♥I used to have a pair when I was little.

I wished for these while going underneath a yellow stop-light yesterday.

MAYBE I’LL GET LUCKY?

(Photo via Bombshell.)

Happy Anniversary (MOM+DAD forever.)

sometimes, my life is PERFECT. i’m being completely honest here.

it’s perfect when i’m sitting on the kitchen floor and eating Jet Puff while wearing red lipstick. it’s perfect when i figure out exactly what to say next and that little *ding* on my typewriter sounds and i happily re-read my words again. or when i go walking with my marvelous sisters and we’re all spiffied up and have nowhere to go but 7-Eleven. or when my Popi comes home from Jury Duty with a dozen roses in his hands for my Mumsie but he can’t find her and looks in every single room for her (which he just did). it’s perfect when i have an apron on and am making Easter bread when it’s not even Easter. or when i watch Lala mia walking about town with her Mary Poppins purse on her shoulder and her hair all done-up and high heels on.

today feels like a perfect day to me.

{i’m wearing the traveling dress.} we had a splendid run this morning. i have red lips. there are avocadoes on the kitchen counter. Lala mia is sitting at the table sewing a wedding veil (and no one’s even getting married…). a glass of milk is next to me. and this is in my head…

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they were laying on the kitchen floor. they had just mopped it. his jeans were rolled up past his ankles. her dress was tucked up past her knees and knotted at her hip. soap was everywhere. they had gotten a little out of hand. he was still breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling, his heart pounding. she laughed when she looked over at him. he was laying there with his sandy hair a tousled mess falling over his blue eyes. “you need a haircut.” she said. he peered over and took in her own messy appearance. her chocolate tresses were piled on top of her head and covered in soap. “you need a bath.” he retorted. she blushed. “i was under the impression that the soap you poured all over me cleaned me up enough.” her voice had a biting, but playful tone. he only smiled at the ceiling. and his hand slowly made it’s way across the floor and met her’s. he intertwined his fingers in her’s. they held hands. and stared at the ceiling. and layed on the soapy floor.

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today is a perfect day. i made that little piece up. and it’s my parent’s anniversary. that makes it perfect.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DADDY AND MOMMY.

i ♥ you like the dickens.

love.

-Bella.dear

RED letters.

got a letter from Miss Kirstie Rae today. {she wrote it with a red pen.} i love you dear. O so much. it made me smile and laugh.

i want tomatoes so bad. i just do.

i ♥ tomatoes. and Miss Kirstie Rae. and her letters.

love.

-Bella.dear

yellow shoes and red lips make me happy.

i am in ♥ with Spirocreations on Etsy right now. their shoes just blow me away.

Tinkerbell Ballet Flats

i think the Tinkerbell Ballet Flats are my favourite. but the Mary-Jane Moccasins are a close second.

Mary-Jane Moccasins

this Husband and Wife team are marvelous. so talented. it makes my head spin. take a look if you can…

{i’m wearing a little graphic pattern skirt today. and red lipstick.} i’m happy.

we went to the grocery store earlier this morning. i found some LEGOS in the parking lot. only once in my life will that happen i think…

on tap for this day:

•bread baking in an apron.

•cleaning.

•making little felt flower hair-pins.

•writing letters.

•finding an ice-cream recipe for the party.

•and watching some Aaron Stone with Mr.Dante.

(i woke up in a sour mood this morning. Franny has been stealing my socks and wearing them for 3 days in a row. that is just as bad as when my feet get hot. i hate it. makes me want to rip up a thousand pairs of socks. including mine. *sigh*. the downs of living in a family of 7.) but you know something? who can be in a sour mood while wearing Reel Red lipstick? i.can’t.that’s.for.sure. so i put it on and made myself happy. i will always collect red lipstick. and then i will always be happy.

now i’m off to wish for shoes and bake a loaf of bread and cry over Rudy Steiner who died in The Book Thief today. (i finished reading it again. for just about the 5th time).

love.

-Bella.dear

little thoughts of red peacoats and boys.not.really.here.

here are some little thoughts…

1.i want a red peacoat. really bad. and right now. that’s going in my wish list in my about me. right next to rainboots. and it’s going on my wish clothesline in my room. then, maybe, if i’m a lucky duck… i do so want a red peacoat.

2.there’s a girl singing Let My Love Open The Door from Dan in Real Life in my kitchen right now. too cute.

3.after i went running today, i took a shower in the front yard. in my swimsuit of course. {my red+white+green swimsuit.} the looks i got from people…too funny. they laughed at the girl with bubbles in her hair.

4.i made a lemon-cake-from-a-box. and then i fell asleep. and someone was yelling about it being burnt. *blush*.  i’m such a forgetful baker…

5.it smells like cologne in here. but there are no boys wearing cologne in here. i think my stories are getting to my head. i just wrote about a young man in cologne. and now, i.smell.him♥.

6.found a red coat. not exactly what i had in mind, but close enough. plus, i adore this one.

it’s by LittleHouses on Etsy. and it’s called the Goldsboro Jacket. i.wish.for.it. or something a little warmer maybe. it gets quite cold here in winter and fall. not to mention it’s going to rain and thunder and lightning any moment. but i do like this one.

7.i just want a red peacoat.

8.(i ran outside ’bout 5 seconds ago because our tent blew over. we had to take it down. {wearing a little white skirt with orange daisies on it} in the middle of a thunderstorm taking down a tent…priceless, and not a very good idea. my skirt blew up.)

9.i really need a red peacoat.

10. party planning is wondrous and snazzy. i love doing it. so darling. i cannot wait to send out invitations. i want red ones.

just a little of me right now…

love.

-Bella.dear

pucker up…

something very short i made up and i’ve pondered all day.

*i think lemonade and little lady’s puckered lips with ♥cherry red lipstick are cute.*

(her name would be Susan.)

{made me smile in my little red skirt…}

S.Pellegrino is on sale at Costco. YAY! yay! yay!

that is all.

-Bella♥