Yearly Archives: 2011

When Life Gives You Lemons…

…You make lemonade. OR, you rummage around your pantry for the ingredients to make a delicious bundt cake. Totally agreeable alternative, if you ask me. Yes, last night I actually baked something. Stifle the gasps, please. And don’t get too excited. It’s probably not permanent. But yesterday I got the urge to be all domestic. […]

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One of the Many Reasons I Love Dark Chocolate

You’d think that being long distance for all 4 years of college would somehow make me immune. That it would give me some sort of resistance, that I wouldn’t be very affected by it. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Jake has been out of town this week, visiting family in Texas. And it’s not only […]

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Moab Engagements: Shelly + Ryan

They met in the fall a few years ago, mountain biking with some mutual friends. And while Ryan isn’t the most forward person, he knew there was something different about Shelly. He knew he needed to see her again.  So he asked her to hang out. You know, as friends. Harmless enough, right? Yet during […]

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Interviewed by Janey of FindMimi

I got lost. Dang one way streets. And I was 20 minutes late. If I was her, I probably would have left. Or at least showed some signs of  irritation. But she didn’t. She smiled warmly when I walked in the door and gave me a huge hug, even though it was the first time […]

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Music Monday

Have you ever had a song that takes you back? A song that, when the first few notes hit your ears, brings a flood of memories into your mind? Today’s song does that for me. Truthfully, there are hundreds of songs that do that for me. Ones that bring me to a place and time […]

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