{loving} our new living room and all our orange accents. It’s not finished quite yet (don’t tell Jesse) but every morning when I walk down the stairs all that orange makes me so happy. See all those magazines and such on the couch? That’s my Pinterest board. Only it’s a hard copy of it. I used this stuff called paper and tape and stick stuff I like into journals. It’s a concept that’ll catch on any minute, I just know it.
{enjoying} after dinner scooter rides around the neighborhood, or after lunch scooter rides to Starbucks, and morning walks to the library. A few nights ago, after we’d cleaned up dinner and the girls were in bed, Jesse said, “We need a pie!” I threw on my flip flops and walked down the street to the grocery store to pick one up. The twinkle lights on the trees on the main road were just turning on, folks were walking into Beers and Cheers for their Saturday night brews, and others were spilling out of Sabai, Sabai and other restaurants down our little main street. We’re in suburbia, for sure, but this little strip of “downtown” that we live on makes me very happy.
{missing} my writing schedule and deadlines. Everyone keeps asking me if I’m relieved that it’s all over and I’m not at all. I feel like I was just getting the hang of it all. I’ve been inspired by this post and am making plans to do a “Ninety Nine Rejection Challenge” of my own.
{looking forward to} Santa Fe next month. The whole fam is coming along to hear me read and watch me graduate. Should be a fun time.
Six Years Ago: Hadley loves Sesame Street.
Five Years Ago: An attempt to connect Michael Jackson’s death with motherhood. Or something like that.
Four Years Ago: Buy ’em some peanuts and cracker jacks.
Three Years Ago: Fun on the blacktop.
Two Years Ago: Someone to share things with.
One Year Ago: One of my favorite posts ever. Is it OK to admit that?
Thanks for reading!
I just love the simplicity and crispness of your writing, and of the concept of this post. So glad that you are feeling happy and quasi-settled in the new place. And don’t worry – once the “newness” of being done with school fades, I bet you will settle into a comfortable new normal. But please do keep the writing coming!
Thanks so much, Michele. I appreciate your words very much.
Congrats on your move!!!
Congrats on finishing and have fun in Santa Fe next month! Wish we could be there to celebrate too!
Thanks, Mallory!
Thanks, Mindy!
Your new place looks awesome and the neighborhood sounds fabulous! I love that you can just walk over to the store (and am a little bit jealous). I hope you’re having an amazing weekend!!!
Thanks so much, Kristi! You should come over and walk around the neighborhood with us!
i’d make fun of your pinterest board except that i’m a little jealous of it! your new place looks great. wish i could’ve stopped by when i was back east. hopefully we’ll be that way before too long…
I know you’d get into my pinterest scrapbook. You just need to come over to the other side. Rather, the SIDE THAT WAS ALWAYS HERE. 🙂