It's the start of a new week already? I guess it's time to talk about some things I like then. Here we go...

1. Old books

I have been hollowing out books like crazy for graduation presents for a bunch of wonderful girls that I've mentored since they were in the sixth grade. The gifts were all a book, a letter, a coffee mug, and a necklace. And I loved watching them open them.

2. Fire stations

I just realized the other day that fire stations are just about as quaint as it gets sometimes. Big garage doors covering sometimes old fire engines, I don't know, I just like them.

3. Applesauce

Having your wisdom teeth taken out has the ability to make you very aware of what you are eating. Applesauce is the perfect dental surgery food, I like the cinnamon applesauce best (in case you were wondering.)

4. X-acto knives

The further I get into the whole art/design thing the more I realize how vital of a tool the mighty xacto knife is. I try not to leave my house without one in my car... It's kinda weird to keep one on your person at all times. Well, maybe not that weird, boys carry pocket knives. I'm going to need to think about this some more.

5. These tiny jars

I made necklaces for all my graduating non-children. And I used these precious little jars, Amazon.com is amazing, it seriously makes all my dreams come true. I also really like it when people make normal sized things really tiny.

6. Squirrels

There is nothing more terrifyingly beautiful than making eye contact with a squirrel, because they are either going to attack you and steal your watch, or they are memorizing your face so they can bring you nuts should your paths ever cross again. Science. I just want to let you know, I made eye contact with a squirrel this week and I wasn't attacked. This is how I know I'm a kind person.

7. Lightning bugs

I made my first lightning bug sightings this week, and I got really excited. Those bugs are rad.

8. Sno cones

Another first of the summer (and by summer, I mean summer vacation. It's still spring.) happened this week: first sno cone. I have a friend, his name is Blake, he is a sno cone artist and aspiring youth pastor. He works at Paradise Ice in Owasso when he is not interning with Xtreme. I asked Blake what his favorite sno cone was and he said he had a special concoction called the MAC attack. Yesterday, he made this special concoction for me. It was delicious, and you should get one, because in Blake's words, "No one is sad when they come to get a sno cone."

9. Celebrations

Owasso graduation. That's my Peri singing, like a rockstar.

This has been a week filled with graduations and the subsequent graduation celebrations. Lots of bittersweet moments as I realize some of my sweet friends will be moving away at the end of this summer, but they are all going to do such wonderful things, I'm sure of it.

This picture is filled with some of the most wonderful people you will every meet. These ladies are my heroes.

10. Storm watching

When you've grown up in Oklahoma, storm watching is a common occurrence. After party hopping all day Saturday, my last stop was the late night graduation party of my dear Abigail. At about 10pm it started pouring down rain, and it just got progressively worse and worse. Not to worry, we just sat on the kitchen floor and chatted it up, and then later found a place on the couch with a quilt to snuggle under. And all was well.