When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. (Nora Ephron) Sixteen months ago to the day, I found myself on an A*MAY*ZING first date with a guy I met the week before at a country bar on … Continue reading yes, yes, yes!
Tag: so this is growing up
When you're twenty-nine years old and only beginning your first relationship, people tend to ask, "Why?" to defend that there is nothing wrong with you. But they might as well save their breath, because there actually is something wrong with you. I mean how is it that you can be mere months away from a milestone … Continue reading all of these lines across my face, tell you the story of who i am.
In a matter of seconds, I went from a Chicago-living 27-year-old to my former 12-year old self by simply seeing a "Frozen Lemonade" sign in the window this morning. Before I knew it I was lost in memories of those summer days spent at my brother's baseball tournaments and all those Aunt Thelma's Old-Fashioned Lemonades that helped me beat the heat. Besides … Continue reading take me back to the ball game?
As I rode back from Midway Airport early Tuesday morning, I turned on the Becca & Kenna playlist that my weekend guests made me only to find myself crying happy tears as Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift played. After spending a weekend with my 18-year old cousin, Becca, and her best friend, Kenna, I couldn't help but wonder … Continue reading oh becca & kenna, don’t you ever grow up. it could stay this simple.
As little girls we begin our forever quest to Find Love. We go to bed dreaming of Prince Charming waking us up with His Kiss and taking us away to Happily Ever After. Brainwashed by fairy tales and romantic comedies throughout our rose-tinted adolescence, we find ourselves infatuated with the Idea of Love. Our Imagination fools us … Continue reading everybody says they’ll never fall again, but everybody does.
Maybe I'm homesick? I thought this as the possible explanation as I walked down from the children's hospital last night after volunteering, and again this morning on the way to the train station. Why do I feel so blah? Wasn't I just high on life last week, bouncing around the elementary school covered in paint … Continue reading are we falling or flying?
It didn't take long after moving to Chicago in late November 2008 that I swore I would never live here to see another winter in this city. Brr, was that one brrrrrutal! That was almost two years ago and the weather these past few days has indicated that my third Chicago winter is quickly approaching. … Continue reading i’ve lived those seven days a thousand times. moments, now they’re all a blur, except for every second and every word.
Last night after a rejuvenating spinning class with Stef (Thanks again, Stef!), I ran into a former friend from my hometown- right here in the big city of Chicago. Of course Facebook previously notified me of her arrival and we communicated via a few messages, but seeing her in the middle of the streets was a … Continue reading here in these deep city lights, a girl could get lost tonight. i’m finding every reason to be gone. nothing here to hold onto. could i hold you?
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be. I promise this isn't a morbid post, even if the title implies such. The title and the lyrics above are from a song that I've been listening to: If I Die Young by My Band Perry. Since hearing it on Nicky's (my brother) Roadtrip Playlist a few weeks … Continue reading if i die young…send me away with the words of a love song.
This morning was like college at OU all over again. I woke up groggy, with a little headache, thinking what did I do last night? And then in class montage-fashion, the images from the night before flashed through my pre-breakfast & coffee mind: Three glasses of wine, a shot of SoC0, a creepy townie bar, and good … Continue reading (ou) oh yeah, belgium waffle memory-inducing breakfast.
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