Posted by Carrie on 01 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Gabriel, House and Home, Pictures and movies, Reminiscing
Every year, people and stores (the former following the latter like docile sheep) crank out the holiday stuff earlier and earlier. Halloween stuff up in August, Thanksgiving in September…somebody I know saw, no lie, Christmas stuff out last month in one store. And it wasn’t one of those “Year-Round Yuletide” stores, either.
I make […]
Posted by Carrie on 31 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health, Reminiscing
I’m all jittery. I always get like this before a race, where part of me is excited and ready, and part wants to hide behind the sofa until it’s over. What’s up with that? It’s not like I’m a contender for a medal or anything; I’m middle-to-back of the pack! Something […]
Posted by Carrie on 24 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Familial things, Reminiscing
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Sam and Gabe are fed, bathed, dressed in pajamas and robes, and are bursting with excitement. Of course, I love watching them bounce and glow like this, but I can’t help but feel a […]
Posted by Carrie on 24 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Reminiscing
I was telling Sam about his first Christmas, when he was six months old. We celebrated at Eric’s family’s house that year. In the middle of telling him about it, I was struck with sadness, an overwhelming longing to see Rita again.
It’s been two years since she died. This will be our […]
Posted by Carrie on 21 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Cooking, Pictures and movies, Reminiscing
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When I was in junior high and high school, our school cafeteria sold these chocolate chip cookies that were, in my opinion, just this side of what I’ll expect to find in heaven’s own bakeries. […]
Posted by Carrie on 11 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Familial things, Reminiscing
Long ago, shopping was a pretty simple affair for me. I had a set amount of money, gleaned from birthday presents, allowances, or what I could earn with little crafts that Mom would sell for me at her craft show booths. I’d divide that money in my head by the people for whom […]
Posted by Carrie on 07 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Pictures and movies, Reminiscing
It pains me to admit it, but I can’t remember the exact date. I think it may have been the twelfth? Anyway, that was the evening that Eric took me out for dinner at The Glasshouse Grille, one of the fancier restaurants in Morgantown, where we were attending college. We were exchanging […]
Posted by Carrie on 05 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Eric, Reminiscing
So Eric’s in Kentucky, which means that it’s another week of church choir rehearsal where the director and the tenor section are both all, “Carrie, where’s Eric?” and I’m smiling and saying, “Why, he’s away on business!” like it’s the most casual thing in the world, and inside, I’m very much, “Eric, come baaaaaaack!” but […]
Posted by Carrie on 02 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Completely random, Familial things, Pictures and movies, Reminiscing
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It warmed up a little since last night, and it’s actually now perfect weather for people who like to play in the snow - perhaps a little slushy, but that helps the snowmen stick together better, […]
