In The Process of Living

pinterest love.

Carrie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:51:06 +0000

I cannot get enough of Pinterest. Still. So many beautiful ideas and recipes and clothes and rooms. I can’t wait to decorate the new house with some of the gorgeous things that are floating in my head from that site. Or cook the delicious-looking food. *sigh*

+ Love this wall of shelves.

+ I want to try these chicken casseroles.

+ Ooh, or this pasta with chicken.

+ I am all about kraft stationery lately.

+ Rings that look lacy from the side. Gorgeous. Oh, or this one.

+ I am so doing this headboard…maybe not for my bedroom, but someone’s.

1.27

Carrie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:37 +0000

It has been one year since Jake B. passed away, and I can still feel the shock I felt that morning when Aaron texted me. The panic and confusion. Blood clot? Stroke? He was paralyzed, but he didn’t have to be dead too.

I think of him often, more on days when I am frustrated with sitting all the time. Because he was too.

I just hope he found some peace with his life before he died so young and didn’t feel lost or angry like I know he had before. Things that weighed heavy on him, I hope, were lifted and that he is somewhere still running around, laughing and loving. He deserved that much at least.

RIP Jake. I miss you.

just a reminder.

Carrie — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:03:28 +0000

play day.

Carrie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:22:15 +0000

This kid is crazy. And beautiful and sweet and stubborn and adorably clingy on my afternoons off. And she was thrilled to spend the time off last Tuesday with me.

We didn’t do much, but between Chapstick applications and singing her Boom Boom song (Nicki Minaj!) and sneaking sips of Dr Pepper, we had lots of giggles and aunt/niece time. I wish I could take more days off just to hang out with her.

g,

Carrie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:47:21 +0000

I am so proud of you, for so many things, but mostly for today. Today is a day that I hope we celebrate many times in the future because really, if you hadn’t been there & gone through life as it was, we wouldn’t be here as good as we are. And I can’t imagine what my days would be like without you.

ily.

good weekend.

Carrie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:14:31 +0000

+ Nuclear Cowboyz with the crew. So much fun.
+ Looked at this gun. I don’t really know why I want one so bad, but I do.
+ Power & Light and dancing and laughing.
+ QT food.
+ Good sister convo on the way home from KC.
+ Pictures.
+ Dinner at Grant and Shannon’s.
+ Cracking up at Myles. That little guy is funny.
+ Not enough sleep, but plenty of fun. <3

1.19.12

Carrie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:23:05 +0000

2 months
and a few hundred smiles later,
here we are, still going
in the direction of optimists.

Forward is such a
good feeling,

and it’s just you
and me.

sneak peeks.

Carrie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:02:52 +0000

Projects coming up.

There has been a lot of paint and beads and quiet around here.

I thrive in the quiet places where my thoughts can be thoughts and turn to creativity, not just jumbles of words or bits of music or screaming neighbors. It is good to have that part of myself. Whatever that thing is that might be bothering me, the quiet is where I sort it out; it’s where I fix things. Ideas take shape and smiles happens. It’s where plans and lists are made.

With things so crazy busy & ridiculous, I needed something a little bit crazy busy creative.

inspire.

Carrie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:59 +0000

headline.

Carrie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:35:35 +0000

Right there in black ink
across the top of seedy aged paper,
the kind that leaves black smears
on cheeks after fingertips
have soaked up all that truth,
were words that stopped my next breath
and shredded my heart into nothings.

Saturday night
took you away.

january 15, 2012.

Carrie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:14:19 +0000

Nothing about today really feels like January or winter. Nothing about the sunshine or 60 degree weather screams that snow should be on the ground, and we should be bundled up in scarves and mittens.

But I won’t complain because I am soaking up vitamin D and camera time. And Beauty and the Beast 3D with the girls.

After such a hard week, I am happy to have had such a good weekend with the people I love.

it’s simple.

Carrie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:55:37 +0000

Loving you
was
her mistake.

Breaking her heart
was
yours.

go.

Carrie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:18:11 +0000

Life takes me
without asking,
blindfold and silence,
and all I can do
is wait and go along
for the ride.

seriously.

Carrie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:06:27 +0000

Um, have you seen these? Custom Chucks. I mean, CUSTOM CHUCKS! It is so on my to-do list. Not necessarily red and blue since I already have my Jayhawk Nikes, but something.

thoughts.

Carrie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:38:05 +0000

+ Carrie = sick. My head feels like it might explode, but the cold medicine is quickly becoming my best friend. Tomorrow hopefully will be better.

+ G has me thinking of a new camera again. And that is bad news because I might splurge and just get one. Must. keep. impulses. in. CHECK!

+ Sons of Anarchy is amazing. I should have listened when everyone told me to start watching it. Now I am caught up on all 4 seasons and have to wait until September to see new episodes. It may be a long 9 months.

+ Work this coming week will be crazy, exhausting, and annoying. Just like the past week was thanks to an audit. I’ll be so glad when it is over.

+ oh btw, where is winter?

+ Life (besides the work stress) is amazing. I thought I knew happiness, but this is about as good as it gets.

+ Figured out a project for my sister’s birthday present…she’s gonna love it.