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nothing's fair in love and war
So… stuff. When we went to Fort Sumter the day before the wedding, Aaron was very interested in the Park Passport program, where you get a little passport of national parks and each site can stam...
[random wedding thoughts]
Courtesy of a bottle of wine and the unsettling realization that things are getting Close and Serious and it’s not next year anymore. * I love offbeatbride.com. I still don’t feel squealing or fa...
you're hiding all your hopes
As we prepare for Aaron to move in next week, we’ve discussed how to accomplish that. What we need, what we need to get rid of, what to move, what to squeeze where, etc. There are also things tha...
[2014]
This should be exciting. 1. What did you do in 2014 that you’d never done before? Got engaged. Quit a job. Moved to South Carolina. Pierced my ears. Worked for a temp agency. Planned a wedding. M...
massive addiction
In November, I did 1000 burpees in 31 days, and trimmed inches from all over me. I have undoubtedly grown them back in December, but it’s December winter weight, it’s not out of control, and afte...
set the world on fire
1) Change of honeymoon plans. Screw the boring rental property on an abandoned beach. We’re going to drive 5500+ miles across the US and Canada to the Arctic Circle and Alaska, then fly home. Fea...
time to let it shine
First things first: I bought a wedding dress. Bought, bought. As in, it’s hanging in my closet. As in, it is fully paid for, cash. As in, I keep thinking about pinning an angry face to the garme...
what you wanted
I am in a constant state of denial re: the passing of time. I’m not getting old and needing to go to bed earlier; Lena’s not getting old and needing an adjusted feeding schedule; my contract isn’...
i'll reach you
After watching the game, Aaron had left to do nerd things and I had 5 hours before the sister missionaries came by. I owed a long run/walk (I think it’s supposed to be run, but the slash is there...
GBU
The good I told my dad about Aaron bringing me my phone at 1:30am. I left it at his place, sent him a message via FB saying I’d get it later and I was going to bed, and 2 hours later, Aaron quiet...
come with me now
Friday: it took me 40 minutes to get a mile down the street. Um. I can run there and back in 40 minutes. Turns out the night-time repaving hadn’t dried, so they just closed the right lane by the ...
not so fireproof
I feel emotionally drained. Maybe it’s from football? But it’s barely 9:30 and I’m wondering when it’s bedtime. I was asleep before midnight on Friday. Maybe it’s not football. Work is going well...
moving on to better things
1) It is my off-button. Aaron manipulates this with shameless abandon. He thinks it’s particularly funny if I’m all het up about something and mid-rant, and then completely shut down. I try to gl...
open up the gates of paradise
Today was… kind of draining. It started with a mild hangover. Actually, it started with me completely drunk after the football game, which we won in overtime. It was rough. It was a lot drunker t...
written on my heart
Monday the rain was unrelenting. We strategized to get out of the office without hitting flooded roads. It took me an hour to get home, and my suburb was flash flooding as I pulled into my apartm...
[wednesday 9/17/14]
Today is a beautifully eerie day. We had a spontaneous sleepover last night on behalf of persistent lightning, which I can’t sleep through. The new strategy is to literally hide behind Aaron so t...
the voice that speaks inside of me
We didn’t go to church this morning. I think I heard the alarm go off, briefly, or something else that made his phone vibrate. That was it. Overnight there was a really big storm that woke both o...
bring to life
Sunday night, Aaron called me at about 11pm. “You. Me. Waffle House. 10 minutes.” He met me at my place. He walked in, grabbed me, and apologized for being a dick. Then we went to Waffle House in...
and we run
I started my job on Wednesday. There’s a steep learning curve, but nothing nasty. It’s a new software and filing process. Not too bad. Just requires practice and familiarity. Ashley was there tha...
diamonds like tears
Friday evening, I took out some trash and checked the mail. In the mail was my retirement check. My financial woes are over! (For now, haha.) My feeble bank account was plumped up well past its h...
it's the most wonderful time of the year
FOOTBALL STARTED TODAY. I HAVE WATCHED FOOTBALL ALL NIGHT. I GOT A CHILL WHEN USC KICKED OFF. EVERYTHING IS MAGICAL AND SILLY AGAIN. Last night’s dinner project was buffalo chicken lasagna. This ...
[why you should go to college]
[or not] Band alum dude: Thanks for your hardcore Band alum dude: ‘Nole-ism. Band alum dude: Were I not already married, I would propose to you. Band alum dude: just sayin’. ;) Me: The ring on my...
got my heart beating
We’re hitting crunch time with respect to paying the rent on time. I’m on a poverty diet, trying to limit my meals and generally binging on things like pasta and potatoes. Aaron brought me soda a...
you can turn the tide
It is a Day. This week I've had two excellent interviews. The first snagged me a spot with a staffing company for major defense contractors around here. Not my dream method, but the rent is due i...
guest entry from dog
dear diary today was the most awesomest day ever awesomed when mommy finally got up and i got up there was a fly in the bathroom or maybe it was a little spider i dunno but I GOT IT and i tried ...
Book Description
13 months of shenanigans. Probably.
Coming up: mud/obstacle run training, bellydancing, rock concerts, Russian language class, job searching, moving to a better city that happens to contain my boyfriend fiancé, an epic family reunion, wedding engagement, wedding planning, and associated hijinks.
