Journal

#1,356 The Changing of the Wreaths.

College football season has commenced, and so this lovely, moldy, dried herb wreath that smells a little like fish finally went in the trash. It h...

#1,355 28.

Today I turned 28 years old. It really doesn’t feel possible that I’ll be 30 in just 2 more years. I’m honestly surprised by how melancholy I’ve fe...

#1,354 The Last Day of 27.

What happened today? I was 27 years old for the last time ever. I put on my favorite old raggedy Ole Miss t-shirt, a gift from Annalee thanks to an...

#1,353 Luau.

Tonight at the church we had a big end of the summer luau and I had no idea they’d go so hardcore. There was a dang roasted pig fresh off the fire ...

#1,352 My Fitness Pal + Do You Love Me?

Tonight Ben introduced me to this nifty little app called My Fitness Pal that he uses to keep up with what he eats and how much exercise he does an...

#1,351 Cool Breeze.

I swear. I got a shiver on my walk this morning. I was in a shady spot, there was a breeze and I got some chillbumps. Fall is coming!!!!!!!!! I dec...

#1,350 Pear Cake + Running.

Back in February, Mallorie felt anxious thinking about the fact that the bare pear trees in Mammaw’s yard would be heavy with ripe pears in August....

#1,349 Family Hangs.

Law it’s been a loooooong day full of this and that, but the main and best thing about today was that I spent every minute of it with my family. I ...

#1,348 Lucille James Rasberry.

When Mallorie and Jim told us they were going to have a baby, it was almost impossible for me to imagine what today would be like. We’ve all been a...

#1,347 Stake Out.

It’s real now. We’re really going to build a new shop in the backyard. I never thought I’d see the day. This afternoon we measured and staked out t...

#1,346 Girl Time.

I teach the junior high class on Wednesday nights. And for the first time ever I finally have several GIRLS in my class! Not just any girls though....

#1,344 Food Processor.

So Mallorie’s had a food chopper thing since they got married and I’ve always been jealous about it. I mean I have no idea why I waited so long to ...