Nevermind… Him: I was thinking about you all day…Me: Really? What made you think of me?Him: Honestly?Me: Preferrably.Him: Well, I was at a Cafe at work. And I ordered a 16 oz. hot chocolate and I sipped it. I wanted it sweeter. It was sweet, but I wanted it sweeter… I wanted something sweet and … Read More
A Fighting Spirit Once upon a time… this girl right here had a fiesty spirit. I’d debate with the best of them. I would fight even better. (verbally of course *bats eyes*) But I would have the last word. And I would raise my voice and it would get terribly heated and you could scoop … Read More
…And I Ran… So… What’s to be said for the person who doesn’t “stick it out”? All our lives we’re taught these examples by people who stay in situations and “see them through”. Sometimes no matter how bad they are. Failing marriages. Dead end jobs. Demoralizing associations or friendships. But they tell you… hold on! … Read More
Giving Up I expend so much energy on trying to uplift and counsel other people. It gets to the point where… I lose sleep at night about them. Worrying about THEIR lives. Why can’t I make their lives better? Maybe if I advise them this way… or that way? I see such brightness for them … Read More
Backwards. It’s been a minute since I posted but not a day goes by that I don’t think I should write something. I’ve had a million thoughts in my head but none more prevalent than this — I feel more disconnected during the holidays than any other time of the year. I used to think … Read More
To My Dear Friend Isis, on Her Wedding Day: My heart is so full at this time I don’t know where to begin. I met you and I never knew that you would have this kind of effect on my life. I never dreamed that I’d feel this close to you or have this kind … Read More
The Thrill … isn’t gone “oh yeah… life goes onlong after the thrill of livin’ is gone…” John C. Mellencamp Last night, I felt myself truly living IN the moment. I’ve not been able to do that in a while. When I’m enjoying something, I always think ahead to when that moment itself will be … Read More
Isms… Thanks to Max, I got this snazzy little list from Googlism.com. It was fun. The list was MUCH longer than this, but had mostly everything to do with Lake Victoria or the city Victoria. But I picked the ones I love best and here they are: victoria is moving in the right directionvictoria is … Read More
Tell Him… Sometimes I stop myself. Because… I don’t want to harp on it. I feel sometimes that keeping it to myself is probably the best policy because I don’t want to aggravate him… or chase him away. That somehow I think that hiding myself in this little corner… hoping he doesn’t notice that I … Read More
What I’ve Learned This Weekend I learned that I look damned good in a mask for a masquerade ball I learned that the stronger you initiate a hug, the better it is on both parts I learned that some folks make aging look like… it isn’t agony. I learned that at 70 after your children … Read More