the stolen kisses and extra squeezes as we move from one shot to the other. the giggles and scrunched noses and his thumb gently moving back and forth on the back of her hand. the whispers, forehead kisses and playful twirling and laughing. the quiet moments where nothing is said and the moments where everything […]

this last year has definitely been a whirlwind with lots of ups and downs and more importantly, a LOT of learning. it definitely hasn’t been easy by any stretch of the imagination, but if i had to go through it all again in order to be right here right now, i would. because the truth […]

the wind calmed and he took her hand. he lead her out towards the edge of the grass and they stood there together watching the rays of sunlight pour down over the mountains. the wind had been blowing all day but the Hawaiians would call it was a blessing. the sun was shining, blue sky […]

as some of you know, my little sister has the true writing talent of the family. she is currently in school for creative writing (how fitting) and after our short conversation regarding coffee dates yesterday, she sent this back to me a few hours later. she wrote it out just for fun and it’s definitely […]

written to calendar girl by stars i jumped off the paddle board into the bluest water i think i have ever seen, although every time i go out there i say that. i dove down, as my fear of the ocean slowly drifted away and i could think of nothing more than how happy i […]

it was 11:28am and i knew they were closed at 11:30am. i had 2 minutes and i needed to park my truck, run in and make it inside the door of the social security office before they closed. who closes at 11:30am on a wednesday anyways!? i pulled into the lot at 11:29, parked, grabbed […]