It's been a while....

It's been a while dear friends..........sorry to have disappeared on you like that! I certainly hadn't planned it, in fact quite the opposite, I had really grand plans of a whole P&P makeover for the birthday month (P&P quietly turned one a few weeks back, can you believe it?). One whole year blogging away, sitting at this desk and penning down my thoughts (well some of them at least!) I never knew that it would become such an integral part of my life. Even when I'm not blogging, I'm thinking of blogging (and/or wishing I were!)...Which brings me to my unexplained absence........we're moving! And even though it's just 954 miles north and east of where we are now, it feels like a transcontinental move for all the planning that's gone into it (and did I mention my old friend paperwork here? or customer service reps?---you don't want to go down that lane with me, trust me!!!). Aah, logistics!

 Some (very belated!) birthday flowers for P&P......

Once I'm safely ensconced in my new home, I suspect there will much outpouring of just how emotional this move has been for us (soppy post alert!) (and that's a good emotional, thankfully---after the year that was, this is a welcome relief, trust me!). I don't want to dwell on the negative, and I really really hope with all my heart that we're leaving all the heartbreak behind.......and so I'm just going to box up the good and take it with us. This blog for one, was one of the best things that came out of the year that was. And this blog just wouldn't be the same without you dear reader. It would be one sad and lonely string of 0s and 1s that would never be read; without you, there would be no comments, no getting-to-know-you emails, no friendships. No support group.

So thank you for reading. And thank you for commenting. For letting me in your  mornings, your lives, for sharing your day with me, for reaching out and for the friendship...I'm grateful beyond words. Here's to many more years together, and to a closer, tighter-knit circle of friends.......*clink* 

 Thank you for being there! It means the world.....

And even though we're pretty excited at the prospect of moving, I've been pretty introspective lately. I think it's my self-defense against chaos, I turn inward and to familiar comforts-- much-loved music, dog eared (and stained!) copies of favorite books. (are you like that? I know, intuitively, some of you most certainly are!) And while I sit here surrounded with a gazillion brown cardboard boxes (chaos!!!), I'm glad that I had this blog to document my home, that little safe haven we created for ourselves.....now that my cozy little nooks no longer exist, I still have pictures to prove to me that I hadn't dreamt it all up.......and till this computer gets boxed up, I have my little folder of treasures to flip through with my morning cup of tea... 

So I leave you now with a few images from the past couple of months, with the promise to be back soon....

 (I wondered about the appropriate-ness of including these images of sun drenched windows and warm throws in the blistering heat of the summer which many of you are currently facing. Truth is, summer has yet to arrive in these parts, it's been raining non-stop for the past week, my toes are cold, I have four layers of tees on right now. Seriously, if it weren't so ridiculous I might even have considered pulling out my sweaters from the suitcases. Really. I kid you not. Soooo, my point is that this picture actually looks pretty good to me just about now....bear with me okay? :)

Aaaand, with my customary update on (and gripe about) the weather, I declare this post well-rounded and complete!!! *big smile of satisfaction*

 A corner in our bedroom..........

Till we meet again, au revoir.......


PS: I'm also giving one last parting shot at my blog redesign.. If you notice anything different, tell me what you think......;) (I'm not completely satisfied and will tweak the design a bit more once I have a little time to play around. But for now, I think it works!)

PPS: I can't believe I'm actually getting the time to do this...... yay.
(Really, I need to get back to packing. NOW.)


PPPS: Have a wonderful long weekend, hopefully I'll see you in July......Fellow bloggers: I miss reading all your wonderful inspiring posts, I'll be back to blogging and commenting soon I hope!