#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

September 15, 2011 · Narrative

Rainbow

“Don’t worry ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. It’s more than just a cliche or something a well-meaning friend says to comfort you. There is one great big master plan and everything works out the way it’s supposed to. Or I’d at least like to think so.  It sure sounds good, doesn’t it?  For whatever reason, this week has been a little high on the stress-o-meter, but at the end of the day today, when we were out and saw this rainbow, it was exactly what we needed. Proof positive that more than “everything is gonna be alright,” everything IS alright, and it’s just a little colorful, magical reminder to count our blessings.

Minutes after we saw the rainbow, Mother Nature put on a spectacular light show in the sky. She can do that like no other. And we all looked quickly, left, right, all around to catching the changing sky. It was absolutely, positively glorious.

Setting Sun

Flag Against Sunset Backdrop

Flag Against Pink Sky

Tri-Color Sun

More Sunset

This morning as I buckled Madeline in her car seat to head to school, she asked me if her dream from last night was going to come true.

“I don’t know, honey, what was your dream about?”

Unicorns!

“Oh that’s sounds like an awesome dream! I don’t know if it will come true, but I hope so.”

Just a question of believing in a little magic. And I never, ever want the kids to stop dreaming.  As the amazing Penny de los Santos says, “dream big and leap.”  May you dream about unicorns tonight too.

*Public Service Announcement.  While all pictures were taken from a moving vehicle, I was NOT the driver, leaving me safely with two completely free hands.

** For those not following me on Twitter, x-ray results came back this afternoon, and there is no herniated disc, thank goodness!

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  1. Kris #40 says

    September 15, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Beautiful rainbow! Glad I got to see it in person. Everyone is calling it Ryan’s Rainbow for the young man, Ryan Stiedl, who passed away today. He was hit in the spring while jogging on Openaki Road. His dad’s fb update was that it was Ryan’s way of saying he was ok.

    Reply
    • Cate says

      September 15, 2011 at 11:03 pm

      I saw the update this afternoon – terrible tragedy, especially when it looked like he was doing better the other day…

      Reply
  2. Betsy says

    September 15, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    Great news. Hey, maybe I’m just overlooking. But can I search your blog by keyword. I thought I have in the past, but can’t find it now.

    Of course I can always search by “category”.

    thanks,

    Reply
    • Cate says

      September 15, 2011 at 11:22 pm

      Thanks for the reminder. I noticed that was gone the other day when I was fixing another issue. Just went and put it back, right under “categories.”

      Reply
  3. Merry120 says

    September 16, 2011 at 12:35 am

    Glad to hear that the x-rays came back showing no herniated disk! I got to hear Penny de los Santos speak at BlogHer. She is awesome.

    Reply
  4. claire says

    September 16, 2011 at 4:59 am

    BEAUTIFUL pictures! So glad that your x-rays were clear. Hope that pain gets better quickly.

    Reply
  5. Joanne says

    September 16, 2011 at 6:22 am

    This post just made me so happy. Seriously…can’t stop smiling. Unicorns and rainbows? Awesome happy stuff.

    Reply
  6. Ramona says

    September 16, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Glad you got a good report on your xrays.

    Beautiful photos. Let me know if ya’ll see unicorns.

    Reply
  7. Betsy says

    September 16, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Thanks Cate .

    Reply

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I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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