Be still. i was sitting on the plane blankly staring out the window. i was listening to my spotify “simmer down” list while thousands of different thoughts entered my head as if all at once. things i needed to do, things i should have done. what i probably forgot in my packing frenzy and how […]

she couldn’t help but giggle every time she got close to him, his arms firmly holding her, stealing  kisses on the top of her head, forehead, cheek and lips. he loves her. and she loves him. they walked and talked and whispered. she is graceful and bohemian and everything about her fits his bull riding […]

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 […]

this is a long one but just bare with me, i promise the end is worth it. last night i was laying on my bed, ready to write as i usually am at around 10:40pm. i was looking through some old notes i had, and i came across the graduation speech i gave as the […]