around town

this weekend was our annual town picnic.  it was beautiful in the clubhouse.  someone said it looked like martha stewart decorated, and that people just don't take the time to make things really nice like that anymore.

there was a really amazing lady who did face painting.  so many people asked to have her back.  ladies in colorado...you would be wise to snatch her up for the little's birthdays.  she books up fast.  and she is THAT good.

i have so many thoughts about this next picture.  this little girl is heading off to college.  which goes to show that you are never too old to sit on your mama's lap.  being the newcomer in town...i think it is fairly safe to say that she is a town favorite.  the little girls swoon in her presence.  her mama tears up when she thinks of leaving her baby at college.  she's a good girl.  really.  someone to be proud of, i think.  we celebrated her departure with a rip roaring campfire.  and as i think about her starting a new life, elsewhere....

i am reminded of little girl wishes and big dreams on the horizon.  there are new beginnings everywhere.

one year ago we were packing up and moving away from the life we knew.  at that moment i couldn't imagine what kind of goodness was in store for us.  i was troubled to leave what we had worked so hard for, sad to go to a place where my life was filled with ghosts, and truly scared to make new friends.  oh! life works in wondrous ways.  and we are blessed with so much.  so much that we would not have experienced without the risk.  i'm such a scaredy cat.  but for the rest of my life, i will try to remind myself what good can come from trying new things.