& though she be but little, she is fierce.

30-Day Letter Project: Day 8

August 9, 2010

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30-Day Letter Project: Day 8

There aren’t a lot of other bloggers I’d consider a friend. There are some I’d love to call my friend – like Kyla or Nicole or Sleepy Jane or EP or Erin or Jamie or Ev’Yan or Kerri or Doni or Renee or Brandy or Lauren or

On growing up the right way

August 9, 2010

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On growing up the right way

I don’t know how my mom did it, really. Aside from the fact that I know precisely nothing about parenting or raising children, it is beyond me how my mother managed to instill the values and knowledge in me that she did. I don’t remember having conversations about what’s important in life and what’s not. There were no huge life lessons I remember her making a point to teach me. Maybe it was the little »» Read the rest

Introducing… Colt!

August 6, 2010

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Introducing… Colt!

Colt finally joined us here at home yesterday. We’ve been waiting more than two months for this little guy, and we are so excited to finally have him with us! Yesterday was a stressful, exciting, nerve-wracking day. Neither The Boy nor I had ever purchased a dog out-of-state before, nor had we flown a pet in the past. Needless to say, we were a little clueless. Do we go to the air cargo area? The »» Read the rest

Just because

August 1, 2010

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Just because

“Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with everything they have.” - Unknown It’s unnerving to me how many times in my past I’ve relied on this quote to get me through. It’s unnerving because I can’t imagine today the heartbreak I once unintentionally forced myself to experience. It’s also a little comforting, because now I’m so confident »» Read the rest

24.

July 31, 2010

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24.

Part of me feels like my 23rd year of life flew by. Where did the fall go? Wasn’t Christmas just last week? What happened to spring? This summer is almost over? But then I realize I can’t even remember what I did for my 23rd birthday. And that my life has changed drastically since I celebrated my last birthday. A year ago, I was working at a job that made me miserable, living in a »» Read the rest