If you really knew me...

If you really knew me

You would know that I almost always have a book on me, I love reading. When I am reading a suspenseful part in a book, I cant take it. I have to know whats going to happen, so I flip to the back of the book and read the last chapter. I know ridiculous, but I cant stop myself, I have to know that everything will be ok. 

If you really knew me

You would know that I'm more likely to crack a joke or tell a funny story then to share something that I hold close to my heart. It takes me a little while to share that part of myself with people, but I do enjoy those intimate conversations most, I feel they bond you together in a powerful way that makes any kind of relationship stronger.
 

If you really knew me
 

You would know that I hold family in a special place in my heart. I feel that it is the most precious bond between people. I love hearing family stories over and over again, even if they're not about my family. People will tell me all about their kids and life growing up and funny stories and I soak it all in because I find something so beautiful in their words.

If you really knew me

You would know that fall is my favorite season, I thrive in fall. As the temperature drops and the earth releases new smells, its as if a different part of me comes to life. I love the smell of apples and cinnamon and the feel of a soft scarf laced around my neck. I drink hot tea and strew fall decorations about the house, Welcoming the change in season.

If you really knew me

You would know that I dont like people to see me cry. I dont like them to see me hurting, these are the real tears I'm talking about because I cry a lot. I cry at commercials and movies and for other people when their hurting. I dont care when people see those, I mean the ones that are riddled with pain. The ones that cause your body to shake and for you to gasp for air from the pain in your chest, those are the tears that I like no one to see.

If you really knew me

You would know that I'm glad I shared a little vulnerability with you today. 

xoxo

Ill jump if you will

Saturday a group of us got together and went up to Sedona for a good hike and some cliff jumping. It was a great hike.  By the time we got to the water, we were all hot and ready to get wet. Dawn and I hiked most of the way in together and by the time we got there, she convinced me to jump off a cliff into the water with her.  I was like ok just a little one. When it was our turn to jump we grabbed hands counted to three and threw our bodies off the side of a cliff. Yea we're pretty cool.  Getting out was a little more difficult then getting in, but our friend Daniel was very kind and grabbed our hands and lifted us up out. Hey its good to have friends in high places. The rest of our day was spent indulging in picnic foods singing songs and swimming. The hike back was much more strenuous considering we used our energy swimming and cheering at the top of our lungs for the next person to jump.  That being said, I wouldn't change anything, not even my sunburned body. Yea I really need to listen to people and use more sunscreen, stop thinking I'm super women just cause I threw my body off a cliff and lived. I am blessed for all the new friendships I made and spending time in the outdoors. 

xoxo 

what a bottle of yoohoo can do for you

As I was driving home this evening, seething with irritation of how the day had turned out, my dashboard so kindly enlightened me that I indeed needed gas. I whipped into the local Chevron and started filling my tank, I knew I needed to change my attitude but was having a hard time shaking off my funk. I ran into the convenience store and was looking for something fun to drink and found my answer in a bottle of yoohoo. Its amazing what a bottle of yoohoo and a prayer can do for a girl, by the time I finished pumping my gas and was started on the drive home I felt like a whole new person. The chocolate milk reminded me of summers growing up with my two brothers, we used to play outside and rush inside for a quick drink just to charge right back out again. Its funny how we remember things and they create links to memories for us. When I got home I knew there was only one thing I wanted to go with this little treat and that was a grilled cheese sandwich. So thats what I did, I made myself a grilled cheese drank my yoohoo and popped Little women into the vhs player. Yes we still have one of them and it works just fine and dandy. Little women is one of those movies that just puts my world into perspective for me. It reminds me of how close my cousins and I are. We used to play in the attic with old prom dresses, acting out stories and coming up with commentary. I see them as some of the brightest memories in my childhood, I feel the bond to my cousins is more of the sisterly nature then that of distant relatives. We would spend every other weekend together filled with sleepovers and Shirley Temple. (our favorite movies as kids.) Its so amazing how a bad day can be changed into such a wonderful evening in one trip to a gas station. 

xoxo

let it rain...

It has been raining in Arizona, this is a big deal out here because it hardly ever happens. Last Friday is when it all started, the clouds rolled in and the sky opened up and started pouring out buckets of the stuff. Parts of the roads have been flooded, but ill take it, I'm just so happy to finally be having some precipitation around here. On this glorious Friday that the heavens opened up, I was at my friend J's house and we did what any person who hasn't seen rain in a long time would. We made hot tea grabbed a blanket and watched it come down from the porch. It was relaxing sitting there sipping tea, watching the rain, smelling the sent the dry desert earth getting what it so desperately needed and all the while being snuggled up in a blanket protecting you from the chill in the air. However short this weather may last I am still excited every time I feel a raindrop sprinkle down my way. 

Independence Day

customized

I found a bathroom on Pinterest that was exactly the look I wanted to go with when redoing my bathroom. Only problem was, I didnt plan on laying down that kind of dough to improve my space, so I found a nice cloth shower curtin on sale at Target in the exact color and decided to make my own.

What you'll need:

Shower curtin

Fabric paint 

Contact paper

foam brush

scissors

Using cotact paper cut out your desired design, peel off backing and firmly stick to your intended area of fabric.

Once your patern is laid, using your spunge brush, paint your stenciled out areas. I found it easier to paint along the contact paper first, then fill in the rest as you go. 

Allow drying time and botta bing botta boom you have a one of a kind shower curtin. I plan on using the techniqe on other fabric, like clothing. I am still looking for items to complete the space but im very excited to see it coming along gradually.

xoxo

the wrap up....

Sunday was a lazy day in the Klingmeyer household. We read books and took naps, indulged in yummy freezer pizza and drank wine coolers. There was no schedule to keep no place to be, just the hot summer sun pounding through the windows and the AC running at full blast. Even the pups snoozed most of the day away in their over stuffed dog beds, only getting up to follow us to the next room, just to flop down again and drift back off to dreamland. I enjoyed the lazy day seeing how we dont have a pool and it was one hundred and stupid out, staying in and lazing around just seemed the right place to be.

xoxo