8.07.2012

if i had my way

I got thinking today. If I could have my ideal life, what would it be? So this is what my life would look like in the future, if I had my way.




I'd live where it's springtime weather all the time. My husband would make me laugh all day long. We would live in a quant little town somewhere southern, where everyone always smile and waves hello. I would pick up the accent slightly after a while. Our house would be big and white, with a tall porch out front. We would go on spontaneous adventures and explore the town we live in. He would be able to sing and play guitar and we would record covers of our favorite songs. We would drive with the windows down and sing at the top of our lungs while holding hands and laughing really really hard. I would own some sort of boutique downtown-like a shabby chic furniture store-and it would be decorated like the bookstore from You've Got Mail. I would wear a cute pair of hipster glasses like Lennon from the Call Your Girlfriend video. I would shoot most of my photo shoots downtown because there would be tons of good spots for pictures. My house would always smell fresh like clean laundry. I would have a huge walk-in closet almost as big as a small bedroom. I would have a "usual" at a local whimsical cafe. I would only have daughters and they would be named something cute like Jane Olivia & Julia Daniella. We would go to a big-ish church where my husband and I would be the youth pastors. I would occasionally help friends and acquaintances plan weddings and parties from ideas I see on pinterest. I would laugh every single day for a good majority of the day. I would take at least one picture a day and carry my camera with me at all times. My yard would have willow trees and a long stone driveway. My kids would have a huge tree house in the back yard-like a legit treehouse-and their friends would always be over playing in it. And when they get hungry, I would make them lunch. I would be a really good cook and make delicious desserts after family dinners. I would have really creative friends and we would take artsy pictures of each other when we're at cafes or coffee shops or on walks. My house would be really crafty-filled with stuff I've done from pinterest. My husband and I would go on dates to a nearby old fashioned theater, like the Clayton Theater. We would also go to the drive in theater a lot. When I'm bored, I would go to antique shops. In my spare time, i would run a fashion blog and it would be read by more than ten people. Every day I would be reminded of God's blessings, His love, His grace, His creation, His beauty, and His goodness. 


And if none of this ever happens at all, I would make sure that no matter what, the last sentence would be true.