Three wishes

They come in threes don’t they? Those proverbial wishes from the proverbial genie in a bottle. Okay I know I just repeated the word proverbial in the same sentence 3 words apart. And compounded the blunder by doing it yet again. This is the proverbial train wreck of paragraphs. OMG, I did it again! Jeez,…

Surprised by an Expected Grief Ambush

Two things were happening this weekend. I say two things as if life happens in a vacuum but it does not. But two things were happening, First of all, the 22nd was going to be nine months since mom passed away unexpectedly and the 23rd was going mark 25 years since we lost our brother…

Birthday shenanigans

Our birthday weekend is coming to an end, tomorrow we drive back to the city. And as we sit watching movies and just chilling, we wish we had another day to spend here, the weather has been crappy but the views have been majestic. The resort is just next to a huge store outlets mall…

Serenity

Waking up to this view this morning feels so serene to me. The birthday girls were still asleep when I awoke bright and early. I tiptoed to the kitchen, made a cup of herb tea and came back to bed to watch as the wafts of mist rose from the lake covering the lake making…

Hitting the Road today

  We are hitting the road today for a weekend trip to the Ozarks.  We being my bff, her twin and yours truly.  The three musketeers.  It’s been a while since we had a trip but this year, we decided to head off to celebrate their birthday weekend.  No husbands or boyfriends allowed, just a…