memories
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Repost: The Bird
Since I think we’re all in the mood for a good laugh, and ironically my sister and I were just talking about this, I thought I’d reshare this post from March of 2015. It was a “throwback” story even then, but I think it still holds up as one of the more entertaining days in Continue reading
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A Farewell to Chairs
Ten years ago I moved into a townhouse with my sister and our friend Kristine. There is a picture of the three of us that I still have framed, standing in the empty living room, dreaming up the new chapter of our lives. None of us had gone away to college, and this was the Continue reading
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The Nesting Doll
On the bookshelf in my living room, there is a nesting doll. Before it was on my bookshelf, it was on my parents’ wall unit. It was a staple decoration in our house, and it moved with us again and again and again. On a shelf in my bedroom, there is a mini picture frame Continue reading
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One Mile & 22 Years Later
In the first few months of fifth grade, as I tried to adjust to being the new kid at a new school for the first time in my life, I became a joiner. I joined the choir. Something that still amazes me to this day. I stood in line quietly, sandwiched between girls I was Continue reading
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Unit 25
It was the back door. The way you had to twist the knob halfway to the right, then pull, then twist it again in order for everything to click into place when you locked it. Getting that down was part of making the place feel like home. Like you belonged. Because you knew the trick. Continue reading
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This Post Was Brought to You By Amy Grant
The living room is empty. My dad is at work and my mom is in the other room, maybe cleaning or reading or talking on the phone. I am eight years old, and I am in the mood to dance. I sift through the CDs on the shelf, press the power button on the stereo, Continue reading
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There is More
Since I have been lucky enough to continue going into the office for work, I am among the (far fewer) commuters in the morning and afternoon. And lately on my way home, I have been taking the freeway a few exits past my own, and then driving up and down the side streets around my Continue reading
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An Ode to Tuna Noodles
Dear Tuna Noodles, Thank you, for being you. Thank you for your egg noodles. Thank you for your tuna. Thank you for your cream of mushroom soup. But most of all, thank you for your 100% not organic or diet friendly or doctor recommended Velveeta cheese. Thank you for all of the evenings that you Continue reading
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I’ll Always Remember the Good Parts
A couple weeks ago my mom, sister and I took a trip to Arkansas to visit both my cousin Brittney and her family, as well as my great great Aunt Evelyn who just recently turned 97 years old. Usually when I go on a trip, I like to blog about it (check out some examples Continue reading
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