A record of the incessant and trivial chatter running through my head.
Monthly Archives: July 2011.jpg) Oh, my intentions were good. They really were. It all started out so innocently Saturday evening. How about we grill pizza’s on the grill tomorrow night? I said to Chad. He was enthusiastic in his response, Mmmmmm. . . that sounds really good! I tend not to like to do things half way. If […] .jpg) I can hardly believe it. One year ago today, with shaky hands and pounding heart , I nervously hit the Publish Post button on my first blog post. I look back at that first post and smile. I remember how scared I was. How insecure I felt about putting myself out there. How unsure I […] .jpg) When I was 19 years old I ran my very first marathon. I remember that day so well. . . The frigid temperatures on the cloudy November day, my Mom and my sister standing on the sidelines, and being flanked on either side by two of my uncles and my Dad. I still remember the […] .jpg) My sister has a tattoo covering the entire upper part of her arm. It is bright and colorful and displays an array of pictures that represent different memories of our life together–as sisters. There is a stopwatch that represents the numerous times I would “time” her to see how fast she could clean my room. […] .jpg) “I miss Mom.” It’s a sentiment that is felt constantly, but only spoken at certain times. Today was one of those days when I spoke up. When I declared it, felt the lump in my throat grow and grow, cried hysterical tears, longed for her, revisited the loss, and couldn’t escape feeling it. It comes […] |
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