While You Were Sleeping, part VII {and other randoms}

It's been awhile since we updated you on the drama of our sleeping times. And it is drama. I've even started keeping a nighttime notes on my phone so I don't forget and so I'll have all the content for my pending book.

Here is a gem from one night last week-

4:30 a.m. Jonathan in a loud whisper: "Who is that?" "Who is that beside me?"

Layne, loud whisper in return: "Baby, it's ME. Remember me?"

Jonathan, loud whisper: "Uh...yeah."

Or last night-

2:14 a.m. Jonathan, clearly annoyed: "You're SO Weird!"

Layne: "Ummm, who is?"

Jonathan: "YOU!!!!"

Guess it's good to know how he really feels. (?)

...and here is a quick snap from our dirty door this morning.

Anddd, last but not least-

I finished reading "Onward" this morning, the book by the CEO of Starbucks. This is my favorite excerpt, a bit where he talks about some of the lessons he's learned along the way.

Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo. Find new ways to see. Never expect a silver bullet. Get your hands dirty. Listen with empathy and overcommunicate with transparency. Tell your story, refusing to let others define you. Use authentic experiences to inspire. Stick to your values, they are your foundation. Hold people accountable but give them the tools to succeed. Make the tough choices; it’s how you execute that counts. Be decisive in times of crisis. Be nimble. Find truth in the trials and lessons in mistakes. Be responsible for what you see, hear and do. Believe.

Yeah!

How I Know I Got a Good One.

...because Jonathan never complains. ...because he consistently asks how I am.

...because he Listens to what I say and Remembers.

...because he is constantly, selflessly serving me.

...because Jonathan is genuinely kind and full of grace.

...because he is often the first one to say "I'm sorry."

...because he always moves the furniture around for me when I vacuum.

...because I was going to do laundry on Monday, but he came along and did it all for me.

...because he always pumps the gas.

...because he'll go downstairs early to warm the car.

...because when I showed up at our date night on Friday with a stranger whom I'd just met in the lobby, Jonathan didn't ask any questions, just asked the guy to sit down and offered him a glass of wine.

...and then Jeffrey started to dance for us. It was an amazing night.

A-B-C, 1-2-3

My friend Rebecca (HI, Rebecca) is the only one who has asked me about the "6 creative projects" I put on my "To Do" list I blogged a couple of weeks ago. To be honest, I really didn't have much of a plan when I wrote that down. I just love creating and love the challenge of new things.

So for my first project, I decided to document our life, alphabet style.

Here goes, a glimpse into our lives, in the simplest of ways.

A-Apartment. We LOVE our cozy home.

B-Books. My reading list is always eclectic.

C-Cup. Shirley gave this teacup for my birthday last year and I love, love drinking out of it. Every single morning...and some afternoons.

D-Dollars. We’ve been saving up since we got married for a trip to Australia and New Zealand in a mason jar. As you can see, it is slow going.

E-Equipment. Hello, Canon. We love our babies. Can you guess who's bag this is?

F-Flame. We are addicted to our candles and burn them almost every night.

G-Grimes we are.

H-Hoodies. We are gangsta like that.

I-Iphones. Even though we “only” have the 4 and the 4s (finally upgraded!) we’re not going to lie-they are pretty addicting. #helloinstagram

J-JOY. In January we each chose one word we wanted to define this year. We both, separately, chose JOY. May it be so.

K-”King Jon.” Just one of my pet names for the hubs.

L-Laynie. Enough said.

M-Macleans. Jono gave me a year’s subscription for my birthday and I’m constantly reading them in an attempt to stay up on the times.

N-Napkins. We only have cloth. Let's just say that this is the one place in our lives an iron  would be convenient. (Sorry Chris and Chuck.)

O-Owls. Sister made these for us. I.LOVE.THEM.

P-Photos. We have the everywhere. Shocker.

Q-Quilt. Shirley made a quilt for us as a wedding gift and we keep it on our bed all the year-round.

R-Robe. King Jon loves strutting around the apartment in his warm plaid. He is camera shy in The Robe though, so this is the best photo I got.

S-Shelf. We got a few pieces of our furniture off the side of the road and this is our fave...though we can’t move it an inch even if we want to.

T-Thanksgiving Tree. We had this at our wedding with a note to “write something you are thankful for” and despite the audacity of one soul’s “penis” we’ve displayed it in our bedroom ever since.

U-is for...either Underwear or US. Jono voted for "underwear." I'm going to stick with "US."

V-Vent. We have a couple of these bad boys in our apartment and pretend they are artsy.

W-Wine with dinner? Yes, please. We made 90 bottles bottles last year and have already given away or drank half of them. Mostly given away, we promise.

X-eXtra gum. eXcel flavour. We love our gum and minty fresh breath.

Y-YWAMy. It got it’s nickname from Jono because I brought it into our marriage all the way from my YWAM days. It is my favorite blanket on so many levels and it is perfect for almost any temperature. Jono gets jealous.

Z-Zenfolio. The site we use to host our online gallery for our clients.

And there you go-the alphabet-soup life of Grime.

Happy weekend y'all.

xx.