Hiatus.

I have been thinking about this alot. I think I need to take a break from this blog. I haven't been updating it as much, Im sure you have noticed, and I am having a hard time with it in general.

So I don't know how long this will last, but for now... no more blogging here.

I asked Jared if he wanted to take it over, he declined. Ha! So, I tried!

I know you're all super disappointed. :-) Love you!

this is how i roll

80FINAL4 BLACK AND GOLD

2 years in the making

Laur,
Today is March 31st. 2 years ago today we closed on our first home. It was a very exciting and anxious time. We had adopted a puppy a few months before, were in the process of planning a wedding that was 2 months away, and I was in what we had hoped would be my last semester of school (womp womp). I guess I figured life would slow down after that particular season, but it sure hasn't! Anyway, we closed on the Northside Nest and I moved in. We had a 1600+ sq ft house and only my hand-me-down bed and some nasty old couch from the 50's to put in it. That couch was eventually replaced with a futon (better??...) and later on with something we actually liked! It's funny how much stuff people accumulate because in only 2 years, it seems like every room is full. So much that we're already planning on what we'll keep and what we'll get rid of when we move (always planning....). 2 years after closing, we aren't 100% satisfied with our home, but who is? It's not in the nicest neighborhood, some of the renovations that were done aren't up to Holmes standards, it's a hundred years old so it costs a months pay to heat, but it's my home. It's the home we started our new life in. We don't plan on being there for too long, but I'll miss it when we leave. It will always be a part of the foundation of our marriage (to me atleast!). After an annoying day at work, it was where I came to be with my bride. Happy 2 years in the Northside, I'll miss it when it's gone.

A brighter world on high.

These fleeting charms of earth
Farewell, your springs of joy are dry
My soul now seeks another home
A brighter world on high

I'm a long time travelling here below
I'm a long time travelling away from home
I'm a long time travelling here below
To lay this body down

Farewell kind friends whose tender care
Has long engaged my love
Your fond embrace I now exchange
For better friends above

I'm a long time travelling here below
I'm a long time travelling away from home
I'm a long time travelling here below
To lay this body down...

Not so surprising.

It always snows in Richmond in March.

Didn't enjoy it, but not so surprising.

Dandelion Wine, again.

"Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers."

"Saying them them over and over on the lips, like a smile, like a sudden patch of sunlight in the dark. Dandelion wine. Dandelion wine. Dandelion wine."

"It was because they felt the way it feels every summer when you take off your shoes for the first time and run in the grass. They felt like it feels sticking your feet out of the hot covers in wintertime to let the cold wind from the open window blow on them suddenly and you let them stay out a long time until you pull them back in under the covers again to feel them, like packed snow."

My favorite book. And a new season right around the corner. Yessireebob.

wind in his hair

Laur and I just watched Dances with Wolves. So good. Makes me hate being an American. Anyway, I have a friend who is mega good at working on cars, bikes, and AIRPLANES (yeah, like jets. baller status) who recently bought a honda shadow for a few dollars. Put a few more bills in it and like 60 hours worth of work and then bought a new project bike so he wanted to sell the honda. Ummm yes I want that. So...back on two wheels. Maybe if laur is super sweet she'll take some gnar pics of me on it...




she purrs real nice.

ps I have poison ivy.

Bread.

Some friends of ours have started making bread, and selling it to us for $0.60. Yeah, SIXTY CENTS. They say they don't care about the money. Well, I'll take it. Because it is sooooo good. And this is one of my favorite snacks. My aunt got us that bottle of different spice medleys and I just rotate through them. Yum.

Happy Weekend.

{And yes, the parents that are moving to AZ are Jared's mother and step-father. Just to clarify, and not to be confused with Jared's other set of lovely and equally awesome parents, Ed and Shari. They are moving out there because John, the stepfather, got a great job offer.}

Happy Weekend!

Some Bullets.

• I love the Old Testament. For real.
• I love David's story. He is a human. He had super highs with God and super lows. I love watching him run back to God.
• I treat food the wrong way. It comforts me. And sadly I have let food take God's place in parts of my life. Ugh. Instead of turning to the Bible for comfort, and prayer, I turn to food. And I stuff myself so full it hurts, which makes me feel comforted. Realizing this has been hard.
• Jared's parents are moving to Arizona. This is bittersweet because our relationship is like the parental relationship I've never had. No nagging. Big time respect. No guilting. Being open and communicative. Gently calling out faults. And randomly giving gifts to each other just because. I love them. So much. And since I have never been on a plane, going to visit will be fun and exciting.
• Jared got a bike.....................yeah. Two funny things about this. The second time he took it out to ride, he ran out of gas and had to push it a mile up the road. {this is not a light bike.} And, a cat has peed on the cover. Jared accidentally touched it. Hehe.
• I have always loved cooking, but this past week I decided that we were going to have four completely new to us meals. And with as many fresh ingredients as possible. As I am writing this, I cannot wait to get down to start cooking. It is slowly turning into a passion.
• Just finished Sacred Marriage. I really would recommend it to anyone in a relationship, on the way to marriage, and of course married couples. It was really challenging, and funny.

That's all. And a pretty image of our porch in the Fall. Time to redo it for Spring!