Let it rain.

There is something about the smell of rain that really warms my heart. It has been pouring all day - something that I have grown to appreciate during my lifetime thus far. All that is missing is the darkened clouds and the boom of thunder! Not many people can appreciate a storm the way I can. It inspires me, to say the least.

In any case, today I have been especially productive! Petru and I brought Emmilina to Home Depot, a special start to the day. Initially we were only there to look for a specific screw. You see, our washing machine is missing some screws on the door…However, much to our dismay, Home Depot did not have the screw that we were searching for! We found ourselves lingering in the garden area. I have been wanting to buy a white rose bush to plant in a pot. (Our contract on our house states that we are not allowed to tamper with our landscaped yard, but we can have potted plants.) Again, no luck! We ended up splurging on several different types of flowers, a watering can, and some Miracle Grow potting soil. Our total cost ended up being 50$ - which shocked me, but what's a girl to do? I needed something to keep myself occupied at home! Something special that I could call my own.

I have yet to transplant any of the flowers in to the garden box that we purchased (20$). I was thinking about waiting for Petru to come home from work tonight to help me out in that department. Plants and I do not exactly have a great history! I killed the last flower bush that I owned prior to living in Utah. This time will be different - right? I learned that there is such a thing as overfeeding your flowers…oops!

The best part about today was coming home and spending the rest of it with my daughter, Emmilina. She has been sleepy all day, but when she is awake all she wants to do is smile and coo. Every time her face lights up at the sight of my own, I swear my heart melts! Did I mention how adorable she looked today? We had her all dressed up in this beautiful pink striped dress, a cute little white cardigan with ballet slippers embroidered on it, a pair of adorable boots, and a cute little bow! I absolutely love dressing her up when we go out - she really seemed to have fun today.