Today is our two year anniversary. I wouldn't change a damn thing. I’m still in awe that I woke up this morning next to her. I dreamed of doing that for so long, and now, I get to. Dating on opposite sides of the world is different. So worth it.
Tag: Beach
Beau Is Back at the Beach
Mom guilt is real. Yes, I am talking abou the guilt of being a dog mom. BUT!!! I forgot, FORGOT, to make time to take Beau to her happiest place on the planet (aside from couch) for three YEARS!!! I fixed it last week, but I am the worst.
11… Thoughts from Someone Knee Deep in Nihilism
Nature has always made me feel like me. Hope at the top of a mountain, but my soul feels all its feelings when my toes are in the ocean. I've been knee-deep in nihilism for a long time, and the solitude of the beach and lack of a vantage point brings up all the thoughts no one really wants to hear.
Remembering and Rereading Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
The Awakening by Kate Chopin came to me the summer I most desperately needed to find a woman who understood. I was in the midst of a crisis: The crisis of being a woman. I was finding out its darkest meaning in the most horrific ways. Finding one person, however fictional, validated the tragedies I lived and the ones I had yet to experience.
Happy 4th Birthday, Beau!!!
I'm a crazy dog mom! It's Beau's fourth birthday, so we celebrated at the beach with cake and balloons and a lot of fun!
The Bold World by Jodie Patterson
A deep dive into gender, race, relationships, and what it means to grow and be human. Jodie Patterson confronts it all when she realizes her daughter is her son, Penelope.