always love.

i apologize for the stupid post title. i get sick of things easily, and have to make everything in powerpoint because photoshop no longer works on my computer, circa 6 months ago or something like that.

sometimes i like to do quick thoughts. here we go (in no particular order except my own random mind):

- it's Easter tomorrow. meaning tonight husband and i are decorating eggs and drinking margaritas. normal. i'm also sort of thinking that i would like to be one of those couples/families that goes away for the holidays. not that i don't enjoy the time spent driving from house to house to house hearing the same stories every year... but. i saw a holiday cruise on celebrity's website and it seemed right up my ally. i love our families, however, the holidays its a bit overkill... and it's never as fun as it should be. (sorry to be pessimistic. i'm just envisioning sipping screwdrivers at some bed and breakfast somewhere by the sea...)

- we have so much yardwork to do i don't know where to begin. actually, i do. today i picked up enough pinecones to fill 1.5 giant brown lawn garbage bags. husband is powerwashing the deck. we installed motion-sensor lights on the deck. and our yard/lack of anything other than dirt/stumps/weeds is outrageous. i posted to twitter that i want someone to come in and redo our lawn. we would willingly be a "before and after" promotion for our landscaping and/or our basement. i've also been voicing commercials recently so, you know, i'm like a pro at endorsing things.

- today i had an idea. there are a million and one retirement/elderly/old people-targeted condos, townhomes, communities. why are there none for people in their 20's and 30's? i would officially like to buy property, build townhomes with great kitchens and patios and basements for entertaining (make them affordable for the just-out-of-college salary), and make it a really great little neighborhood... put in a couple sports bars, a wine bar or two, and a really amazing coffee shop. i will then screen everyone who wants to move in and chose people based on what they would bring to a neighborhood block party. casserole? no, thanks. beer? margaritas? guac? sure! there's really such divisions on where the young people live in cleveland, it's sad.

- the above concept came from a discussion about how we're never going to be friends with our neighbors. but really, our neighbors are crazy. i'll do a post another day that profiles the surrounding houses and you'll understand. it's a very different suburb when you go down a tax bracket, i think. (yes, i realize we're part of that bracket. no, i'm not trying to be snobby. it's not all about money. these people are just strange).

- i was thinking about posting more pictures and links to my blog. i've been reading other really popular cleveland blogs... and the writing sucks (no comment on my writing today, i realize there are major issues. probably stemming from third diet coke i just finished today). i think the reason people love them is because they are relatable, they have tons of pictures, and discuss specific people/places that people can identify. so... i will make a better effort to take more pictures. i'm charging my camera as i type. however, this blog is supposed to be just an exercise in writing... not a typical "young professional in cleveland trying new restaurants" blog.

- if you read this blog regularly, i'd love if you would become an official "follower." i really don't know why i care that much or what the followers mean, but it's nice to know who is reading it so that i can have official readers and not just a certain amount of anonymous ip addresses.

that's it... random, lazy, no pictures. no deep thoughts on love, marriage, death, aging. (what is happening to me?!).

happy Easter, all! enjoy the holiday and celebrate with those you love!