flowers – Sweat & Sparkle

Rainy Sunday

The weekend is flying by, as I knew it would. I want it to slow down so I can keep enjoying it as long as possible.

Yesterday my husband and I went on Valentine’s Day date night. The evening was perfect, not hot, not cold, so we sat outside at the restaurant and had a beautiful time.

On a whim, I had decided to have flowers delivered to the house for my husband for Valentine’s Day. He has flowers sent to me, at home and work, all the time, so why not return the favor? When the florist delivered not one, but two, bouquets yesterday, he looked confused until I pointed out that one of them was for him. His face lit up, which made me happy, and he said, “No one has ever gotten me flowers before.” He thanked me for the flowers again today. He has his flowers beside mine on the dining room table, where we can easily see them and appreciate them.

Today is rainy and windy, perfect for staying inside and relaxing. We sneaked out and dodged raindrops for a late lunch, but for the rest of the day, we intend to cozily hibernate at home.

This evening, I think I will keep scratching out an idea I had, inspired by a fellow blogger. I want to scribble some plans out before I write too much about it, but I am excited about it.

We are both off tomorrow too. I love not having to set the alarm!

Happy Spring!

The first day of spring already! It’s a rainy start to the season here, but this weekend is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous. I’m itching to get outside, get dirty, start that seemingly never-ending yard clean-up before hitting the garden centers and bringing home as many colorful flowers as I can carry.

It’s a lot of work, but I look forward to it every year. I like watching the yard transform, one section at a time, as we spend time in it and give it some love. Every now and then, while we’re working in the yard, someone walking by will stop to tell us how cute our house is or how nice our yard is, and it makes my heart and head swell with pride. We put a lot into our home, and it’s cool when someone else enjoys it, too.

Happy first day of spring!

Flourish

The Rose Picture

I was running late for work this morning (what’s new?), so I kissed my husband good-bye, told my cat to be good, and rushed out the door. Along our front walkway, I couldn’t help but notice the roses blooming in our flower bed, with pink, white, and coral roses begging me to stop and admire them. At the end of the walkway, one spot in particular captured my attention, a stem so full of coral colored rose blooms that the branch was leaning over, and the bright flowers against a blue lantern in the flower bed were irresistible.

I wanted a picture. My arms were full, though, with my tote bag, my lunch box, and my water cup, and I didn’t have a free hand to dig out my phone. Plus I was already going to be late. So I simply sighed and rushed to my car without getting that picture.

Later, I was buried in emails at work when I got a text message from my husband. He said he wanted to send me some flower pictures, since our roses were showing off. He sent me a handful of photos of our roses, all different colors, and the very last one was the branch of coral colored rose blooms against the blue lantern that had stopped me in my tracks that morning.

I like that picture even more because that rose captured his attention the same as mine, and that he liked it enough to send the picture to me. I like that we both were drawn in by the same flowers. And above all, I love knowing that when I get home this evening and walk by that rose on the way to the front porch, he will be waiting for me, just on the other side of that door.