a few scenes from a summer almost gone

my summer so far has looked a little bit like this:

(or at least when i remember to snap a picture with my phone, I've done a lot more then the photos posted here)

picking lot's and lot's of strawberries on our friends farm

walks with dear friends  at steele's creek park

taking care of a sweet sometimes cranky little boy who had his tonsils removed

actually going to girls camp as a leader and staying the night. a total success from a girl who just loves hates camping!

laying out in a pretty sundress on the boat docks while the sun goes down and watching the stars come out

going back to the marina with friends for a concert and shaken what the momma gave ya!

Easter Sneek Peak {the pretty Hog}

easter was lovely. until i had to dash off to work {darn hospital!} but none the less, simply lovely. i have the most amazing cousins. truly i do. but hailey, takes the cake! easter pictures to come soon along with my story of new york & meeting rob but i couldn't resist sharing this to hold you through. ah, hailey bay...what firecracker you are to us. hailey is the "baby" grandchild and she tells you plainly, she is spoiled. she is also loved by all and is going to prom next week and is graduating. Oh! she is a baby no more :( are you all having a great week? more from me soon...

This our Hymn of Grateful Praise

for the beauty of the earth...my favorite hymn. today, heavenly father has blessed us with beautiful sunshine and 80 degree weather. as i was driving to church this morning in my bright yellow sundress and matching bright yellow cardigan, i was noticing all the houses and their array of tulips. i want some. this week i am determined to buy some. a beautiful thought no less to start the week. to see what my friends and i planned out today to go and do....please go here and learn why this month will be so important to me. have a lovely day!

vintage suitcases

this time next week. i'll by getting ready to board my plane. i'm getting so excited! and the packing frenzy has begun. what am i going to wear? whats the weather going to be like? will my shoes be comfortable? those are the questions i keep thinking about. i love to travel! traveling to me means my life is moving. that good things are in store and with that i can't help but smile. i have to work this weekend but i'm going to try to squeeze in a few shopping trips to target and old navy and see if i come across something extra special buuuuut comfortable and practical. wish me luck won't you dearies? have a great weekend.

extra! extra! local tn girl goes ga-ga for her fruits & veggies!

hi. let's just pretend i haven't been "away" for awhile. nothing going on. just your typical "life" gets busy. that's all :) okay. so i really think this is a boring post, but hopefully with these pictures, at least you'll think it's colorful one, right? RIGHT?!? ..... thought so :) tee-hee. anywho, spring is here. it's here! there were long days through winter cold nights to where i thought i just wouldn't make it. but, at last....her beauty is gracing tennessee. my home. and with it i have been on a major fruit and salad kick. not by any chance in the diet sense {who me? diet? yeah right!} i just cant seem to get enough of them. every trip to the store, every stop at a restaurant ..."can i get a small side salad with that please?" or "can this come a with a side of fruit?" i simply cannot wait for our local farmers market to open up and spend at least two hours loading up my basket. i think it's all stemming back to that renewed thought that everything is coming up fresh. new. and the sweet taste of fresh new starts in life that come with spring. so dear friends, where ever you are... i hope you go out and by a salad and a side of fruit. especially strawberries....any moment with strawberries makes life better. wouldn't you agree? have a great day.

Oh, Hi March!

can you believe it? it's march! things are starting to come alive and wake up from winter and i am so happy about it. i fell in love with this picture/quilt somewhere ago and everything about it says spring. spring and life and color and warm and happiness. it wont be too long now that i will get to spend nights on my front porch swing and take walks in the in the sunshine without a jacket on and my beautiful front yard tulip trees will bloom. here's a few things to note about my life so far:

a. i have been really busy with young women church stuff! i had no idea how much went on behind the scenes for the presidency and planning and being spiritually prepared "hard work". young women has changed so much since i graduated and received my own recognition almost ten years ago.

b. it's been a little strange being called sister coleman. it makes me feel old.

c. i'm truly putting my heart and soul into it with everything i've got. i want these girls to light up their lives like the fourth of july {name that song...it's a current fave!}

d. yes. i took comments off again. i just really like it that way.

and finally my dad yesterday fell through a roof he was working on and shattered his legs. apparently my life likes to be in hospitals even when i'm not working! he's doing well though with a long road ahead for rehab and walking again. it scared the crap out of me that's for sure! i told him how he must have forgot that i only have one parent left and he's it! silly man.... on the good note....his surgeon was super handsome and sweet.
i likey a lot LOL.

two cups of tea, a china set for two, dont ever forget that i love you

i love beautiful pictures. i love simple pictures. i love the smell of cut lemons. i love the sound of my nephew saying my name. i love the ring on my cellphone that tells me i have a text message.  i love the discovery of a new recipe your just dieing to try. i love random phone calls from friends. i love the way an outfit just comes together. i love the feeling of knowing i created something. i love the feeling of not wanting to put down a good book because it's that good. i love the smell of a home cooked meal. i love the feeling of getting to church on time. i love the stroll of being in books a million for hours. i love the excitement of painting my toes a new stunning color. but mainly, i just love.

it's the month of love people, and i will do what i do best. love.

my boyz are comin to town {hot-dog!}

i just got off the phone with  lee and my nephew angelus. they will be in wednesday. i. am. SO. excited! i took this picture back in September when i was there for family our vacation and angeluses 8th birthday. the sun was setting and it was our last night on the beach with the fam. it turned out amazing. it's in a huge frame in my living room that i had blown up for christmas. 

oh how i love these two boys.

from my home to yours....{thanksgivng review}

whelp. another thanksgiving has come and gone. and of course this year was not without it's own "excitements" shall i say. first, i truly hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving. my home was buzzing with family, cousins, and running children by 12:30 in the afternoon. 

highlights: 

1. tierra burns her arm pretty bad by pulling out the sweet potatoes casserole.

she calls it her "thanksgiving battle scar" LOL

2.  commotion began from outside of children running in to inform that we had a snake in the yard. apparently word got out that the turkey this year was going to be brilliant and the not-so-little thing decided to slither to my house! yikes....{and i live in the city!!!)

3. word also got out that tierra was expecting a guest to come with her to her fathers thanksgiving dinner a little later that day in the form of a guy and her whole family pinned her for details and stole her cell phone. 

a certain someones husband who shall remain anonymous texted the poor fellow and started asking questions.

needless to say, i wont be forgetting this thanksgiving!

a walk with a dear friend...{tennessee fall}

through my hometown's central park really made my weekend. well, along with a few other moments with him but that's another story for another time. my good friend allison was oh so kind as to come with me to our local park and walk & chat (lecture me on my guy problem woes) as i gathered pine cones for a last minute fall craft. we walked, took pictures, allison told me to get with it and ask him on a date chatted and this is what we were looking at. tennessee will soon see a very dark, cold, almost bitter-chill-to-the-bone cold winter but autumn it seems is still hanging on. and i'm ever so thankful. what can i say but i love my hometown.

around Here {at 10:00pm}

at 10:00pm on the dot, i stood up from my spot and took a picture. 

my nook beside the couch and tv. you see, i lost my glasses... and so in order to see the tv and watch my shows tonight, i bundled my self up in my nook with my comforter, texted, worked on my thanksgiving menu grocery list, and stared at my fall craft that i "should" have been finishing. what does your house, your moment look like at 10:00 pm?

simply a picture {bowl of cherries}

life, is just a bowl of cherries. sometimes...dear tierra. in your life right now, you need to remember to finish laundry. clean the living room. clean the bathroom. take a shower. return those books back to books a million. start working on august activity for church. etc etc etc. and oh yeah, get ready for work!

simply pictures {weekend style}

my weekend was spent doing a little of this. a little of that.
but my favorite part was making this...



and turned it into this....



whatever you did this weekend, I hope it was lovely!

I'm still here.

I'm still loving Spring.

And I'm still coming to Utah ladies for two weeks! Booked my flight (sweet deal, $337 & 1 stop) and all.
PS... Deep Purple Tulips are the only color of tulips I like. I think there stunning.

To be in Nauvoo

I love this picture. I saw it and my heart skipped a beat. When I was 15, my mother, aunt, me, and my cute baby poodle ginger took a trip to Nauvoo. We stayed there for 5 days and through that, the city became a part of me. The Nauvoo temple is a very close 2nd favorite temple. The history and spirit that surrounds it, is so special. So when I saw this picture the other day at the deseretbook.com....I have to have it.

Bucket List # 11 {Make an Apple Pie From Scratch}

Today. I. Conquered. a. Goal. This might not seem that huge, an to you the reader, it's not. But to me, it's HUGE! I can't tell you how long I have complained that I have wanted to know how and bake a homemade Apple Pie. Well today ladies, I do now.

Okay. So I cheated on the dish pie crust. Sue me!

But the rest...All. Done. By. Me!

Simply Pictures {I dream of Spring}

I need Spring to come SO badly.
My whole body & Soul needs the Sunshine and the Crisp cool breezes.
But mainly, I long to see my front yard Tulip trees that my Grandmother planted
when we first moved into our home 24 years go.
They bloom into these amazing, stunning blossoms.



This place I call home. I adore my house.
And in the Spring, My home is ever so lovely.
I can't tell you how many times we go to the door and
it will be some one out taking a walk and stop to
take in those huge pink blossoms and want to know what they are.

{Dear Ann, Remember how you wanted to see how tall my front tree's get and look like in the Spring?
Well, their even bigger AND fuller now from this, last year picture...Enjoy!}

Mr. Serious

My stud had his 7 year old photo shots taken Thursday {by yours truly}
I just don't trust alot of people to take pictures of my Mr. Serious.
He can be so grumpy and serious when it comes to getting good smile shots.
Plus, I'm proud to say we have never gone to any other place except maybe twice.
Anyway, tonight we went to a Tennessee High School football game and I'll have you know that I ended up sitting with four little 6 yr. girls from school because they wanted to sit with Angelus & Cameron. Cameron's the blond stud.
They on the other hand played with their other buddies and yelled at the team to score.
I'm NOT ready for this girl drama ladies...NOT at all!
Funny though, I can SO remember already having guy crushes
in Kindergarten and first grade. What can we say...we start young!
But not on my baby! ! !

In case your wondering...

Sweater by Old Navy

Under shirt with matching skull tie by Old Navy

Rugged Jeans by Oldnavy

Black dress Shoes by Gap

And handsome Stud....Priceless

Simply a Picture

{Oh the "woes" of a girl and her double chin...*sighs* oh well}

I was adding photos to my facebook account today of my cousins weddings {soon to come to the blog} and I came across this picture of my cousin Alexa & me. I love how were both in bold colors.

This was taken the night of Carrie's wedding rehearsal dinner and we were waiting for the food line to start {go figure lol} and Mary {the sister-in-law} had snapped this picture.

I haven't written a lot about Alexa but let me just put it this way, I simply heart her. Were cousins for eternity {that sounded cheesy} and she is always there for me. Always. I can remember the night I had picked up Kyle {an ex} {and NO were SO not telling that story} from the airport in Knoxville and was driving the two hour drive home with Kyle to meet my family. Alexa called me through that whole time. On the way to the airport... When I got there.... And on my way home to make sure i was okay and how things were going.

She'll never never how much I clung & truly appreciated those phone calls.