eating cake before dinner is so necessary.

obv this is outrageous hyperbole. i doubt that fiskars is...

Jul 1st

i think my destiny is in california.

benji lives there. april lives there. hope lives there. (okay, only for the summer but STILL!!) ...

Jul 1st

Here’s the picture Kira drew for me. It’s me...

Jun 29th

kira: i cried a little bit in sunday school today.
me: why? after i dropped you off?
kira: yeah.
me: did you miss mom and dad?
kira: no...i missed you. i drew you a picture!

Jun 29th

“by the way, i adore you. you are a bright shining star in a...”
— zachary. :) kind words from...

Jun 29th

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i think this is really funny.

Jun 29th

i miss hope. :( there were multiple good things today,...

Jun 29th

“but if my snail’s cold and comes to a halt then my...”
— devendra banhart, michigan...

Jun 28th

oh i’m jealous of this mini costa reunion.

Jun 27th

in other news:

it kind of makes me a little sick to my stomach to think about going to maranatha in a couple of...

Jun 27th

i was just thinking about a little memory that was making me chuckle.  okay, let it be known that i...

Jun 27th

Chinese take-out for dinner…so much better than in...

Jun 26th

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i’m always one to appreciate a good duet, and i just heard this one on the radio for the first...

Jun 26th

kira’s being mean to me today. she told me that mom and dad are nicer to her than i am. lol?

Jun 26th

“then this year, what do we get? a vast little wasteland...”
— shanna. lol. i do not,...

Jun 26th

“one time, mom texted me to ask about a band. i was like,...”
— according to shan, my parents...

Jun 25th

Our fire is finally catching on! Woo!

Jun 25th

something's gotta give.

Erica Barry: You don't really buy this stuff you say, do you? You don't actually think that you can outsmart getting hurt?
Marin: I think it's worth trying.
Erica Barry: Listen to me. You can't hide from love for the rest of your life because maybe it won't work out... maybe you'll become unglued? It's just not a way to live.
Marin: Are you telling me this is good? What's happened to you?
Erica Barry: I think you should consider the possibility that you and I are more alike than you realize. I let someone in, and I had the time of my life.
Marin: I've never had the time of my life.
Erica Barry: I know, baby. And I say this from the deepest part of my heart. What are you waiting for?

Jun 24th

i’m kind of pretending that i’m Kira’s mom...

Jun 23rd

this was one of our last weekends in costa rica. i remember...

Jun 23rd

steve and my dad could have joke...

laura: look at this new bracelet from jake. its from honduras.
laura's dad: are you sure?

Jun 23rd

i just remembered this picture…i love it. this was the...

Jun 22nd

"yes, you can kiss me!"

me and eve are watching chasing liberty. i love a good mandy moore movie. in this one, she’s...

Jun 22nd

this isn’t realistic.

Jun 22nd

“cuz it’s only the pain coming straight through coming to...”
— jack j. monsoon. i’ve...

Jun 21st

typical parting words from my dad. haha

Jun 20th

thoughts on couchsurfing.com

jaclyn: april...maybe we should stick to staying with a girl.
(5 minutes later)
jaclyn: well actually, maybe not. justin newcomb is really cute.

Jun 20th

just.tired.

i am feeling really emotionally and physically drained. since tuesday, i’ve just been keeping...

Jun 20th

dorks. =]

me: i almost rented a star trek movie from the library for us to watch.
mike: good thing you didn't. i already have so much for us to watch. it will take a lightyear.

Jun 19th

“Where Coldplay once showcased frontman Chris Martin’s...”
— from the washington...

Jun 18th

pop culture! neat!

alton: when are you coming to visit toledo?
me: oh..i think in like the beginning of july.
alton: that's so far away.
me: you miss me so much.
alton: yeah right.
me: just try to live without me.
alton: i'd ask you to do the same, but i wouldn't ask someone to breathe with no air.

Jun 18th

“our life is a short time in expectation, a time in which...”
— henri nouwen.

Jun 17th

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have...”
— jesus.

Jun 17th

today’s gonna be a really hard day. remembering...

Jun 17th

“get up and dance! it makes your thing feel great!”
— kira. she was fascinated by...

Jun 17th

“and from the first to all the last times, all the signs said...”
— fiona apple. parting gift.

Jun 16th

knowing my love of sunrises&sunsets Benji sent me this...

Jun 16th

i didn’t really eat fast food for about four months,...

Jun 16th

i think my favorite part of the weekend was giving cupcakes to the doormen at luke’s...

Jun 16th

Cupcakes with luke’s extra special raspberry frosting...

Jun 15th

maybe everything is tragic and...

it’s one of those moments where you really don’t understand the reasons why, but you...

Jun 14th

on my way to chicago…on the front of a double decker...

Jun 12th

“here’s what i think: hot air balloon over spain,...”
— zachary severt.

Jun 12th

To pray as a Christian

To pray as a Christian demands concrete involvement in trying to bring about what is pleaded for in...

Jun 11th

today: shipping jeans. babysitting. laundry. drive in movies. tomorrow: cleaning...

Jun 11th

“it’s kind of like how lebron james doesn’t...”
— my dad, on his level of...

Jun 11th

Jun 11th

“thanks for weathering that storm with me.”
— laura. haha. so dumb. :) we...

Jun 10th

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after hearing this song…i am dying in anticipation for this album.

Jun 10th

typeracer

Jun 10th

“Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when...”
— ER Frank, Life Is Funny

Jun 10th

dayofchange: you guys. its like a huge honor when you make it onto someone else’s tumblr. like,...

Jun 10th

“If you’re robbing a bank and your pants fall down, I think...”
— jack handey. okay he’s...

Jun 9th

“she had the nerve to say, ‘have a wonderful...”
— lukedot. oh! the memories :)

Jun 9th

water, water everywhere.

obviously, summer has arrived, meaning the temperatures are rising, and many people flock to lakes...

Jun 9th

“i’m a member of startrek.com. i’m serious. my...”
— mike. i will never not think...

Jun 9th

well, aren’t they just so precious.

Jun 8th

i know he would and does. :)

Jun 8th

summmmmer. never leave me.

Jun 8th

frolicking in the park is so fun. :)

Jun 8th

oh man.

Jun 8th

Honestly who doesn’t love a free pie?!

Jun 6th

she is coming to ME today!

Jun 6th

“hallelujah! thank you, jesus! lord, you’re worthy of...”
— shane&shane, when i think...

Jun 6th

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i just found this video on my computer and put it on youtube. sorry, i was too lazy to put subtitles...

Jun 6th

Kira-babe is so stored to play in her awesome blow-up pool...

Jun 5th

i'ma hop on a plane to CR.

hah. i wish. i miss costa rica. it’s so dumb. the other night at laura’s, i made her...

Jun 5th

i’ve always loved this pic of my parents at my...

Jun 5th

i almost forgot.

this morning i woke up and remembered my dream. it was really two distinctly different sections kind...

Jun 4th

“this is why we need to travel. if we don’t offer...”
— kent nerburn (letters to my...

Jun 4th

adamo: Mi piace moltissimo! E’ un senso di libertà che...

Jun 4th

talked to jenny on skype yesterday with laur and ash….ROOMMATES! played sorry! at muggswigz....

Jun 4th

This is the outfit she chose for today. So proud of herself.

Jun 3rd

lazy day.

me: hey kira...you've been on the computer for a while. maybe you should do something else. like get dressed.
kira: for what?
me: touche.

Jun 3rd

para mi, summer is about missing costa rica, but also about paz, amor, y encontrando fields in the...

Jun 2nd

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Jun 2nd

this picture is so cool.  florencio: brilla el sol sun is...

Jun 2nd

Jesus was a hippie like me and april!

Jun 2nd