New Songs... Old Songs.

So high tonight and I don’t feel like coming down

I can lie to you all my days, But you’re the one, you’re the one

And I’m a fool for waiting so long to let you know

Come around come around come around come around to me

There’s something in between you and I come around come around to me

You feel like breathing, Come around come around come around come around to me

Like sunlight, won’t you come and lay a ray down? You’re the one.

I could run, I could run for the life of me.

But where would that get me? Where would that lead?

And I’m a fool for waiting so long

Come around come around come around come around to me

There’s something in between you and I come around come around to me

You feel like breathing, Come around come around come around come around to me

Can’t you see? You’re my life line

Come around come around come around come around to me

There’s something in between you and I come around come around to me

You feel like breathing, Come around come around come around come around to me

My Obsession...

I live for IT. I wait for IT. All week long. Speaking of long... I long for IT all week. I anxiously take stock of all that I have. Make lists of what I might need. I gather up change and dollar bills that are scattered everywhere for IT.

What is IT you ask? IT might be my favorite source of entertainment on the weekend. IT... (I know you are anxiously waiting. Hold on...) is the... FARMERS MARKET.

I can't help IT. I don't really cook. I love the way produce looks. I love local goods. Buying local. Eating local. I wish I could go on and on but I won't. Saturday is but three days away. I have some planning to do.

Summer Dayz...

Dog Dayz... Lazy Daze. What will tomorrow bring? I hope to see the bark park. Maybe a farmers market too...

Independence Day

It's not like it was Valentine's Day. It was just an ordinary summer holiday. I wasn't spending it by myself like I did last year. I was out with a very large group of old friends and new friends. So why did I feel so lonely? Is that what true independence is? Loneliness? As a Christian, I believe we are called to live in community with one another. Does that include happy couples, newly marrieds, and young families? I often pray that the answer to that is "of course not". "Keep searching for singles to hang with." But somehow I don't imagine that's what the answer would be. So what does living in community look like for a single 30 something? I struggle every holiday to be happy with the life that I have. I struggle to be thankful and truly appreciate that I am exactly where God wants me.

A Love Letter...

Dear Africa,

I miss you. You are a continent of contradictions. How can a place with such poverty inspire such happiness? I am in awe of your beauty and resilience. I think of you often and I wish to visit again.

Forever infatuated,

-E

Reality

So... I hate yard work. There I said it. I put it out there. I want to love it. I want to have a beautiful garden with delicious treats and flowers from here to tomorrow. And now back to my real life.

The reality of my situation is this... I break out in a rash every time I attempt to do yard work. When I bought my little eastside bungalow I had such high expectations of what I would do with my yard. Thoughts of making a salad from my garden inspired me. Now I sit in the reality of my situation. I'm not a gardener. Oh trust me I wish I was but, I am not. So for now I rely on friends, ex-boyfriends, and a well intending puppy to create the landscaping I've always dreamed of.