December 21, 2009
Posted by Lauren
…to be on the brink.
The brink of finding just the right gift. Of having just enough time. Of just getting it all done.
For me and Kirk, we’re on the brink of titanic change. In addition to the usual holiday madness, we’re shedding jobs and gaining boarding passes. Moving out of a two [...]
November 11, 2009
Posted by Lauren
Florida was lovely.
It’s so warm and soft around the edges, with its toasty sand and swaying palms. Those darn pelicans, so big and cuddly sitting on their pier posts, they never let you get too close. All I want is to give ‘em a big hug. There’s nothing unwelcoming or extreme about the Sunshine State. [...]
October 26, 2009
Posted by Lauren
October is a month for reminiscing:
Of school days, be it class halloween parties or mid-terms. Carving pumpkins, haunted houses, group study sessions at the library. Homecoming football games, crisp leaves, that rustic cold air smell, and for all you Big Bend Elementary school alums, the “Turkey Trot”.
I turned 24 this month, [...]
January 13, 2009
Posted by Lauren
This morning I woke up like any other morning: to the smashing tune of the dog upstairs banging his rawhide bone on the wood floors. Kirk turns over, sighs, and my blood starts to simmer. City condo living? Not always idyllic.
After a half hour, I’m out of bed, on the living room [...]
