somewhere between a cookout on thursday night + getting ready for her best friend’s wedding on saturday afternoon, a gal found herself strolling down memory lane.
in a setting so familiar I could’ve called it home + surrounded by so many people that helped me become who I am today, my heart + soul relocated the soft spot for wilmington, nc. it was a surreal moment to watch a kindred spirit get married and reconnecting with friends from my past was just as touching.
cheers to the cape fear river, drinks downtown, wrightsville waves and first dances at weddings.
cheers to growing up, moving on, forgetting feuds and recalling memories.
cheers to loving, committing and a common bond.
cheers to the old + new: friends AND versions of yourself.
Congrats Caroline + Sean!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
a talk of two cities.
my how the time has flown! here's a run-down of what's YOU'VE missed:
a quick cheers for the end of 2L, a (not-so-quick) FANTASTIC two-week trip to costa rica followed by a (two-tear) goodbye to e as he flew down to DC to begin his summer internship. all this punctuated by a one year anniversary celebration - whew!
two lonely weeks in cambridge later, i made my way to DC over the weekend to visit my hubby and check out a city that may very well be our future home. between catch up with good friends, making new ones, bites of delicious food (including ripe tomatoes), and swigs of some fine brew and sweet tea, i took in the sweltering southern temps as well as the lively surroundings in each neighborhood we visited. all the while thinking to myself, "what if i had to start over, and what if it was here, could i do it."
of course the answer is yes. the answer to that question, no matter the place, will always be yes. with e (and gus) by my side, i can start over anywhere. but it's a thought i won't let stay in my head for long.
i prefer not to acknowledge the fact that i may very well be staring down the barrel of our last year here in cambridge. i would much rather spend my time here + now enjoying backyard bbq's, long days and summer temps with our beantown buddies.
i'll spend these months trying to have just as much fun (and more) this summer as we did last. i'll enjoy the fact that the boston skyline makes me smile, my neighborhood feels like home and the hydrangea are starting to rapidly bloom along each street. i'll get ready for a best friend's wedding, a week at the beach with my family + e's return to our little apt for the second half of summer.
and i'll save my "what-ifs" for a rainy winter day.
a quick cheers for the end of 2L, a (not-so-quick) FANTASTIC two-week trip to costa rica followed by a (two-tear) goodbye to e as he flew down to DC to begin his summer internship. all this punctuated by a one year anniversary celebration - whew!
two lonely weeks in cambridge later, i made my way to DC over the weekend to visit my hubby and check out a city that may very well be our future home. between catch up with good friends, making new ones, bites of delicious food (including ripe tomatoes), and swigs of some fine brew and sweet tea, i took in the sweltering southern temps as well as the lively surroundings in each neighborhood we visited. all the while thinking to myself, "what if i had to start over, and what if it was here, could i do it."
of course the answer is yes. the answer to that question, no matter the place, will always be yes. with e (and gus) by my side, i can start over anywhere. but it's a thought i won't let stay in my head for long.
i prefer not to acknowledge the fact that i may very well be staring down the barrel of our last year here in cambridge. i would much rather spend my time here + now enjoying backyard bbq's, long days and summer temps with our beantown buddies.
i'll spend these months trying to have just as much fun (and more) this summer as we did last. i'll enjoy the fact that the boston skyline makes me smile, my neighborhood feels like home and the hydrangea are starting to rapidly bloom along each street. i'll get ready for a best friend's wedding, a week at the beach with my family + e's return to our little apt for the second half of summer.
and i'll save my "what-ifs" for a rainy winter day.
Monday, April 26, 2010
celebration station.
it's never easy to leave nyc. this time was equally hard after sharing a long weekend with girls that always warm my heart, to celebrate another that warms each of our souls. moments like these are an amazing reminder of what it's all about: friends catching up with laughter, tears, drinks, dancing + gossip.
each time i enter that city there's something in me that changes. and heading home, somewhere in between connecticut + boston, it changes back. maybe it's me, my sis, past memories, or maybe it's just nyc itself, plain + simple. whatever it may be, i hope i'll always feel that switch.
cheers to friends, recalling old memories, making new ones and a city that NEVER sleeps.
each time i enter that city there's something in me that changes. and heading home, somewhere in between connecticut + boston, it changes back. maybe it's me, my sis, past memories, or maybe it's just nyc itself, plain + simple. whatever it may be, i hope i'll always feel that switch.
cheers to friends, recalling old memories, making new ones and a city that NEVER sleeps.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
full speed ahead.
a big congrats to all those that ran the boston marathon yesterday. a friend + i headed across the river to take in a close up from the sidelines. we had a view right around the last "bend" of the race.
once runners turned left in front of us onto bolyston st., they were in the home stretch straight for the finish line. and man was it exhilarating. the applause! the cow bells! the signs! hands in the air, smiles on faces, limps of pain but a determination to finish. and every.single.onlooker cheering at the top of their lungs.
it was one of THE coolest things i've seen + heard in quite awhile: strangers cheering on strangers. applauding them for their dedication, their will, their drive, their dream. pushing them the last few feet to the finish. now, i'm not the gal to put a 26.2 foot-race on my life list, but i'll never say i don't understand why some do. when you run that far, that hard, that long by yourself, for a crowd that large, on a course that demanding, there's not much in this world you can't do.
once runners turned left in front of us onto bolyston st., they were in the home stretch straight for the finish line. and man was it exhilarating. the applause! the cow bells! the signs! hands in the air, smiles on faces, limps of pain but a determination to finish. and every.single.onlooker cheering at the top of their lungs.
it was one of THE coolest things i've seen + heard in quite awhile: strangers cheering on strangers. applauding them for their dedication, their will, their drive, their dream. pushing them the last few feet to the finish. now, i'm not the gal to put a 26.2 foot-race on my life list, but i'll never say i don't understand why some do. when you run that far, that hard, that long by yourself, for a crowd that large, on a course that demanding, there's not much in this world you can't do.
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