we came home and made chicken noodle soup and biscuits. the conversation around the table resembled a scene from “While You Were Sleeping.” we covered the fact that i’m not actually 18, the cheese was never thrown away, and kellie hitchman was not at sergi’s yesterday. lots of laughs and my mumsie was actually at… Continue reading sunday afternoon

i don’t know how people control themselves when they have a camera in hand. if i’m with someone else i’m fine… but the minute it’s just me, i end up goofing off and getting very blurry… …perhaps someday i’ll actually grow up. then i won’t take silly pictures of myself (and i most certainly would… Continue reading when i grow up

Street after street was lined with quaint beach houses. An assortment of colors graced their sides and they all boasted a view of the ocean. The little yellow house we rented for our week long vacation was but a five minute walk from the beach and we found ourselves strolling along the windy roads to… Continue reading descriptive

here. – – – – – – – – – – – – – i’ll be graduating this june (i know, shocking). we are selling space in our yearbook for “personal congratulatory notes” for people you love (for example, me). if you’re interested in buying a space, let me know. or, if you own a… Continue reading pictures

…a walk while talking to my Jesus and stopping for a bit and seeing my beautiful mountains in the distance. …eating the chicken i’ve been craving for the past week. …tears as we “appreciated” the birthday girl(s). …holding my skinny baby jack, kissing my chubby bronwyn, and giggling with my gabriel boy. …having the coolest… Continue reading …some of my day

now that i’ve totally confused all of you. the actual date of my birthday is march 15. we’re celebrating early because we wanted to do it when she was around. keep your birthday wishes until the 15th. : )

my hands smell like hair color right now. one more time, i have donned a “redken” apron, black gloves, and am coloring hair. yeah, don’t get any ideas — i’m not doing yours. this is a side sort of thing. rather fun to do once, but done after one time. the hair industry is not… Continue reading nuttin’ much

“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,” said Darcy, “of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.” “My fingers,” said Elizabeth, “do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which… Continue reading the best part