I take a moment from the hectic state in which travel plans want to put me in so that I may wish my wonderful boyfriend a happy birthday. IP is a grand 33 years old today—though I’m sure he’ll be quick to correct me in the comments. ;)
Many more wonderful birthdays to my guy. I [...]
I took the following picture in Lava Beds National Monument in Tulelake, California. It’s inside a lava tube, where IP and I would descend to keep cool on what proved to be the hottest day of our trip. The picture is now on my work desktop because it means something at the moment: I’m currently [...]
I took a picture of Mount St. Helens reflected in our rental car’s side view mirror, but it didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped (at least not in a Jurassic Park kind of way, that is). However, I have many wonderful pictures of the volcano, which include this one:
Many stories on the Pacific [...]
Saturday afternoon saw us heading towards the site of the wedding, already decked out in our fancy garments since we were not allowed an early check in by the hotel. We discussed the kids and mothers we had seen the previous day, and somehow got onto the topic of religion and how it functions as [...]
On Friday, we met up with some of my high school friends. One was particularly keen to show off her new baby, born in January. I was aware that another friend would join us, accompanied by her three-year-old, but I didn’t know that a third friend would be there, 20-month-old twins in tow. We walked [...]
Last week, while packing for my Michigan trip, I downloaded Paul Simon’s “The Obvious Child,” one of my favorite songs from his songbook. Full of veiled meanings and startling imagery woven into the fabric of generations and lives, the song moves me. It always has, in ways that I could never explain. [...]
