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Sparkling Wine

I find myself really…. happy, lately.

Jon reminded me in an email today that I should be working to live, not living to work. I love that he reminds me of that, that he pauses his day to make sure that I remember to enjoy mine. I have a job that challenges me and that, on occasion, I find inspiring. Today was kind of break-through for me in a couple of ways. For the first time in a long time I didn’t come home exhausted and feeling overwhelmed. Enough Sesa’talk.

I’m currently at home, drinking a glass of sparkling wine and getting ready for a dinner-date with friends. Counting Crows is playing through my iPhone-cum-iPod. They’re a band that will forever remind me of the best times of high school; Of sitting in my car with Elizabeth and Jon in the 11th grade, outside of Alterra Coffee. Of laying in bed at night with Jamie, singing lyrics that I only kind of knew. Of a softer time, filled with ambitions and angsty poetry.

I don’t know. Maybe it’s just the half-glass of bubbles talking, but it all feels *right*. The World-At-Large may be in a state of disarray (and I certainly understand and appreciate that), but life right here, right in this moment, life is quite fantastic.

an entire… year?

At this time last year, I was in the full throes of crazy-bride-to-be, frantically asking questions like “should I wear the pink pearls or the white pearls?”. Because you know, those are definitely the questions that make or break a wedding.

It’s hard to believe that an entire year has passed since then. We’ve been to four [foreign] countries and four [US] states since then. I’ve lost both my engagement ring and my wedding ring, both in different countries. We’ve gone to the symphony quite a bit, and we’ve drank countless bottles of Oregon Pinot Noir. We haven’t had a single fight.

Overall, I’d say it’s been a really good year.

We’re celebrating the anniversary with theater tickets and dinner. I bought a new fancy dress, and I absolutely can’t wait to wear it. It might be my “youthful-optimism” speaking up here, but I think it’s completely refreshing to know that you’re going to wake up next to the same person for the rest of your life. On a more selfish note, I’m looking forward to a reason to go out to dinner.

Oh! and our camera is fixed again! I like to think that I haven’t been posting much because I have the memory of a goldfish without photos.
Here’s to expecting more, in the future.

(or forever hold your peace)

Jon and I were just debating whether my lack of blogging WILL or already HAS caused my readers to go somewhere else.

It’s kind of like… when you have fruit flies in your kitchen, and you figure out that they’re only sticking around because that banana from last week is so tasty. And then you take away the banana. And the fruit flies leave.

It’s not like they just inherently wanted to be in your kitchen, you know? They don’t just NEED to know what’s going on in your life. They need a moldy peach once in a while. They need a little love to let them know you care, and that you’re there for them.

Anyways. Is anyone still out there?