you are my sunshine.

{source}

do you need some cheer in your life?

plant a sunflower seed.

seriously.

knee deep.

gonna put the world away for a minute

pretend i don't live in it

sunshine gonna wash my blues away

had sweet love but i lost it

she got too close so i fought it

now i'm lost in the world tryin' to find me a better way

wishin' i was 

knee deep in the water somewhere
got the blue sky, breeze and it don't seem fair

the only worry in the world 

is the tide gonna reach my chair

sunrise, there's a fire in the sky

never been so happy 

never felt so high

and i think i might have found me my own kind of paradise

wrote a note, said 'be back in a minute'

bought a boat and i sailed off in it

don't think anybody's gonna miss me anyway

mind on a permanent vacation

the ocean is my only medication

wishin' my condition ain't ever gonna go away

 cause now i'm knee deep in the water somewhere

got the blue sky breeze blowin' wind through my hair

only worry in the world 

is the tide gonna reach my chair

sunrise, there's a fire in the sky

never been so happy 

never felt so high

and i think i might have found me my own kind of paradise

this champagne shore watchin' over me

it's a sweet, sweet life livin' by the salty sea

one day you can be as lost as me

change your geography and maybe you might be

knee deep in the water somewhere

got the blue sky breeze blowin' wind through my hair

only worry in the world 

is the tide gonna reach my chair

sunrise, there's a fire in the sky

never been so happy

never felt so high

and i think i might have found me my own kind of paradise

come on in 

the water's nice

find yourself a little slice

grab a backpack 

otherwise you'll never know until you try

when you lose yourself

you find the key to paradise

zac brown band featuring jimmy buffett

"knee deep"

snow day.

i broke out the flops yesterday & today.  

opi's cajun shrimp adorns my toes. 

 i've been driving with the sunroof open.  

our windows are open.  

and, yes, i've been wearing capris.  

we've had some amazing spring-like weather recently which makes it hard to believe that this was what it was like just a week ago:

dear mother nature,

please keep the warm temperatures and the bright sunshine.  you can keep the snow.

love, a girl yearning for spring

sunday service.

this is where we go on sundays.

{well, at least adam & the kids.  last sunday i took advantage of the quiet time and napped at home.}

sandbridge is our sunday morning {or late afternoon} hangout spot.  we go with a friend & his kids. 
frolicking in the surf.  chasing sand fiddler crabs.  finding seashells & sand dollars.  catching a glimpse of a pod of dolphins.

there isn't a better way to end the week.  there isn't a better way to begin the week.

Desperately seeking summer...

I am over the cold weather.
I am over the colds.
I am over wearing a jacket & wool socks.
I am over the dry skin & runny noses.
I am over cranking up the heat.
I am over my gas bill.
I am over warming up my car.
I am over the howling winds.
I am over the wishy-washy weather forecasts.
I am over it being dark by the time I'm home from work.


I am ready for some warmth of a different kind.
I am ready for road trips to Hatteras.
I am ready for barbeques & horseshoes.
I am ready for humidity (I think).
I am ready for long, summer nights
I am ready for flip flops & pedicured toes.
I am ready for fireflies.
I am ready for sleeping with the windows open.
I am ready for tulips & daisies.
I am ready for seashells & sand.


I am desperately seeking summer.