the kids need to know.

i love this so much. it's another awesome video from kid present. full of gems, and good reminders for all of us.

• "singing, dancing, oh and laughing! laughing is the best!"
• "there's plenty of reasons to dance, you just gotta look for them."
• "being a person is hard sometime."
• "you should give people high fives just for getting out of bed. oh, high fives! i forgot to explain that. how do i explain this? umm.. it's kind of like hitting someone who's your friend."
• "just treat everybody like it's their birthday. even if they don't deserve it. because we all mess up sometimes. the biggest mess up, not forgiving each other's mess ups."
• "try this, take a breath. isn't that amazing? it's called breathing. you're going to do it a lot. nobody knows exactly how much. so enjoy it."
• "let your life be loud! shout to the world!"
• "i don't think i told you this yet. we're really glad you're here. we don't say that enough to each other here, because well, life gets busy."
• "for now, remember this: you're awake. you're awesome. live like it!"

winter.

"don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. it's quiet, but the roots down there are riotous." 

-rumi

compliments.

would you rather give a compliment or receive one? i enjoy them both- and i feel like lately i've been extra-intentional in telling people how much i appreciate them, or something that i admire about them. i tossed out some kind words the other day, and today i got some back. how great does that feel?

"vermont has been a brighter scene since you moved back here."

:)

currently.

ways to boost a mood:

• early morning skiing with lu in fresh snow.
• black bean burgers & mini tater tots for dinner.
• streaming womens alpine super-combined competition.
• google hangouts with old friends. 
• sleep, sleep, sleep.

happy birthday, gran.

today gran turns 95 years old. isn't she stunning?

we're heading to the cape this morning for a little birthday celebration that will include all three of her children,  a taste of lobster, and some chocolate mousse cake. i can't wait!

time before dawn.

"i've always liked the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who i'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who i am." -storypeople

up early to the sound of snowplows. enjoying hot coffee, melissa ferrick spotify, my dad on vpr, and some slowly falling snow as the sky brightens. b & lu are off to groom the trails. hope you can enjoy the snow, my dears.

loving, lately.

• everlane's new sweatshirt. in grey, of course. i was feeling totally awesome in this & old skinny jeans until i realized that i was basically wearing a glamorized version of my 6th grade uniform: champion sweatshirts & colored tapered jeans. 
• watching house of cards with brett. it's rare that we find a movie that we can agree upon, much less a full tv series. we're about halfway through season one and i love this piece of our routine.
• haircuts. i chopped a good 10 inches a while back, and have since been back for two more rounds of snippity snipping. we've gone from bra-line to jaw-line (ha- see what i did there?!) and i am really enjoying the change.
• starting downton abbey with mom. i know, we're way late to the party. 
• best friends. 
• granola. particularly backroads granola. so darn good.
• daylight in the evening. what a relief to see the sun set on my drive out of work, instead of in pure darkness.