November 2010
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“it’s a good thing we didn’t have any trick or treaters tonight...”
– rhyan, as i was tucking him in to bed
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October 2010
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“mom, we’re gonna be so fat in the morning!”
– rhyan, after we ate scarfed down another mini twix
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about that.
i somehow have used the phrase ‘but, it’s halloween’ as an excuse to
eat entirely too much mexican food for lunch
go to the store for the sole purpose of buying a bag of mini twix candy bars
skip my much needed afternoon run outdoors
eat countless amounts of said candy and dark chocolate mini reeses
thankfully, tomorrow is a new day. the beginning of a new week.
a week...
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halloween
rhyan has his final baseball game of the fall season at four this afternoon … then he’s off to his dad’s for their annual trick-or-treat excursion. since his dad and i split nine years ago, halloween has always been their holiday. which is alright, because he comes home with tons of candy and scary stories the following day.
tonight one of my oldest, dearest friends and i are...
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“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.”
– Ayn Rand
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i really need to stop
consuming that many beers on work nights.
this shit is not in the slightest way fun or tolerable.
but last night was.
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somewhere over the rainbow, rufus wainwright
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never
could i have imagined … a year after choosing tumblr over blogger, that i would end up with such a support system. such an incredible group of friends.
friends who band together just as close as family in time of need.
friends who send countless emails and texts with words of encouragement and endless prayers.
friends who drop everything to meet for drinks and dinner after devastating...
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run to me, bee gees
this song seemed fitting for...
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“There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things...”
– Author Unknown
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the downside to running after work:
i’m up until midnight. or later.
i get so wired. i truly wish i had the discipline to could get my butt out of bed in the mornings and go … but i just can’t to do it.
[only on vacations for some reason]
so i run after work. then i’m up getting things done around the house, cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. and am still up long after that.
and here i am at 1am...
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a very special thank you
to cortnee, one of the sweetest girls i have ‘met’ on tumblr. [aka indianaminute]
after the guy situation and last week with my aunt passing … she thought she’d lift my spirits by sending not one, but three mix cd’s.
one for crying my eyes out.
one to pick me up after i cry my eyes out.
and one for everyday listening.
along with those she sent the most heartfelt...
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thejarishalffull asked: Yesterday, I was at a Starbucks in Raleigh and I saw someone get out of her car, and for a split second, it looked like you. So I got super excited. Then she turned around and I could clearly see it wasn't. Then I was sad. Dang.
The end.
The end.
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file under
things that make me happy:
crawling into bed before ten o’clock on a saturday and sunday night.
within the same weekend.
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life today
involves
working out with my trainer
sunshine and warm weather
rhyan’s baseball game
family and friends gathering at our annual field party
fresh pulled bbq
all the sides and desserts you could imagine
seasonal beers
hot cider with spiced rum
chairs around the fire
snuggling in bed with the windows open after all is said and done
life today. is good.
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raw thoughts
it’s difficult for me to put into words what aunt sue meant to me. uncle keith was always my heart and soul, she was the one who kept us in line.
i remember sitting at the wooden nickel after uncle keith’s memorial service, holding her hand. she was wearing his class ring, worn out from years of work. as she looked around, observing all the family and friends who had gathered for...
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smile, though your heart is aching
smile, even...
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gone.
aunt sue lost her battle this morning.
she was welcomed home by her husband, uncle keith … she’s in a better place now, she’s reunited with her lifelong love. and i think since his passing a couple years ago, she was ready to meet him again. there’s comfort in knowing that.
we’ll all miss her presence in our life. her kids no longer have their mother, her grandkids...
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roller coaster.
today has felt like one.
after waking up to this news, i was told hours later that i had been misinformed.
my aunt sue was actually still fighting for her life. still in the ICU, on life support.
after being told she had passed away, i received news she was actually alive.
talk about a shock to the system. i feel like i was knocked down, and picked back up again. i’m asking you to...
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this weekend
is the first weekend in a very long time that i have a weekend free of
nc state tailgating
weddings
engagement parties
bridal showers
bachelorette parties
family functions
which means, i’ll be getting some much needed things done. including, but not limited to
hang time with rhyan
cleaning out both our closets: out with the summer stuff, in with the cold stuff
fall/winter clothes...
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first
hot tea of the fall.
came home frozen from rhyan’s baseball practice … slipped on my warm slippers and made a cup of hot tea with honey. ahhh.
welcome fall, glad to have ya back.
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throwback thursday
with my one year tumblrversary just around the corner, i thought it only fitting for today’s throwback be my very first entry.
originally posted october 19, 2009
just the beginning.
so here i am.
attempting a blog. i’ve tried this before with no luck.
you see, i’m no good at all these fancy codes.
not good at much anything having to do with technology.
but i’m getting there, and this...
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My contribution to national dessert day …
Chocolate Cobbler
There is only one way I can describe this dessert: batter. It is like brownie batter or cake batter, mixed with fluffy cake and chewy brownies all in one.
Click here for recipe.
