“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
~Buddha
Thanks Humble Pie:
Of course I was happy to be a part of the devouring team.
Before:
After:
I love friends having birthdays.
I love spotting funny bumper stickers. Especially ones like these, on trucks.
I know you all out there must have some too. Send them to me at diane(@)bluelollipoproad.com and I will post them!
Wandering around the Xpedx paper warehouse is fun. I geek out on sending snail mail, so naturally this is a place I like to visit. Xpedx supplies print shops and stationary companies with papers all colors of the rainbow, envelopes in every size, brand, and more.
I took a stroll in today as I do a couple times a year wondering if anyone actually likes those gold-embossed Hallmark cards with bad poetry that cost 4 bucks each. Why not go to a supply store and make something personal instead? Fun + uber cheap + get crafty. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
I like to peruse the clearance wall of overflow, wrong orders, and returns. All kinds of goodies:
Last summer I got some fantastic recycled card stock. I picked out the size envelopes I wanted, had the card stock cut down, stamped my BLR on them and voila, my own stationary. Plenty of empty space to write completely personal notes.
Whether it’s 2011 or 2111 one thing is for sure: Emails, texts, Facebook or other, will never compare to a hand written love note, a homemade birthday card, or a surprise letter just to say hi.
Who will you write your next letter to?
…chocoholic.
Chocoholic was the fantastically delicious event I was at last night.
From cupcakes, to cookies, to chocolate cocktails and chocolate fountains, (white, milk, dark, champagne, mint, chili, cinnamon flavored and even caramel and peanut butter ones!)- we were one happy crew of indulging friends. Of all the treats, my favorite of the night was the sea salt caramels covered in dark chocolate. Here’s a recipe to make them. The perfection is in the combo of salty and sweet. Mmmm…
Naturally during the course of hundreds of ravenous sugar lovers roaming and noshing, there were bound to be drips and drops flying everywhere. This poor sign didn’t see it coming:
Gee, I wonder why I was wide awake until 2am this morning.
I’m still smiling from my chocolate high.
In going back into the Blue Lollipop Road archives recently, I had forgotten that I used to write about TTAA (Things That Are Awesome.) Here’s one I wrote while in Chicago a couple years ago. I am bringing back the TTAA, so look for it regularly moving forward. Here’s some from yesterday:
Driving by old antique stores that have rusty signs on the side:
Zoning out at a stoplight and looking up to see the sky and clouds look like this:
French fries. Zumba. Catching up with friends you haven’t seen in almost 3 years. Coming home to a new fashion magazine in the mail. Knowing that it’s GOT to get warmer eventually. Looking forward to weddings. Looking forward to road trips. Owning who you are and what you do. Reading books friends have written. Phone calls from friends across the country.
Post a comment here and share what you think is awesome!
Today I had to drive deep into the country to a county office to pay my car taxes. (My current home base is off the beaten path.) While most would’ve grumbled about a 15 mile detour, I was thrilled. It’s amazing where my thoughts go, in just a few minutes driving in silence on a road I’ve never been on before. I’ll be road tripping to North Carolina and Florida within the next month. I’m sure you can imagine how excited I am for that. (Good thing I’ve got a Honda!) It feels like a dream that it’s my job to do all this. It’s hard to believe all the places the BLR-Mobile has been:
…and oh the many more places it will go…
Two years ago in February, I was riding a double decker bus…
…traveling to see places like Iguazu Falls…
…taking boat rides into the falls…
…having yummy vegetarian lunch (which is laughable considering we were in Argentina)…
…taking gondola rides over Salta…
…strolling in the warm sun near San Lorenzo gazing at beautiful flowers…
…finding fresh fruits on the street…
…then running through a hail storm like I had never seen before, drenched, laughing and freezing to get back to the hostel…
…to eat dinner with friendly and interesting strangers from around the world…
As I imagine my brother adventuring around on gorgeous beaches today in Thailand, (where he’s currently traveling) it makes me happy to know that just like when we were in Argentina together 2 years ago, he is making memories, meeting people and having experiences he will never forget.
Here’s to dreaming it, then doing it- because that’s all it takes.
I don’t know about you but I am so over this winter. By that I mean SO OVER this winter. It seems like the skies are more grey and the temperatures are consistently colder than previous winters. I cannot wait for the heat and sun again. As I was daydreaming of the summer, this photo I took of my morning coffee overlooking the beach in North Carolina’s Outer Banks came to mind:
Off in the far distance? Yep, that’s the beach….the warm, warm beach…
Come back to us warmth, come back I beg of you.
