Kristy | June 25, 2008 at 11:51 AM
oh my word.
look at all that deliscious food.
you know it's a little mean
showing all of that
don't you?? lol
reading mermaids chari right now
just started...
love ya.
xo
Posted by: kerry lynn | June 25, 2008 at 12:42 PM
and apparently i can't spell today. ;)
Posted by: kerry lynn | June 25, 2008 at 12:43 PM
hello, first time commenting but are you sharing any recipes? love the pictures of the food.
Posted by: kitttie | June 25, 2008 at 01:51 PM
It looks wonderful Becky, the food, the presentation, the friendship I am glad it went so well. Would be great if you could share some of the recipes you girls use.
Posted by: Leonie - Australia | June 25, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Becky... so enjoy coming over here and reading your blog. Your positive outlook and gratitude for the life you live is so inspiring... today was one of those days when I needed someone to say those things... and I need to listen! So thank you for reminding me of how lucky I am.
Your tea party looks so lovely... and delicious!
Enjoy "your" day... savor every moment.
xoxo
Jill
Posted by: Jill | June 25, 2008 at 02:41 PM
I thought I heard a rumor that Hunters Chix salad was going to be offered??? sorry I missed the fun.. glad you had a good time..and girlfriend don't worry about the face lines.. its a sign of maturity..lol well thats what I've been told..The lines on my face I call laugh lines.. yep the whole face.. laugh lines.. I'm stickin to that statement!!! love ya
Posted by: JOAN | June 25, 2008 at 02:46 PM
That little tea party looks feeenominal wow! Dont' be so hard on yourself - you are beautiful. I have those veins, too...and you know what? Once I saw Julia Roberts being interviewed and she mentioned she has them - notice sometime. Thanks for the GoodReads invite - right now, I am savoring To Kill a Mockingbird, as read by Sissy Spacek, and really, really enjoying it!
Posted by: Kirsten | June 25, 2008 at 02:59 PM
Take it easy and enjoy a peaceful day. Everyone needs a little time to recharge-even if it's from having fun! Your tea looked lovely. I like your polka-dot dress.
Posted by: psmullican | June 25, 2008 at 04:40 PM
Yum! That looks good.I have not been entertaining much -I think I am getting lazy. Happy recharge day!
Posted by: jodi | June 25, 2008 at 06:17 PM
Becky,
Always so refreshing to read your posts. They are "real" and seem to hit the nerve center of life as it is...but with such a positive outlook despite the need for a healthy vent now and then! I've been reading about your "heavy calendar" and wondered when you were going to need some R&R. But all such fun stuff.
I could esp. relate to the not liking to have one's own picture taken. Why do we do that? I have found that if I tuck the photos away and look at them in 10 years, I tend to be more gracious in my opinion of how I look! ha ha
Thanks for being so real....You're an inspiration.
xo
Sue
Posted by: Sue | June 26, 2008 at 05:09 AM