Through it all, because of it all, in spite of it all.
i read this simple line yesterday in a post that this blogger wrote to her husband for their anniversary. it almost made me cry and all night i keep thinking about it. i'm not sure why it moves me so much. it just so perfectly sums up marriage, or what i really mean is this is exactly how my love for jack is.
starting a list so i can remember next time a holiday comes...
starbucks thermal travel coffee press - because we inevitiably wind up in a hotel room without a coffeemaker, and this man can not function without coffee...
bustedtees shirts - funny how and so many of their tees fit with our inside jokes...
i did this quiz (thanks rosa) to find out what my name meant... wow - it's pretty true (can i say that without sounding conceited? ok, minus all the inflated compliments...) especially the last paragraph:
You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.
You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
try it: What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?
and today i can sleep. ok - winter's not really over, but it is 70s and sunny here in texas so it feels like it is.
christmas was fun: seeing old friends, spending time with both of our families, putting together a million lego star wars sets, playing in the snow, and my long-awaited present to myself - a holga.
i always end up having to do most of the building. we were rockstar parents via ebay this year - spent way too much money and bought many of the retired lego sets they wanted...
i spent time in louisiana, massachusetts, and texas this holiday and none of them really feel like home anymore. i think out of all, gloucester felt most home, which surprised me. i miss it so. the beauty and simpleness and seasons. but the gray sky all day and the dark coming at 5 pm really got me depressed last year. i felt so isolated... but that's more me and less the state i've realized.
this is as sunny as it ever gets:
and so my real resolution for this year is for life not to feel so temporary. i've felt like i'm waiting for so long now, but this is it! i want it to feel real.
and i can't resist posting this: jack almost broke his leg sledding:
bandaids:
toilet brush(!):
packing tape:
and check this out:
(a while back i looked everywhere for photobooth frames. only a few custom stained glass things showed up. so i figured out that panarama frames work beautifully for photobooth pictures - that's what i've been using...)
simple, personal, new year's resolutions:
get dressed every day.
put on makeup more often than not.
exercise (join the y?)
drive.
get a haircut every two months, maybe dye too.
go shopping.
cook occasionally and have food in the house.
return library books on time.
damn.
