one of my best friends here in Little Rock is an indy designer. we have the best times at those shows, sashaying down the runway (sidewalk), swilling champagne, being superhero-supermodels.

not once however, has anyone thought of a bonfire.

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sounds like a blast. wish i could pop by. power to the people arts.

That sounds so fun. I wish I could come!

Oh how I wish I lived closer. This trunk show sounds amazing, and fun. I am in New Jersey and San Francisco seems so magical. My friend just moved there and I cannot wait to visit. Enjoy your show!

Another post appropos of nothing...
I've been having a hard time at work, and I was thinking, hum, I'll check out Andrea's site for some inspiration. And then I realized, this blog has seen me through many a tough job and many a really hard moment (many job realated, some health realated) and that consistancy itsself is helpful. Because the moments do get brighter. It's been kind of a long trek... me and you and this blog, or it feels like it. I was in quite a diffrent place in my life in April 2003 when I first tuned in.
And also, I know I say this periodically, but the time seems right again - there are posts of yours that I think about on a almost weekly basis, years after the fact. I read my Anne Lamott, and I ponder my superhero posts when times get tough.
So that is something.
Now I'm off to Europe for my first ever trip, which is also something. Perhaps I'll find a bit of magic there.

A - This is not appropros of this post, but I just had to tell you... I was just at a training for work. I stopped at home quickly after work before heading to the training and grabbed a random spiral notebook since I'd forgotten to bring one from work. At the end of the training as I began gathering up my things, an envelope began to slip out of the back of the notebook. I saw this lovely handwriting on the back flap...and realized it was from YOU! It was my "What I did during the summer of 2005 that made me a better, smarter, happier person" letter...ha! I must have tucked it inside the notebook when you sent it back to me a year ago. Wow, I had some fun, sweet dreams...too bad I didn't do more of them...ha! Maybe I should tuck it somewhere new and wait for it to show up next year...it could be my Lazarus letter...resurrecting itself annually to remind me of my dreams. ;) xoxo

please give Laurie a big So Cal hug from me!

there i am jumping on my bed. That's really funny. I love how we took all these photos and I chose the ones where I look dark and serious and sexy, and you chose this one, where I look young and free and silly. Thank you for reminding me that I'm not who I think I am all the time. I can look at this photo and I can say, "who's that girl?"

great photo of Laurie! Can't wait for Sunday!!

xo
S

Darn, wish I was closer. Hope the trunk show is successful and FUN!