June 2010
51 posts
May 2010
16 posts
May 21, 2010
Peter Pan would have been jealous…if he could have seen me fly.
Today reminded me of my brothers and our childhood. I felt like a kid, pretending like we used to, except this time it was real!
As I snorkeled today, I felt like Wendy flying over Neverland for the first time. And though I went diving yesterday, it’s as if everything under water was completely different and rearranged...
check it off the bucket list!
May 20th, 2010:
Today I did something I never thought I would! I went scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef! And I know people say it’s a different world under the ocean’s surface, but seriously; I might as well have been in outerspace. As I was kneeling on the ocean floor, waiting for the rest of the group to descend, I began thinking of people back home. Like maybe if I just think...
May 19, 2010
The stars on the other side of the world look beautiful tonight. I’m on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. Not even the streets of Paris can compare to the romantic sky above my head.
it's me again...
Just wanted to let you know that I haven’t stopped gasping and smiling since my feet touched the streets of Brisbane. We live in such a big, big world, and right now, I’m sitting on the other side of it. Can you believe it? I can’t.
I love Brisbane, but I’m also so interested in everything I’m studying—photography and art. I had barley noticed that 4 hours had...
down unda'
So…I found a computer and couldn’t resist writing to y’all back home. This will probably be the last time I have a chance to tumble since I leave for the Great Barrier Reef on Tuesday. So here it goes….
Right now I’m sitting 7 stories up in The Astor Hotel in downtown Brisbane. My home is a small day-bed and a mess of a suitcase in the corner of the room. Brisbane is...
be
A final note before I leave….
Today I am flying to the other side of the world, something I’ve never done before. And though I might have a chance to write, I think I just need to be where I am, soaking up everything around me. But if you want to find me, and need to know where I am……
You are my hiding place,
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs...
Oh, and....
Happy Mother’s Day!
more waiting
Our flight was eventually cancelled last night, so after rebooking a red eye for the next night, we hopped a cab to Hermosa Beach to stay at my aunt’s house. We’ll make it to Sydney eventually, but today we’re just gonna soak up the California sun.
Blue skies. Warm weather. And good friends. I think we’ll be okay.
I’ll keep you posted!
-la
much too much waiting
2:58am.
LAX airport.
Gate 58A (A as in alpha)
Flight delayed.
Late night cheeseburgers.
New friends.
Jealous for a loving bed.
And much too much waiting.
for my lovely mother
To you, a young college girl of 1977,
You were a picture, didn’t you know it? A mermaid swimming in the age of color, your face was light. I know you don’t believe it, but that’s what they said about you. And I’m thankful that my heart is becoming like yours—wild, but innocent.
College is such a whimsical time in life, especially for a girl like you and me. A...
A glimpse into my life...: L to the Fed. →
Dear Laura a.k.a. “Plum Nellie: oh, just a little girl with a toothy smile, sunset freckles, and buggy eyes for seeing this big, big world”.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I loveddddd and needed that visit from you. Though the drive from UGA was probably a long one, I just want to let you…
the purple parlor
treesinrows:
sorry, can’t tell you about it. but combine the secret garden, narnia, and neverland and you’re getting close.
a lovely place, indeed.
