red hook & a jellyfish

i've decided that i want to take more time to appreciate the little things in life. so i'll try writing them down here.

as we were leaving my parents' house yesterday i took a photo of the most beautiful hibiscus i've ever seen. isn't it gorgeous?! it made me want to grow them stat. i also love pale pink flowers with red streaks…there's something very evocative about that combination to me.

we had the rental car for a couple more days free of charge so i decided we'd go to red hook this morning. we hit the worst traffic on the way there- the damn draw bridge was up under the BQE - and i did the side roads thing along with about 3,000 other brilliant new yorkers and we finally made it.

we walked the red hook pier and lil p had the best time yelling and pointing out each helicopter, boat, and airplane we saw. then he watched the water crash onto the rocky little beach and screamed, "WAVES!" at each one happily. we saw a jellyfish. all in all, a huge success.

it would be nice to have a car so we could visit other neighborhoods easily but maybe someday! we had one today and it was great.

this afternoon we get to go celebrate a baby friend's birthday and i'm feeling very lucky for that.

already today has presented us with little gifts and i'm thankful.