New KailiArt Painting

I was delighted yesterday when the postman rang my bell and gave me a package from Australia. Swoon! I knew it had to be one of two things I'm expecting from there... to my surprise it was the one that I wanted it to be the most -- my new KailiArt painting. To say it is beautiful in person is such an understatement. I selected it for my home because it says, "From Little Things Big Things Grow" and this is very special to me - as we changed our whole life to move here and I strongly believe that good things, even great things, will grow out of this. I have no clue where I'll put it -- but I placed it on my wall for a quick snap shot though now it's in my cabinet waiting for a new wall to rest upon. A painting this sweet needs the perfect spot.

Even my husband loved it, he kept looking at it and really likes the illustration style. Which goes to prove -- never think men are only interested in "their" stuff -- no, no! Many are interested in what a lady likes, too. I find this quite often with Thorsten. We went to the store yesterday and he helped me pick out socks for Fall and in the end, he selected better ones than I had in my hand so I just told him that I was happy with his choices and we walked to the register to pay. This happens more and more frequently as the years go by, it's almost like the roots of two trees standing by one another become intertwined and start to share the same nutrients and water and sunlight... We're sharing so much of the same things that often I notice that more and more common interests are showing up. When we first got married, we both had good taste in things but in very different directions. It took some time to be married, not only emotionally (that came fast for us) but spiritually and even when it comes to lifestyle and taste. I, however, refuse to ever become one of those couples who finish the other ones' sentence or can no longer surprise their partner because they know too well what the other desires. It's hard to avoid this as the years go by, but I sometimes will throw in something to disrupt the balance so that he is surprised. I'll explore something on my own that I know he'd not expect for me to know about, or I will suddenly want to learn all about a subject he is interested in that I never in my life cared for. So, this new painting is a symbol of how things are growing for us as a couple... Thank you Kaili for the BEAUTIFUL work. I advise everyone reading to buy a painting from this girl, she is one to watch and absolutely talented and the warmest most caring girl ever. (image: holly becker for decor8)