“Instead, I hold that day deep within myself, as a reminder that love is the sum of our choices, the strength of our commitments, the ties that bind us together"”
“But maybe that’s what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way.”
from the book love the one you’re with by emily giffin
just read this quote on ali’s blog, and it just spoke to me. i think i need to remember this more often.
Mary Jean Iron : Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
ps: wanted to share this eid greeting i made and me and my husband sent out for eid this year:)
she loves:
{God, her family(old and new), her boy, her parents, her sisters, her grandparents, books, being around children, dancing, doodling, good movies, snow fights, laughing for no reason, smiles, instant messaging, swimming, laughing so hard that her stomach starts to hurt, lipglosses, lying on her bed reading magazines, laughing hysterically, learning about cultures and traditions, photography, anything to do with pictures, shopping, singing at the top of her voice, making up her own versions of songs and singing, walks on the beach, harmony, gup shup with the people i love at wierd hours of the night, milkshakes, talking on the phone, rainy summer days, telling old stories, listening to people tell their life stories, cheese toasts, peanut butter, hot toast with melting butter, walks in the rain(only if its nice and warm), dancing in the rain, candles, sleepovers, old home videos, yoga, sunny winter mornings, old photos, watching the rain from my bedroom windows, puppies and kittens, good quotes, song lyrics, blogs, scrapbooking, collages, art, pretty houses, personality, flamin hot cheetos, TEa(with milk and sugar), movie nights with her husband, cooking for her man, shoes, strappy sandles, candlelit dinners, heart shaped balloons, flickr, paper crafts, fuzzy slippers, the color pink, pakistan, architecture, decor, pretty clothes, kajal, road trips, weddings, dressing up, scarves, music, her guy's songs, her mom's art, her sister's poems, all her memories, life, lying in her yard in the sun, the childhood she had, her little bug, purses, her friends, long conversations, people who inspire, inspiration}
to be continued
So today's looking like one of those creative days and that makes me happy, REALLY happy:)! and who would have known, the sun's managed to find its way through the clouds too and the day is turning out better than it started.
Here's my work from today. The quote's from Judith McNaught's 'Almost Heaven'. I love all her books. They're such sappy romantic reads, the kinds that manage to give you butterflies(lol). If you're into chick literature and haven't read her books, I'd recommend them any day!
