May 2012
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Heart v. Mind.
Ever since I met my husband, I’ve wrestled with my heart v. my mind.
Before I met him, I thought wanted to move to a big city, have a high powered-all consuming job, a cute little apartment and maybe get married when I was 26-28. Mind.
Then, from the day my 18-year old self spotted that tall, dark, tan, handsome Silverton farm boy, I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him....
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Love.
Thought a lot about love lately. What it means for different people. What it means in different ways. But mostly about what love means to me. Specifically the love I have with the boy I married.
It’s had many stages. From a nearly instant crush, to a friendship; from a head-over-heels, cry all 384 miles home for a summer away love, to a drudging through conflict love; from a love that...
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Things I want to do this summer.
Inspired by Emily.
Go camping.
Go fishing.
Sit by the fire and make s’mores.
Make & drink Peach mojitos.
Can peaches cherries. Done and done.
Make jam.
Read 4-5 books.
Make brunch on the weekends.
Take walks at night.
Go wine tasting.
Go vintage shopping.
Have a picnic lunch with my husband at his work.
Just to name a few.
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Conflicted.
Sometimes I feel like everything about me conflicts.
I want to move to the city, but I want peace and privacy. I want to go out more, but I love to stay at home. I want to simplify my life, but I’m also slightly afraid to. I love to be around other people, but I choose schedules which prevent me from doing so. I want to be adventurous, but I am cautious. I want to be fearless, but I...
“wanted.
bare feet. healthy tummy. fresh juice. a big white bed. ocean....”
– Aubrey Road: wanted
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Dreamy.
You know what I’m really good at? Wanting. You know what I’m not so good at? Patience. I like to think that I am a lovely combination of driven + dreamer. But I’m really much better at dreaming, pretty good at being driven for a short amount of time and then I tend to fizzle out. Or decide that things aren’t for me. Especially if those things start to get hard, or...
