All good things come from above

So, i made this pact with God to really try to not buy things that i don't need...however small they may be. One of my biggest temptations over the past months has been aprons. You might be laughing, but i'm serious. My full-aprons aren't cute...they're old and stained, but that is what aprons are actually for, right? (i do have one cute waist-apron). Vanity, vanity...but there are so many adorable aprons out there nowadays! (Hip cooks you may have seen me eyeing them at our class that night...)

Anyways, funny enough last Friday, a birthday package arrived from one of my most precious friends, Marian. All the way from Denmark, the pack contained many fun things--among them: candy, Danish tabloids, a beautiful necklace, heartwarming letter, Marimmeko socks and....



This over-the-top adorable Marimmeko apron. (For those who may not know it, this is a famous textile pattern called, 'Unikko'--created in the 60's, it's renowned not only for it's then-bold aesthetic, but as a statement by the original designer.)

And Marian had absolutely no way of knowing that I've been wanting one.

Thank you, dear friend. Thank you, God. Of all the things...far from a need...i know. More than a birthday gift, it was a powerful and timely message.