Carla Lani

My Aunt Carla's birthday is October 29th. On her birthday my mom sent out this collage to our family along with her birth story written by my grandma in a journal. I loved reading my grandma's descriptions and details of her first daughter Carla. I miss my sweet Aunt Carla! I remember when she died this past February my friend Julie left a comment on my blog with this quote by Harold B. Lee. I love it. And it seemed fitting to share as we are in a month dedicated to being grateful!

"Thank God for one more day! For what? For the opportunity to take care of some unfinished business. To repent; to right some wrongs; to influence for good some wayward child; to reach out to someone who cries for help -- in short, to thank God for one more day to prepare to meet God"

Harold B. Lee

arise and go

i was asking my friend greg a while back about poems and he sent me one of his favorites. i must say, i now love it too...

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Lake Isle of Innisfree

William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray,
I hear it in the deep heart's core

2/17/11

My Aunt Carla Cannon died early this morning. I am sad. My heart hurts and the grief is thick. But I feel so grateful that I had Carla in my life. Oh how I love her!
These quotes were found in one of my Aunt's journals and my Mom emailed them a couple days ago in an email to the family. They touched Carla at some point in her life, and now the touch and comfort me. Here are a few I loved...

Plutarch "A pleasant and happy life does not come from external

things; man draws from within himself, as from a spring, pleasure and

joy."

by Kahlil Gibran
"Everyone has experienced that truth: that love, like a running brook,
is disregarded, taken for granted; but when the brook freezes over,
then people begin to remember how it was when it ran, and they want it
to run again."

No Author listed

"We live in deeds, not years

In thoughts, not breaths

In feeling, not in figures on a dial

We should count time by heart throbs."

By Sir James Barrie

"God bave us our memories so that we might have our roses in December."

and the beat goes on...

+ going to UT today. Seeing Carla!, my Mom, Sisters, nieces and nephews, Friends, Cousins, Grandma, and Mountains.

+ old news, but i saw Country Strong a couple weeks ago and I'm on this Country kick now. And if you, like me, think Garrett Hedlund is a dream boat watch This. (thanks paula)

+ JCrew in Hollywood!

+ Anthro Wedding ! this is my dream job people.

+ Supernova granola in my purse. can't stop Snacking.

+ I'm going to Hawaii in Feb. (!!!!!) i want this swimsuit.

+ I want/need to start sewing again. Quilts and skirts and stuff.

+ sometimes I like to go through the archives of Jane and my blogs and see what I was doing a year go. Like celebrating Greg's birthday, going to a Museum, eating with my girlfriends, etc. Nostalgia.

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i've loved them all

It's been a rough week, so to end it with a walk around Montage on the most gorgeous day ever was perfect. i got there just in time to watch the sun slip behind the horizon, which is always an amazing site. what i loved almost more then watching the sunset itself was watching people watch the sunset. it makes me smile! and i love experiencing something beautiful like that with strangers. it's happiness. i brought a book to read but there was just no way i could put my head down and read, the beauty of this night just consumed me.

In My Life - the beatles.

brain dump

. trip to ut booked for jane bs wedding!!

. want to see a gorgeous wedding? my friend lauren's wedding was featured on martha stewart's real weddings!!

. the miners in chile. so sad. can you imagine? reminds me of this . j/king.

. i'm excited for fall tv. hello: modern family. oprah finale season. glee

. my tan for my first summer as a CA resident = disappointing.

. i work here. did u know?

. i'm finally used to my new hair. and only tanner still calls me Jane.

. i really miss seattle. when will i go home next?

. and ut. i really miss ut. and my friends.

. i am so lucky to have shauna here in california. and minutes away too!

. there are 2 quilts i'd like to finish before i go to ut so i can give them to my quilter there. can i do it?

. ever since i moved i became a really good journal writer. makes me wish i had been a journal writer always.

. jcrew. anthro. toast catalogs are dreamy for fall!

. speaking of anthro. want to know my dream job? to work for anthros wedding.

. my current read is Little Bee by Chris Cleave. so far i love.

. watching the US Open. are you?

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would you?

A thought for today:

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I have a great desire to be a better person. To improve myself. To analyze and examine all aspects of my life. And just simply, be Better!

remember...

"Remember there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible."

Cherie Carter-Scott

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