Things on my mind:

This work day has been pretty terrible, so to try and stay positive I'm letting my mind wander to other things. Here are a few:

We're having a yard sale on Saturday. I hate hosting yard sales but I also hate junk taking up space in our house.  So, if you live in north Florida please come buy all of our junk... I mean treasures. =)

Guatemala. We're leaving in a week. I'm slightly horrific at packing and now I get to pack for 2.

Thanksgiving. Ray's family has a gigantic Thanksgiving celebration every year. Last year was incredibly overwhelming with so many people I had never met before. Sometimes I'm shy and I get awkward when lots of people are talking to me. Or not talking to me. Anyway, this year is round two and I'm less shy because I know everyone's name. Also, I want to bring a delicious side dish so I can trick everyone into thinking I'm domestic. Suggestions?

Christmas decorations. I either want a tacky silver tree or a live tree. I haven't had a live tree since I was about 5. I want lights on the outside of our house. I want to make our stockings out of left-over wedding burlap and vintage sheet fabric.

I would like to go to Disney World. Or Harry Potter world. Or a museum.

How is it only 4:00?! Ugh.

love list

Happy new year blah blah blah. Let's start off on a positive note.

Things I really like (and maybe love) right now:
vintage prom dresses, banyan trees, donald miller (even though he can be kind of self-deprecating), lists, Chuck Ragan and his new cd Gold Country, white tic tacs, true blood season 1 (second time around), the kinks, james mcavoy, blogs, iced nonfat white chocolate mocha with hazelnut and no whip, Chris Merritt's new cd Virginia is for Hoverers, jenna, andrea, sarah, buffalo springfield, home decor, smokey mountains, old photographs of everyday life, macedonia, traveling, dancing, lady gaga, elephants, painting, big hair, pin up girls, handmade mountain soap, whitney beach, coldish weather.

Whew. I make lists like this because I have a tendency to be pessimistic and only talk about things I hate. This keeps me on track. I would really like to hear what you are loving at the moment. These are my favorite kind of lists.