Popping jelly beans into my mouth one at a time, I am suddenly struck by the realization of how careful I've become. I am the product of nearly two and half decades of experience in the realms of life, love and the pursuit of happiness, and at this moment I…
Jelly Bellies are the best!
Licorice Jelly Belly beans are the best! Thirty-five per serving, 140 calories, all sugar and no fat! I've always enjoyed them, but they've been merely a delicious snack, an almost-dessert. Now, thanks to the tour Jon and I took at the Jelly Belly factory, I know oodles more. For instance,…
Thoughtfulness
I've been thinking about thoughtful things, both those I've done and those I've had done for me. I treasure them. The thirteen red roses Jon sent me for our anniversary, and the way they showed up at work glowing and lovely and interspersed with lilies, were thoughtful, of course. But…
Gray Dress
I saw a woman today, sitting with a man I assumed was her husband. He spoke to her animatedly, hands pushing his stories out into the air and across the table to his attentive audience. She nodded to the rhythm of his enthusiasm, understanding and supportive. Her hands rested, crossed…
Hips Don't Lie
Last night I met Cindy and her roommate, Sru, and her new RA friend, Marta, in San Jose for a girls' night out. Dinner and then the much-anticipated Shakira concert. Yay! We walked into the restaurant we'd chosen online wearing sparkly tops and blue jeans, enjoying our opportunity to be…
In Anticipation of Autumn
This morning I was tricked into donning a sweater. It was the cool air through our open window that did the trick. That and the deeper-blue-than-usual sky. Without thinking about it twice, whilst envisioning "bouquets of sharpened pencils", I tugged the sweater over my head. And I think the sweater…
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Us!
A Tying Shame
I've watched my father gear up for fishing trips many times in the last few years. And, while I never really sat down to observe, I noticed his efficiency and quickness as he handled the rod and the reel and the line. Not once did I consider how his length…