Backwards

drinking coke for breakfast

staying out late

brown eyes

that smile

your laugh

uh-oh

so scared

denial

safe only with you

pillows: at least 4 

my teddy bear

doctor visit

the glow of the monitor

the quiet. then...

bump, bump. bump, bump.

and then

bump,bump, bump, bump. bump, bump, bump, bump.

the sound that changed my life. 

clutching my hand

tears. silence. 

dont cry. oh, please dont look at me. dont see me cry.

the best hug ever. 

four hours

cant breath 

why are you touching me?

brown hair

your eyes. 

"you are so worth it"

 eat. sleep. work. 

quiet.

that smile.

all that hair. 

peanut toes. 

late night tv

cozy

crying

cuteness

stinky

fast, strong, messy

giggles

walks

grandpas house

late night snuggles

grass up your nose

more giggles

"what are you doing?"

riding a bike

spaghetti

grapes

bedtime stories

good friends

love

more love

late nights

scraping by

exhausted

your smiling face

learning

falling

fustration

well get through this-together

hugs

more hugs

sillyness

one more time

happiness

forgiveness

memories

where we are now

closer

stronger

family

teenager>to mom>to woman. 

i did it backwards. but i still got there. 

love got me there

My Saturday Escape

So I escaped on Saturday. Just for the day though. Im back now. Ive just been in hiding!!

BUT. I have some pictures for you!!! Based on my pictures can you guess where I went?

A Light. 

A Lift Bridge. (totally not as cool as a draw bridge)

A lake. Which Lake? (the largest lake in the WORLD!!)

Lake Shore.

Mr. Wonderful. Cleaning up the lake shore.

A REAL lighthouse

Me. Doing what I do best

A deer crossing the road.

Bee.Camouflaged.

The WHOLE lake. (WHOA)

The Beach.

Behind the Beach....

...we discovered a waterfall!

Famous Lighthouse.

So did you figure it out? 

If not here are a few more details that will help:

*We only drove a little over 300 miles to get there and back

*The lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world

*We went Aggott hunting

*We drove the famous scenic hwy 61

*We stopped at the famous Betty's for PIE

Happy Monday!!!

Hello My Peeps!!!

If my weekend would have been a series of movies these are the titles that would have been playing:

"The View From My Dashboard"
"HOLY BEEF"
"QUIET!!!"
"Clean, Scrub, and Vaccum"
"What Happened Last Night?"
"Coffee. Underground Addiction"
"Married. With Child."
"The Day I Went Crazy"
"Breaking Point."
"Smelly Dog"
"Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About BOYS!!"
"It Only Looks Easy"
"Another Day, Another Toilet"
"Sweat Pants, Please"
"Wrong Gear!!"
"Look Who's Talking, Again"
"Loud AND Annoying"
"Look What I Made!!"
"Dreaming of Bedtime"
"Look Who's Yelling Again!"
"Staying Up Late"

What movies would describe your weekend?

Three Words...

...that describe me:

*energetic
*funky
*loving

What three words describe you?

Remnants...

a clay sculpture of a slug crumbling apart.....

clean dishes on the counter....

fresh baked bread....

a stack of animated dvds....

a pile of blankets to wash.....

dog hair....

floor space....

echoes in my head....

the faint sound of i love you....

hugs....

the sound of clattering down the street....

laughter....

grilled sweet corn....

the sound of my disk going through the chains as I miss....

great friends....

a movie in the dark with people ive never met...

antsy dog...

staying up too late....

tired eyes...

coffee...

the smell of charcoal....

falling asleep to the sound of crickets....

....of a great weekend. 

What remnants do you have from your weekend?