#84: louisa may alcott, hunger games + snoozin

when you wake up, it will be march! (or if you are up eating your morning helping of scrambled eggs and toast then you are decidedly sitting in the future and the first statement did not apply to you.)

march means a lot of things to me. here are a few:

1. it is the month my sister comes to visit me

2. the beginning of spring - real flowers. growing. with nature smells. remember that?

3. it is the month my sister comes to visit me

4. the birthday month for my mother + lauren cales. grateful for mothers and friends that help you carry the load.

5. sienna, my sister, is coming to the mountains

6. the last name of meg, jo, beth and amy. and i mean, come on.

7. the official, no-turning-back-now archway into summertime

8. the thing you do when you have a resolute direction. and yes, i do.

9. the hunger games out this month. katniss everdeen, i am so there for you.

10. sister sister sister sister sister + her husband. and a weekend in the mountains.
and lots of slippers, socks, snoozin' and treats..




what does march mean for you?

#83: mr. + mrs. kendall are coming to visit!

my sister is coming next month and i think i might just fall over in complete satisfaction when her plane lands. just really collapse in complete relief that part of my soul is here for a little while to share in my story for 4 quick days.

i'm thankful for planes, sisters, brother-in-laws and well, distance too i guess. without 2,000 miles between us, visits would not be nearly as thrilling. but i'll be happy when i don't have to pay hundreds of dollars to see her new haircut in person.

this is why i'm thankful for justin b

so valentines gets a bad rap. i totally get that. everyone is down on valentines day. just like everyone is down on justin bieber and mariah carey. and ew no, bruno mars is so annoying. the twilight series is a curse word.

first of all, when did we forget that fun is fun? where in the world would we be without tangibly tacky romance and famous teens who sing shallow songs with synchronized dances to match? cooped up in dusty libraries eating saltines?

second of all, we all need reminders that we are not nearly as cool and collected as we'd like to think we are. that, in the end, everyone is in the same boat. valentines day (and justin, mariah, books about vampires who fall in love) remind us of our globally shared desire. the embarrassing bouquet of dozen red roses, the millionth song about love from a 13 year old, a teenage romance to idealic and potentially dangerous proportions is humankind expressing that basic longing for love that defies our otherwise bleak reality. and while we inevitably fall short in our search, we still reach (write, sing, act, dance--explore what it feels like to be human) and that is gorgeous.

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