"...something to hope for."

I was with my dad in the car the other day, and we were talking about some old story from my childhood. When we were finished laughing and remembering, he said, "You were such a happy kid, Hannah." I didn't take this as "Geez, you used to be so happy, what happened??" I took it as "Your childhood years were so full of joy and so many priceless, jubilant memories are the result of them." 

I really was happy. Looking back, I remember myself as a carefree, curly-haired kid full of laughter and creativity.

I still am happy. I'll admit it, I'm not satisfied, but I'm happy. I just feel like there is so much I could be doing with my life, so many different paths to choose from, and certain things are holding me back. It's unsettling, knowing I could be living my life to the fullest when, at the moment, I'm living it...ordinarily. I never thought I'd be afraid of such a thing as living an ordinary life, but I am. I never even thought about it until this year, when I'm discovering limits I didn't know existed.

So I have a lot on my mind, a few big decisions to make, and positive attitude to maintain through it all. I just have to hope and pray that everything falls into place. And so I'll leave you with a new favorite quote:

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."  -Joseph Addison 

little treasures

I treasure those moments when I first step outside on a frosty, winter day. The air is crisp and fresh and bites at my eyes and nose. An icy wind plays with my hair and sends small clumps of snow sailing off branches of trees and onto the white, crystal-covered ground. My soft boots are warm at first, but after treading through the snow for a few minutes, my toes begin to get chilled.

I treasure those first few sips of hot tea, with a dash of cream and a teaspoon of sugar.

I treasure creativity. Art really is an amazing thing.

I treasure golden afternoon sunlight streaming through windows.

I treasure lazy days and slouchy beanies and photography.

What do you treasure?

xo,
hannah

weekend at the cabin

Cabin weekends are my favorite. For multiple reasons, really, but all the little details intertwine and come together to create two days of joy. Here are some scenes from a most memorable time:

homemade pizza...

cartwheels across the yard at dusk...

fresh garden produce...

pepperoni roll...

cream soda...

ping pong...

It was a great weekend. But it's nice to be home ;)
xo,
hannah

ten things

 

Ten things that make me happy:

001. Water with lemon

002. New creamy pink nail polish

003. Sweet apple perfume

004. Homemade pizza

005. Delicate pops of purple flowers waving in the summer breeze

006. Exciting secret plans I'm making and working on and will be sharing with you soon ;)

007. Doing playdoh with my adorable cousins

008. Feeling so much healthier from drinking about 5 glasses of water :)

009. White shorts

010. Walking barefoot in the rain

What makes you happy?
-hannah

the weekend

*update* how do you guys like the design?


sooooooo.......... I didn't end up deleting that post, and I didn't end up posting those photos. Another thing I won't do? Get sick of going to the cabin:

It rained all weekend, no let up. It was awful, but we made the best of it and stayed inside by the fire and played card games.
We stayed up till 2 in the morning both Friday and Saturday night, so naturally everybody's pooped out.

What did you do this weekend?

-hannah

p.s. for the last few hours of Sunday I'm going to be graphic designing, so expect a few changes her on the bloggity-blog!

a little dose of happiness

happiness to me is seeing a bride and groom happily just married:

What's happiness to you?

-hannah