i've always been a momma's girl.

it's nothing against my father. because he's just about the most wonderful man on the planet.

see, i'm my mother's mini-me. our personality is almost identical....aside from a few things.

some things i get from my dad:
like my eyes. i've got my father's eyes. beautiful green eyes.
we're both perfectly ok with being quiet. i can sit for such a long time doing nothing. no tv, no radio, no talking. and be perfectly ok with it. i remember growing up just watching him sit in a chair or sitting on the front steps watering the grass with the hose. just content with sitting there in his thoughts.
we don't do phones. ok, well obviously i have one but you won't catch me babbling on with someone for more than 45 seconds. he doesn't do phones...or technology for that matter. he's so simple and i love that about him.
we have these wonderfully large jay leno type chins. i've always disliked it. but theres one fabulous thing about it: it's going to be almost impossible to have a double chin when i'm older.
he's artsy. so much more artsy than i will ever be. but he has instilled in me an appreciation for art. he used to help me do almost every single one of my projects growing up. and he has the most badass handwriting to go along with it.


he's really such a great dad.

this year is extra special. unfortunately he is on a plane coming home from a long vacation so i haven't been able to see him but when i do, i will be sure to give him the tightest squeeze. you see, this year he has pretty much beat prostate cancer. it's the most curable cancer for men but with all his prior ailments, it was nerve racking. also, it's extra special because i feel like i've done so much growing up in the past year. i've moved out of their house and realized just how much both of my parents mean to me. i think i used to take them for granted when i lived with them because they were ALWAYS there. i mean, always up in my business. obviously i like to have my own life and space but sometimes its nice to just go to their house and pretend i still live there and fill them in on every little thing.

and now to take a page out of my boy Kanye's book:
 Yo blog readers, I’m really happy for you(and that you're reading this)…I’ll let you finish. But my dad is the best dad of all time! One of the best dads of all time!  

haha ok i'm done now. and now i feel terrible i forgot to write a nice post about my mom on mother's day. sorry mom! i promise it'll come soon...you rock too!

i really really love this picture of them. 

where have i beeeeen????

no seriously, does anyone know?

i wish i could tell you this fabulous story about my adventures in life but well, that is not happening. my brain isn't functioning at the optimum level at the moment so it'll have to wait.

it's been a month since i have wandered my way back here which means two things:

1. i have been busy

and

2. i haven't been drinking enough.

i mean that in the most non-alcoholic way possible. 

so here's the update in pictures:

 i discovered an adorable organic farm near my house that had the sweetest couple running it. it had everything you could need and they made all their jams and baked goods right in main house on the same counter they had their small register on.
    been hanging with this handsome fella.

i promise i will have some seriously fun stories soon. horseback riding, zoo trips and all around shenanigans. there have been plenty. be patient, young grasshoppers.