Of all the Sundays this year, I think yesterday, with the extra hour of sleep, was my favorite. I needed the sleep. I look forward to this time of year, the sun setting early and the excuse of early darkness to stay inside and nest. Sundays are my favorite day to stay home during the school year. I avoid going out at all cost. I need the day to regroup and prepare for the week ahead. There is generally cleaning to be done, laundry to be washed and old movies to watch while scrapbooking or quilting.
Yesterday was full of all that and more. Between the raindrops I tried to rake the leaves to the curb. Not much luck as my rake is missing most of its prongs and the going was tough. Some leaves did make it to the curb, but not without a fight! Most of my day was spent packing for my upcoming trip to Portland, and finishing up my December Daily scrapbook from last December. Better late than never.
Actually, the reason for finally finishing my December Daily 2008 is because I need to prepare my album for this year. I wanted to spend some time with the album determining what worked and what didn't so that this year I make the project easier on myself. I think that the project would have been completed much sooner if I actually printed my photos at home. I am going to consider that for this year.
As you can see, I am still sorting and trying to date the photos. My favorite page from last year's album is the full page (8x8) print of the tree in Rockefeller Center. One of my most favorite places to visit during the holidays. The actually photo sits behind a clear acrylic page on which I included the date. I used glitter stickers to label the photograph with NYC.
I am excited about my album this year and will post the gathered supplies once I have my plan figured out. I am looking at vintage colors, pink and turquoise along with the prerequisite red and green.
The rest of my day was spent doing a little quilting and catching up on school work.
One of these days I hope to finish Jessie's quilt. Hopefully it will be sooner than later!
While I love my Sundays at home, it is also the day I tend to feel a little lonely and melancholy. The truth is, sometimes the house is just too quiet on Sundays and I find myself missing Jason and Jessie more than ever. Yesterday I gave in to the melancholy and watched some sappy movies that brought tears to my eyes. If anyone asks, it was the movies that did it!
I had rented Shall We Dance as well as Somewhere in Time. I love the scene in Shall We Dance when Richard Gere explains to his wife that her love of him is his greatest treasure. Okay, so I had tears in my eyes even before that but come on, who could not cry? I am a sucker for movies that share stories of such love, a hopeful romantic I am. Sunday night came to a quiet close, but not without the midnight call from Jess asking what type of medical insurance we have. Too scary a thought at that hour!
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