Daria’s Life

A few months ago I shared a super cool website called Sk*rt that I adored. It was started by three women, moms like you and me!

Well long story short, they needed to change their name… Now Sk*rt is called Kirtsy and truthfully I like the name even better now! So check it out and support these creative women who’ve designed a “Digg”-like environment for women and women’s issues.

Pardon me while I Kirtsy now!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms and moms to be in our community, and in my circle of family and friends. You have a tough job, but it’s the most important one in the world! I honor each of you today and say thank you for all you do to nurture your families and raise fantastic children!! Feel special today (and everyday).
XOXO!
Daria

I love to share products and websites that grab me from the get-go. Here’s one of my new indulgences…it’s called All Things Cupcake and it’s basically a site that focuses on the wonders of the cupcake 24/7 (rhymes with heaven).

Take a trip with me down YUMMY LANE and enjoy a delicious break without the calories! You can thank me later…

Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petton has held a recent contest for the Best Parenting Podcast and we were informed that Boutique Cafe is one of their choices! What a thrill to receive a nomination from one of you, and to hear such high praise from Ms. Van Petton herself about Boutique Cafe.

Teens Today is a website that showcases a teen’s perspective on parenting today, from her “net” generation view of the wondrous world of young people.

Please check out the fantastic list of “Best Parenting Podcasts” mentioned on Teens Today website (we’re in the Parenting with a Twist category). And be sure to leave a comment for Vanessa about why you love Boutique Cafe - we really would love you for it!

Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petton >>

I could seriously get used to living near the beach! When we were recently in Destin Florida, Nathan and I had such an incredible time walking the white sand beaches in the sunset. So romantic and really fun. Especially when the gigantic pelicans started soaring above the water and then diving down into the waves to catch fish! It was incredible to watch.

It was time for a change of blog theme (thanks Katie for inspiring me with your gorgeous new theme to get off of my butt and get back in the blogging game). Whenever I update my wordpress theme I discover a renewed interest in blogging big time again. I just can’t help myself, it’s so refreshing to have a new space to place your thoughts - like a fresh new journal ready for your words to fill it up.

What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Couldn’t care less?? LOL!

It’s morning, and moments before school starts. Joshua is still not ready. I say in a pleasant voice “son, hurry go get ready you’re going to be late.”

his reply…

“I don’t want to be your son if you talk to me like that!!” - in the most dramatic tone, he could have been on a soap opera. Oh my, here we go I guess. L!

I didn’t know whether I should be hurt that he came up with it, or laugh because he sounded just like me as a child. Ask my Mother, she’ll fill you in.

I wanted to be able to get on my blog tonight and share the experiences and fun that we had while in Florida this past week, that is coming soon but has been pushed aside as I learned moments ago the news that one of my cousins was killed tonight in a motorcycle accident. He was only 26, married with a young little guy. He had some trouble while out on his motorcycle tonight, lost control and ended up breaking his back causing him to pass away very quickly. There was nothing they could do for him. This is just beyond heartbreaking. When we were younger we spent some really fun times with their family, I have many found memories that are flooding my thoughts. I’m deeply sad.

When someone you know and love dies, it really puts so much into perspective about how fragile life here really is. We might have our own plans and agenda, but God has his own plans for us and we need to live our lives accordingly knowing that our days are really a gift. I believe more than ever, that means treating everyone with love and respect, healing old wounds, forgiving others, making amends if we have wronged others, magnifying our talents, giving service to those in need, sharing the best of ourselves with those dearest to us, sharing the sweet and profound truths of happiness that we have discovered in our lives, teaching our children as much as we can, not taking our loved ones/experiences/blessings for granted.

It makes me really ask myself, if this happened to me and I died tomorrow, what would my children have learned from me? What would my loved ones say and feel about the life I lived? Have I offended someone and not taken the time to apologize and make things right? What do I convey about myself to those around me? Will God be pleased with the life I lived and the things I have done with my time and abilities? How can I realize the true value of a single moment of time?

Bottom line, what is holding me back from being the person I know I could be?

I have alot buzzing around in my brain tonight and lots of emotion, thank you for letting me share this.

I’m heading on an adventure/second honeymoon/business trip to the beautiful beaches of Florida with my favorite person in the Universe…My husband of course! It’s been years (and years) since we’ve had a chance to go away just the two of us. And though the entire staff of his office will be along for the ride, I’m sure it will be romantic and fun as well. I’ll try to update with pictures shortly. This is highly needed, I can’t wait to revive myself and I’m excited to get back refreshed with great new memories. Watch for some pics coming to you soon!