spontaneity

return to spontaneity

this weekend was such an experience and so fulfilling...
hadn't had such a nice experience like that in awhile.

non-planned, generally spontaneous trip out of our present town.
with kids.
now TWO kids.
toddler and newborn.

they did really well in the car and both slept. and dh & i got some chatting time. we left w/o a plan, and w/o a specific location. only headed in a direction and made stops along the way whenever we wanted. stopped at a convenience store on steroids - that's how i describe "buckee's" - almost-grocery-store-sized-place with row upon rows of snacks. all branded with their crazy-lookin' beaver.

the whole store was branded. branded with the cartoon beaver. from all packaging & foods to the bathroom soap dispenser.

a pack of usually 99cent-sized gummies was $3.99
and i usually think the 99cent ones are slightly overpriced. haha...
i guess ppl really can charge for branding and ppl really will pay for branding.

like apple products.

i could totally now go off on a tangent about branding as i follow my stream of consciousness, but i will abstain.

now back to the weekend.

food. wonderful, delicious food! only 2nd to NYC in this nation. Houston.
Chinese food. YUM!

friday night: hot pot on a chilly night and pan fried flat noodles followed by fruit "bing" & red bean boba drink.

saturday morning: taiwanese breakfast at classic kitchen. everything a girl like me could ask for and want! all for under $30. dan bing, mung bean dan bing, hot fresh soymilk, you tiao (oil stick/fried dough), xian dou hua, scallion pancakes, fried dao xiao mian (knife carved noodles)...

Ikea...and...getting my hair done...(got my hair dyed & totally hacked off my hair, but i like it)

and more and more...

i feel blessed

blessed with family
blessed with kiddos
blessed with hubby
blessed with friends
blessed with progression
blessed from God

can't complain. got lots of great things going on.
even when things don't go smoothly, still feel blessed.
b/c there are pros & cons to everything.
and therefore always things to look forward to.
a door closes and another opens.
or they're all open...

all things are for our experience and learning...

and i'm content...
even when i seem apathetic or unmotivated,
i still FEEL blessed.

not too profound.
not too detailed.

just simply feel blessed.

i want...

i want to be validated
i want to be random
i want to be asleep
i want to be me