. . . feeling the love . . .

. . . the doorbell rang 

yesterday afternoon . . .

. . . when i answered the front door,

two of the best friends 

a girl could ever hope for were there 

with this gorgeous arrangement . . .

. . . which was created 

by my favorite floral designer 

of all time . . .

{she was the genius behind the flowers for this wedding, 

and for my dad's funeral}

. . . aren't they so pretty? . . .

. . . oh, wait ~ this is the back . . .

. . . wanna see the front? . . .

. . . and how about a closeup? . . .

. . . aren't those dahlias luscious? . . . 

{and the roses, and tulips, and snapdragons, and stocks, 

and mums, and berries, and everything else!}

. . . she made this section 

to resemble a quilt block . . .

. . . a diagonally strip pieced 

quilt block . . .

{i wonder if she knows that?}

. . . anyway, i love and appreciate 

the awesome friends 

i'm lucky enough 

to have in my life . . .