a walk

today was such beautifully warm weather and the days are so nice and long now that when i got home, mr. happy stuff and i agreed that we wanted to walk to our favorite local mexican eatery for dinner.  it’s not very far away (maybe a mile?) from our house, but for some reason we’ve never walked there.  it’s usually too cold or we’re on our way to or from somewhere else…. it’s just never happened.  and i’m so glad it did tonight.  despite some possible blisters from wearing this particular pair of shoes for the first time this season…. it was such a nice walk!  we both noticed things we’ve never noticed before.  on streets that we drive and bike down all the time.  (i didn’t know there was a recording studio there!  wow, look at how wide they’ve carved that canal–it looks so nice now!)  plus, it made me feel less guilty for maybe eating a wee bit too much at the restaurant (note to self:  one tostada really is enough for a whole meal!).  i told mr. happy stuff that i think my new favorite season might be spring.  he still prefers fall and i have a soft spot for that season too, but … lengthening days where you are actually happy to be warm outside?  bright pink fluffy trees?  bright green newness?  nice.  very, very nice.

oh, and one of my secret projects found his way to his new home today, so now i can share him with you:

his name is “kicky” and he’s licky’s little brother.  he likes to play soccer, but sometimes he plays a bit too rough (that’s why he’s missing some teeth).  he’s got a spiky green ridge down his back and a bit of a unibrow.  but i still think he’s pretty cute.  actually, now that i’m looking at him, he looks a little bit like a simpson character, doesn’t he?  sort of barney eyes, homer color and moe overbite.  and what do you think–are the two purple spots double belly buttons?  oddly symmetrical natural coloring?  buttons on his otherwise invisible soccer uniform?  so many questions for such a cute monster.