MOOCHIES, MEATBALLS AND THE COLOR YELLOW

every now and again

rick will bring me home

a five star favorite...

an italian sandwich.

one bite

is all it takes

and it's the overdramatic

"mmmmmmmmMMMMMmmm"

with the most delectable sauce

oozing down my chin.

i had never thought to have him take me

to the eating establishment

from which the "wich" originated

then...one glorious day

while out running errands,

 rick had an idea.

MOOCHIE'S

i took one look at the place

and new this was a

LYT FEATURE

an old bright building on an unlikely corner

232 east 800 south

www.MoochiesMeatballs.com

even mona lisa

is smiling over her meatball sandwich.

while rick and noah ordered

i meandered around 

feeling grateful i had my cam...

mustard yellow ceiling to match the outside structure

( love the look of the brick wall peering through)

with classic red doors

the kitchen and main eating area is adjoined

 to this little dining room

trimmed in black

vintage diner tables and booths

a little black door leading a little black dress to the ladies room

out front, a patio

wtih a live band playing on friday nights

it is just too quaint

the sandwiches had arrived

and the finger lickin' began

mmmmmMMMMMMmmmmmooochilicious !!!!

MOOCHIE'S is highly recommended

and received high reviews from

guy of diners, drive ins and dives

on the food network channel.

upon spreading the word and my personal recommendation,

someone else suggested that we try the meatballs...

we couldn't wait

superb!

grab plenty of napkins

YELLOW IS THE COLOR OF SUNSHINE

i love YELLOW

totally the color of SUNSHINE

(my beautiful bridesmaids i never had at my wedding

 from left to right: mallory hart barrick, mindy westover, 

jennifer bodine and 

madeline bodine barrett)

and where there is SUNSHINE

there are happy faces and happy feet

(photos by maddie bodine barrett with the exception of the collage)

SUNSHINE ON MY TOOTSIES MAKES ME HAPPY

one thing i love about a new school year is new school shoes. 

it seems as though the variety of colors and styles are endless. 

i love to see the expression on noah's face when he puts on a new pair of shoes.

 his smile radiates pure SUNSHINE and that makes me HAPPY. 

infact it is worth all the money that i do not have. 

i love a new pair of shoes as much as the next person, 

but there are some shoes that just plain make me HAPPY and smile. 

i found a few fitting that very description at my place of employment. 

early light is adorned with the bright brights as in a pair worn by a student named will...

notice the difference in shoelace color...

that is going the extra bright mile.

then there is ari...she is as bright in personality as in the shoes that she wears. 

she just happened to be spotted with another young woman who found orange to be her bright pick. just seeing these shoes of SUNSHINE step down the hall along with other bright brights made me happy that i had my camera with me.

 i wonder...if i had a bright yellow pair of shoes...

would my countenance SHINE brighter? would my load feel lighter?

 would my steps be chipper? 

would there be a skip in my stride? 

would others notice me in the way that i noticed my students? 

would my shoes make someone else smile? 

i really do not know
 but it is worth finding out...next purchase...
yellow shoes

I'M BIKING ON SUNSHINE

the other day, my little boy came home from school with a girl. 

that is right--a girl. 

she was too cute and her bike, too adorable to pass up.

 just gazing at the bicycle made me smile and so i decided to share this piece of SUNSHINE.

and then...they rode away...

off into the brilliant, afternoon SUNSHINE.