speaking of bye bye birdie...

brush off the clouds and cheer up

put on a happy face
take off the gloomy mask of tragedy
it's not your style
you'll look so good that you'll be glad
ya decided to smile
pick out a pleasant outlook
stick out that noble chin
wipe off that full-of-doubt look
slap on a happy grin
and spread sunshine all over the place

and if you're feeling cross and bitterish
don't sit and whine
think of banana split and licorice
and you'll feel fine
i knew a girl so glooming
she'd never laugh or sing
she wouldn't listen to me
now she's a mean old thing
so spread sunshine all over the place
just put on a happy face
so, put on a happy face

{put on a happy face from bye bye birdie}

so... if you stopped over here yesterday, you would have seen that i had a rough day. but fourteen hours, one trip to trader joe's, two advil, one allergy pill {the sleepy kind}, and eight hours of sleep later, i feel pretty good again!

yesterday started out cloudy. but by evening, it had cleared up. i just woke up to clear skies and lots of sunshine pouring through the window. {sigh} sunshine in the morning is bliss for me. it's right up there with peanut butter cups from trader joe's.

speaking of t.j.'s, how great are those chardonnay wine bottles with the smiley faces? i saw those last night and just had to take a picture. i know... you are wondering why i had my camera in t.j.'s, right? i think the store manager was wondering that very same thing. and i KNOW my husband was. {poor silly non-picture taking souls. they just don't get it.} {smile}

anyway, we have had a lot of amazing cloud formations around here lately––storm clouds and such. you'll be seeing lots of cloud pictures here for a while. but then that should not surprise you, hah? with the clouds comes the rain sometimes. but, hey... bring it on if it means gorgeous flower like these.

yes, another trader joe's picture. um... have you been to one? it's so colorful in there. and so very interesting! next time you go, take your camera. you'll see. you could spend at least an hour in there taking pics.

thanks to those who were my cheerleaders yesterday, and also for giving me permission to cry. i never did end up bawling. i guess it never really was there––it just felt like it. i hope you all have a blessed sunday. see you all tomorrow––when i'll resume looking at all your wonderful pictures and reading your thoughts. {i said on friday, "next up: florida pool". i meant come monday. the weekend was for more spontaneous posts. i got one more tonight for my nephew––something different than i've ever done. i'm giddy just thinking of putting it up for him.}

hugs!

g.