onehundredthirtythree – onehundredthirtynine

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may 13, 2013

We had a great little wind and thunder storm tonight. I love me some stormy weather.

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may 14, 2013

I made a hearty minestrone soup over the weekend. Talk about delicious left overs!

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may 15, 2013

Gorgeous colors!

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may 16, 2013

How to tell my purse is big enough: I can fit a gallon sized Mason jar (technically, a Ball jar) inside.

.137
may 17, 2013

Liz and I went out for celebratory “Liz Finished Her Finals” ice cream tonight and the sunset was beautiful.

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may 18, 2013

Unwinding after a never ending game of poker.

.139
may 19, 2013

My heart suddenly became sad missing Ari this evening, but then the sky caught on fire.

I don’t like this missin’ you

Oakridge, Oregon – June 2009

Hug Point, Oregon – February 2010

Lake Union, Washington – June 2011

Summit of Mt. Adams, Washington – July 2012

Flying over Evaro Hill, Montana – February 2013

I don’t want to be nowhere, if I can’t be with you
I don’t want to go nowhere, if you’re not traveling too
I don’t like this living here if you can’t live here too
I don’t like this missin’ you
I don’t like this missin’ you

Well, I don’t much care for morning, ‘less I’m waking up with you
And I don’t like the sunset, if you can’t see it through
And I don’t like this prison, if you ain’t locked up too
I don’t like this missin’ you
I don’t like this missin’ you

And I don’t much care for sleepin’, cause I always dream of you
I keep telling my brain to quit keeping your memory in this zoo
But I always find it peeking, and its looking right at you
I don’t like this missin’ you
I don’t like this missin’ you

I don’t much care for workin’, ‘less I’m coming home to you
Cause darlin’ there is nothing, nothing that I could do
But sit around and waste my time just trying to kill the blues
I don’t like this missin’ you
I don’t like this missin’ you

And I don’t much care for sleepin’, cause I always dream of you
I keep telling my brain to quit keeping your memory in this zoo
But I always find it peeking, and its looking right at you
I don’t like this missin’ you
I don’t like this missin’ you

["I Don't Like This Missin' You" Spring Creek]

I know we’re apart right now for a reason. I know us being apart will make us stronger.
But it’s so hard to not be jealous of other couples. Couples that get to see each other every week. Every day. Couples who wake up next to each other. Couples who fall asleep in each others arms.
The Explorer and I have been together for almost 4.5 years. We’ve lived in different states for almost 2 of those years. And frankly? That sucks.
I am an independent woman and I can clearly survive on my own. But Daryl is whom I have chosen to spend my life with and it just sucks that I am here and he is there.

onehundredtwentysix – onehundredthirtytwo

.126
may 6, 2013

Happy Birthday Conner! You look wonderful in my hat.

.127
may 7, 2013

Right angled carrot!

.128
may 8, 2013

This is the hottest, least humid May I’ve ever experienced.

.129
may 9, 2013

Liz and I took Aspen and Ozzy down to the river for a bit today.

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may 10, 2013

Daryl couldn’t come visit this weekend because the Outback needed some pretty major repairs. Liz, Nick, and I sent him a cheers from Draught Works, then Jessie and Adam gave me the prettiest new purse!

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may 11, 2013

After Conner got off work, Nick and I met him to go climbing with Aaron and Rush. For only my third time on rock, I’m proud of how I climbed.

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may 12, 2013

New bike! Went to buy one bike, but it had just been purchased – however the purchaser had a bike they were going to list on Craigslist today, so she sold it to me for the price of the first bike (which was $50 less than she was going to list it for!).

A season of dreaming

Few blogs make me look forward to when The Explorer and I get married and buy a house than Today’s Letter, especially the posts about their new house.

I know there is a season for everything. And currently we’re in the season of being apart (again). And next I’ll be in the season of school.
But I would really like to get married and buy a house.

onehundrednineteen – onehundredtwentyfive

.119
april 29, 2013

The Explorer and I spent a couple hours at the beach today and spotted a pair of Bald Eagles.

.120
april 30, 2013

Ack! So perfect!

.121
may 1, 2013

We have volunteer tulips in the backyard!

.122
may 2, 2013

The silliest thing I saw today.

.123
may 3, 2013

I was a good girl and meal planned for the week tonight.

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may 4, 2013

Look how big our peas are!

.125
may 5, 2013

It was SO GORGEOUS today. After spending the morning/early afternoon reading in the backyard, Liz and I rode our bikes over to the Northside Kettlehouse for delicious beer.

onehundredtwelve – onehundredeighteen

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april 22, 2013

I love my new Black Diamond sticker!

.113
april 23, 2013

Today I got stopped for a single train car passing by.

.114
april 24, 2013

I love when The Mountain is out, especially when flying into SeaTac.

.115
april 25, 2013

Seattle, you are so very beautiful.

.116
april 26, 2013

Hiking with my handsome boyfriend, to a summit with amazing views of eight different volcanoes, makes my heart sing.

.117
april 27, 2013

My sexy man and I before the AMAZING Blind Pilot & Oregon Symphony concert.

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april 28, 2013

My cutest mister at one of our favorite breakfast spots in Portland.

onehundredfive – onehundredeleven

.105
april 15, 2013

Chicken, asparagus, and potatoes. Yum!

.106
april 16, 2013

I am loving this yarn! It is so soft.

.107
april 17, 2013

My hair is sholder length!

.108
april 18, 2013

The Butternut Squash have arrived!

.109
april 19, 2013

Hippie fire at the house tonight.

.110
april 20, 2013

Nick created a trailer for Ozzy. Ozzy doesn’t particularly care for it, though he’s fine when its moving.

.111
april 21, 2013

Conner, Lori, Nick, and I went rock climbing today. Almost as soon as we got there, it started snowing. We climbed for a couple hours until we started to freeze.