This story originally appeared on Relate by Zendesk. We sat across the kitchen island, my forever husband and I, chatting about our day. There were periodicals strewn amongst the dinner dishes—magazines nicked from airport lounges, the daily newspaper that’s thrown over …
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Ho Ho Holiday Ho
Holidays are all different depending on the company and time of your life. ~ Dominic Monaghan Tomorrow I head to the land of my most memorable Christmas of late. Muncie, Indiana. I’m going back to Muncie. It’s a Merry Muncie …
Shut Up and Dance With Me
Oh don’t you dare look back just keep your eyes on me. I said you’re holding back, She said shut up and dance with me! This woman is my destiny She said oh oh oh Shut up and dance with …
She Was Only A Dog…Thankfully
No one in your family will ever be as forgiving of your mistakes as your dog. It was exactly a month ago that we lost our orange beast, Iona. Everyone who has ‘known’ me this past decade and a 1/2, has also …
Pour Some Sugar on Me
I’m hot, sticky sweet From my head to my feet yeah You got the peaches, I got the cream Sweet to taste, saccharine ~ Def Leppard: Pour Some Sugar on Me It’s been almost three weeks since I left Nashville. …
Ring of Fire
Don’t waste your time giving the same person second chances, the perfect person could be out there waiting for a first chance. If life were truly unfair, I’d be celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary today. Twenty years ago (TWENTY!!!!) a cocky …
Home Alone
Hold on, to me as we go As we roll down this unfamiliar road And although this wave is stringing us along Just know you’re not alone Cause I’m going to make this place your home Settle down, it’ll all …
Headed North
Load the car and write the note Grab your bag and grab your coat Tell the ones that need to know We are headed north One foot in and one foot back But it don’t pay to live like that …
Throwing it Back to the Badass Unicorn
When I look in the mirror, I see a unicorn. A badass unicorn. It was May 9th, 2012 that I transitioned my blog from ‘Tinseltown, Tagalog, and Tarheels’ to the ‘Badass Unicorn’. The idea came to me while sitting in …
Your Wounds Are Beautiful
God damn girl, your wounds are beautiful Why do I feel so unusual? Monsters are so impersonal God damn girl, your wounds are beautiful ~Motopony: God Damn Me My sister has beautiful wounds. In fact they are stunning. Her wounds …