Dear July, How are you almost over already? Here we are three weeks in and I’m not even sure how that happened.
Dear Essie Nail Polish, I have you in pretty much every color available. I picked up “Play Date” at Publix yesterday afternoon and it did not disappoint. It’s the most perfect purple for summer.
Dear Summer, I can’t believe we’re thinking about goodbye already. When I was working so much back in June, I was wishing you away so that I could see my people, but now that my life is under control I’m wishing we had more days on the calendar between now and the first day of school. Gone are your lazy days — the squares on my calendar are filling up fast!
Dear Hudson, HOW ARE YOU A WHOLE YEAR OLD?! Your birthday party was so much fun. Your mom is pretty amazing and she did a great job celebrating your life. We are so lucky to have you as a part of our family and can not get enough of your infectious smile.
Dear Dr. Pepper, It’s been twenty one days. Twenty. One. The only time I’ve gone longer without your sweet goodness was for the 40 days of lent a few years ago. I’m trying to get myself back in gear for a fall filled with many miles of running, much better food and stronger muscles. Even though I love you very much and miss you like crazy, we both know this is for the best. You make my pants too small and there is no way you’re good for anything except a temporary smile. I wish that I could approach you with moderation, but we both know that will never work. It’s so hard to say goodbye to you!
Dear iPhone, You are both my favorite and least favorite thing. I love you for your convenience and for the ability to read books in the dark after Josh is sleeping. I love that you play great music during my morning commute and that I can watch Dawson’s Creek on the occasion I take a lunch break. What I don’t like, is how you refuse to charge unless I stand on one foot and use the striped cord only and hold my bottom lip just right. Why are you so difficult? I’m seriously thinking about trading you in for a younger model, but unfortunately AT&T would prefer that I wait until November. Grrr.
Dear Football Season, You are almost here. Yes, there was a day when I dreaded your arrival. I hated that you robbed me of my husband for four months. Then I decided maybe I should try to like you so that I could join in the dates you were having together on the weekends. Now I see you for the wonderful time you are. Really, what is better than fall and hot chocolate and 100k people all cheering for the same thing? We have great team colors and don’t look ridiculous trying to make purple and yellow look good together (I’m only sort of kidding). I can’t wait to spend opening weekend with you in Atlanta this year (and Dallas for the two years after that — how much fun does that sound?). Now I just need to find the perfect red dress…
one of the best football days ever (how awesome is that kitchen?!)
Dear Life Planner, I’m sorry for neglecting you so much this spring. Your blank pages are mocking me. I have been using you religiously since mid-June and already feel so much more in control. I tried to convince myself that there were better planners out there — less expensive, more thought out, simpler, more beautiful — but the fact of the matter is, you are exactly what I need. And even better, I found a $10 gift card in my desk drawer last week. Now to decide what next year’s calendar should look like.
Dear Kindle Unlimited, Where have you been all my life? I signed up for Oyster several months ago and after paying $9.99 a month and never reading a single book, I unsubscribed. I just read on my Kindle way too much to justify something else. Then, out of nowhere, I discovered for the same price I can download “free” titles to my Kindle. I have already gotten my money’s worth of downloads and it’s been 48 hours.
Dear Broccoli, Goat Cheese, Lemon Pasta, You are the best dinner I’ve had in awhile. There is something to be said for a meal that can be cooked in twenty minutes. Why is it that the non-recipe meals, the ones you throw together because it all sounds like it would go together, are the ones we like the best? And why did it take me so long to realize how good broccoli and pasta are together. Match made in heaven.
