Road Trip Part Two

Gentle readers, forgive me. I should never write a “Part 1” of anything without at least planning out “Part 2.” It was my full and honest intention to start the blog rolling again, to build up steam, to really get back into good writing habits, it’s really important, just like dental hygiene I always say, [...]

June 11, 2010 · Jen · No Comments
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Road Trip, Part One

It was the farthest I’d ever driven on my own. According to Google Maps, from my front door to the Dugan’s front door was 704 miles. If it’s a drive you ever get to take, across the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, take it. It’s never less than lovely, and occasionally breathtaking. And [...]

June 1, 2010 · Jen · 3 Comments
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Back from vacation.

Deciding to drive, instead of fly, to Nashville for this vacation was a great decision. The hours to myself, beautiful mountain scenes all around me, singing at the top of my lungs – they just sort of swept everything away. Work and life and everything that might not seem so big taken on their own, [...]

May 23, 2010 · Jen · 4 Comments
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Caesura.

I fear I have been remiss in posting here, not for lack of anything to say, but more for lack of time to put it all into words. Life feels busy to me, and fulfilling, if not without frustration – overall, it feels good, and whole. But I’ve felt it coming for a while now. [...]

May 9, 2010 · Jen · No Comments
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