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most recent ramblings

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on joy and grief

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choosing gratitude

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muscle memory

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right here in the waiting

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right here in the waiting

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embrace

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one word. for one year.

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don't you ever get tired?

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after kavanaugh

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after kavanaugh

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getaway

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through my lens

It’s somehow been a year already, and we’ve somehow — impossibly — made it through the last of the firsts, those terrible milestones no one should ever have to mark off.

Like a phantom limb, the pain of Logan’s absence

When the roofers start hammering at 7:30 on the Saturday morning of a holiday weekend, I’m fairly certain our neighbors no longer care about our gift-bagged attempt at bribery. 🫣

Sorry neighbors! You’ll be invited to the post-construct

This one right here started high school yesterday. 10 hours before the first day bell rang, we were notified that he got into his top-choice school! Eli had been on a waitlist since spring and while he was ready to make the most of where he got place

How has it only been “official” since last August?! It feels like we’ve been together forever and — even better — absolutely made for each other! Having you for a son is the greatest joy of my life!

There’s only thirteen days left of middle school.

Thirteen days to soak up the 45 minutes E and I spend in the car for school drop-offs and pick-ups. While there have certainly been times the commute has felt tedious or inconvenient, the unin

These are the days.

Long car rides to and from school. Playing DJ and making playlists. Elaborate expositions of gaming exploits. School day play-by-plays. Practices, games, protein bars, gym bags. Stinky pits and sweaty hugs. Sideline cheering and

Eli’s Christmas wish list last year included “tickets to a Broadway show”, which means we all got to benefit from his gift!

It was so special and meaningful to see Annie together last night. Families are made all kinds of ways...

The water comes in
and goes out
without even trying,
over and over and over…
reminding me
to not forget
to breathe.

// E X H A L E //

It took leaving the country for me to come up for air long enough to catch up with friends… even one who lives just blocks away.

In the midst of this season, I’m beyond thankful for the gifts of getting away to a mag

There’s just something about the way the shadows dance with the light, reminding me that one isn’t possible without the other…

I’m so glad we both swiped right!

Our first year of marriage has certainly been different — harder — than we imagined, laced with heartache and loss. It has also been overflowing with boundless laughter, extraordinary peace, and an

Daydreaming back to the creative — and deliciously creepy — frozen surprise our neighbor left in our front yard the last time we had a big snowstorm. East Nashville really is the best. ✨

Apparently we brought Killington home with us. The winter wonderland that is Nashville today is magical!

Everything bitter is sweet.

New year, new adventures…

I had a plan. At least a loose idea of one.

I’d wait till February and then start dipping my toes back into writing… back into my once-comfortable online spaces.

Our first wedding anniversary seemed like a fitting time to finally sha

To know you was to love you. Your smile was infectious, your heart wildly generous, and your adventurous spirit knew no bounds. You unabashedly lived with so much kindness, integrity, and loyalty. Your laughter was eruptive and contagious, and &mdash

// chalant AF //

J A N U A R Y 2 0 , 2 0 2 1

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I’ve been hesitant to post — hesitant to stumble my way through a doomed attempt at finding words that could possibly convey the unspeakable. The devastation experienced in Nashville and across Middle Tennessee from these tornadoes cannot