a pool game is on tv and most everyone has gone to bed. i have two pieces of luggage sitting in the hall waiting to be taken upstairs. i know, i went with one and came back with two. i didn’t even think i had that much extra to bring home. yes, i’m home. home… Continue reading post #312

i should be downstairs organizing all my things and trying to creatively figure out how i’m going to bring everything home that i have. yes, i’m coming home with way more than i came with and no, it’s not all for me. i have a little something from this german town to bring home to… Continue reading almost over

i took a walk early this afternoon. i had had enough of sitting and reading and knew that walking for a bit would be a nice break. the residential side of town is cut up in nice and tidy little squares that are so entirely perfect i figured my daddy must have come with a… Continue reading make you happy?

i do feel as though i practically ran away, since most of you had no clue that yesterday morning i was going to step on a plane and a few hours later be in minnesota. and here i am. sitting at the computer on 10 Cedar Drive with a perfectly lovely family and a perfectly… Continue reading tricked you

i know, louissa has been going beyond her comfort zone recently. when she went shopping a few days ago with her sister, she actually spent some time looking through different knit shorts because she’s decided to keep running this summer. this would be the third time in her life she’s ever looked in the sportswear… Continue reading third person

i’ve taken a liking to walks in the evening. monday night i ignored the posted signs and went to my favorite place. i told myself that it would be one of my last visits since i can never justify trespassing, but as i saw the sparkling pond and green grass i couldn’t not wander down… Continue reading walks, dogs, and letters.

who is this person who has hair that is so entirely cool? why, it’s keith urban! now i do realize, as mary stated in her comment, that thinking he has the coolest hair is all just a matter of opinion. as it stands, that’s my opinion. more pics here. and because i’m such a vain… Continue reading urban #2

i just watched the the cmt awards. go ahead, laugh. but there are some pretty cool country artist. and i was recently told, by someone whose opinion i highly respect, to keep listening to my country music. and my favorite artist has cooler hair than you’ll ever have. so there.

i’ve donned the striped apron we bought for my mumsie once again (it’s a lucky thing that i actually picked out the apron and really like it since i’ve worn it the most). the cheese braids are very large (i had overactive yeast) and hopefully not too dry since it seems i turned the oven… Continue reading easter time

friends show up in the oddest people sometimes. i’m getting to know a girl a little bit better recently. amazingly enough, we both grew up going to the same church. she and i are both redheads and have come from very different families. the first memory i have of her is her first sunday back… Continue reading two girls