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Staring straight in the face looming tempest waves

January 3, 2009 in Personal · One comment

2008 was an interesting year. I feel, in many ways, like it’s far behind me, like it is a distinct and different chapter of my life entirely. It was a chapter of independence, of breakthroughs in personal honesty and truly of finding myself. This was the year that I truly came to understand who I am, who I love, and what I love. I wasn’t always right, and I’m still probably wrong or slightly off on a few things now, but I at least grew closer from where I was before.

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You got to buckle up and face that stormy weather, together

October 2, 2008 in America, Locations, Personal, Recommended, Washington · 2 comments

This post is a little late, but I’ve been trying to decide the best angle to approach it from, what specific facet of this major event I wanted to discuss. I’m still not sure, to be entirely honest. But let’s lay it all on the table now before I ramble myself into a hole: I’m engaged. Last weekend Randy and I went up to Bellingham to check out some potential wedding venues. Saturday, between two venues and while looking for crabs at a waterfront park, Randy hid the ring beneath one, and after flipping it over on the pretense of looking for crabs, seeing two and asking, “Why did you have me flip this rock over,” then looking once more to see the ring as he moved to his knee, I found my jaw agape.

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All the stars were crashing round, as I laid eyes on what I’d found

July 22, 2008 in Personal · 3 comments

Last week I went and worked at a church camp as a cook / photographer. While I don’t currently consider myself a Christian, I still thought a lot about faith and what I put my faith in. It’s a subject I have been considering a lot in recent months, actually.

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And if you were an ocean, I’d learn to float

June 12, 2008 in Personal · No comments

Here’s the thing about being 19: It sucks. At least for me. (Not like being 20 will magically make things better, though.) I feel like I’m on the verge of so many things coming together, but I’m stuck in the waiting. I’m in a career that won’t really officially be “started” until four years from January when I’ll have a degree. I’ve found someone I want to spend the rest of my life with, but we have/want to wait until finances come more in order. And, most immediately, I’m trying to find a place to move to.

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