::: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. :::

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.  So throw off the bow lines.   Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover."
~Mark Twain

Faulkner's Island, Guilford, CT
6 October 2007

::: Embarrassing Childhood Photos :::

My mom gave me a small little "brag book" a couple weekends ago with Mickey Mouse on the cover that was full of photos from our first trip to Disney World when I was 5 years old. She had found it - where else - at my grandparents' house. :) Figured I'd like to have it... well of COURSE!

Not sure why I want to humiliate myself on my own blog, but once a picture junkie, always a picture junkie.

The neat thing is, I remember this trip like it was yesterday.


Look at that gap toothed smile.


Can you feel the glee? I remember wanting to wear that dress every.single.day.


My mom, grandma, and I...


When she handed me the album, the FIRST thing I did was flip furiously to find this photo, because I remember Tigger insisting on writing on my mom's back SO clearly! =) I thought it was the funniest thing ever.


Yeah. I'm no different today.


And to all my friends with little ones... thankfully in the age of digital, I know you all are crazy snap happy when you go to Disney World. But look how much your kids will LOVE these when they grow up!!! =)

There are more from this trip that my mom has framed in her house... Mickey and I hand in hand walking away that I think my dad took. But these all might have been taken by my grandpa, I can't remember. Notice neither he nor my dad make an appearance... hahaha!!!

::: Signs of Spring :::

* Street sweepers.
* An open Dairy Queen.
* Crocuses.
* Bunnies in the yard.
* Open windows.
* Crazy Shoreline traffic.
* The sudden realization of the desperate need for a pedicure.
* Back pain from rigorous spring cleaning and solo mattress flipping.
* A bulldog who refuses to come in, busy basking in the sun on the deck.

Ahhhh... all signs that it's officially Spring here in Connecticut!!!

Nothing original, but I still love to see the very few flowers and plants I have sprouting up! =) (And I love breaking out the extension tubes for macro stuff.)







And apparently, I live in an aviary. Or some freaky Alfred Hitchcock movie.


HAPPY SPRING!

::: Family Resemblances :::

The photos we've been coming across cleaning out my grandmother's house are like buried treasure to me. As I've mentioned before, I've never really seen any photos like these, so each one is a new surprise.

This is a photo of my great-grandmother for whom I was named, Julia Harrison (my full name!), and her siblings. I know nothing about any of them, but you can pretty much guess she's the one in the bottom left. =)


If you know me in person, it's sort of uncanny. =) Granted, I don't think I've ever scowled at a camera in my life... nor do I think I ever ever look as irritated as she does. Though my mother would probably say I gave her that look a few times as a teenager. Haha!

What boggles my mind is how my grandmother, mother, and I all look exactly alike at all random stages of our lives. I had no idea it went beyond my grandmother to my great-grandmother! I can't wait to find more...

Good riddance, Winter!

Hellooooo Spring!


As most of you know, I'm a die hard winter fan. But never in all my life have I been so happy to watch it go. I am longing for sun, lounging on the deck, grilling, snoozing at the beach, weddings, flowers, green grass, no propane deliveries, iced coffees, tank tops, and most importantly, FLIP FLOPS. =)