This will be my last Photo Friday post of the year, and while I had oh-so-many thoughts on how to end my year here on the blog, I decided on a shot from our day. We were lucky enough to have a big, beautiful rainbow here in downtown Seattle today. It seemed to say, “Goodbye 2011! … Continue reading »
Just wanted to take a short moment to say … Hope you have all you need this blessed holiday. Always, Aja Lynn
Happy Christmas Eve Eve! As has been my personal tradition for thirty-one Christmases in a row now, I’ll be away from home this holiday. So, like so many, many others, Husband and I will be traveling this day-before-the-day-before-Christmas. Entering Oregon Sign on Interstate-5 Over the Columbia River Yes, we’re off to spend the long Christmas weekend with … Continue reading »
Today I’m missing the Christmas Tree. When I was young we always had a tree at Christmastime. Both of my parents. No matter what. And my first gift every year was a special ornament, just for me. They still send them. Thirty years of ornaments, times two wonderful parents, plus an uncle with an engraving store, various gifts from … Continue reading »
The holiday season has been rushing by, and while I still haven’t had the opportunity to get out picture-taking (hopefully I will before next year) I do have plenty of pictures to play with from last year. Here are a few taken in Downtown Seattle during the holiday season last year that I fiddled with just … Continue reading »
I haven’t been writing. (Well, not here, at least.) And there’s a very good reason! Many of them, in fact! But I will say this much in the way of explanation: I never intended for this blog to be a place for me to whine or complain or spread negativity. (There’s more than enough of that … Continue reading »
Another week has passed since my last, half-assed post. Yes, I’m disappointed in myself. … again. However! My mind has been a bit overwhelming lately. December, for a neurotic-obsessive-compulsive-organizer-type, is crunch time. We can’t help ourselves. The end of one year means the beginning of another. It means lists and budgets and calendars and updating. It … Continue reading »
I had so many ideas for this post. Good ones! Thoughtful ones! Insightful ones! But alas, my circumstances will end up defining this moment. Four hours from home, watching the PAC-12 (PAC-11 if we’re being real) “Championship,” sleep deprived, and alone (save for my darling and funny nephew who is busy with his own thing and way too old … Continue reading »
