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It's not Wednesday, but I haven't posted any poetry in a few weeks. I also feel like I should mention that while I try to keep my blog a positive and uplifting place in general, the poetry I post probably won't be. Why? Well, because positive and uplifting poetry just doesn't really do it for me I guess. I like poetry that strikes chords in my heart. That make me feel what author felt when it was written. Like it's happening to me. I've always posted poetry on my social media sites over the years and I always have friends and family commenting "oh my goodness, what is wrong?!" It's just poetry, okay? It's beautiful, heartfelt words spilled onto paper with hurt and tears and meaning. It means something. That's why I think it's worth sharing. I've had this poem for quite awhile, but I can not find the author. I found it on deviant art years ago, and have had it written down ever since. I searched to try to find the author so I coul...

We finally have news. We have a date. All we have now is the details and the packing. We have been accepted for an internship on a farm. We are going to be leaving our home on the mountain in two short weeks, and heading east, for our next adventure together. We know it is going to be hard. It is going to be a change. But we are excited. We have given our notices at work, we have broken the news to our families, now we just have to prepare for the move. We won't return until November, until after the planting and the harvesting. It seem so far now, but I feel certain that the time will fly. I feel very surreal about the whole thing. I don't believe I will truly grasp that this is really happening  until we are there. Until I see it. Feel it. I am so very overjoyed. I will have a new life to share with you. Until next time, Angela

I really, truly believed that we weren't going to get any more snow this winter. I know that it snows in February and March. I've heard people say that the worst storms ever were at the end of the season. But I still didn't think it was going to happen this year. It was partially just that I believed the universe wanted to torment me with the reality that in a winter with a grand total of 2 inches of snow- I wrecked my jeep. Anyhow, I'm glad I was wrong. There is a time and place for snow days and skipping work, and this was the time. When I woke up with 6 inches outside I knew I wasn't going anywhere. It's rare that I have such a great weekend to spend with my family. The snow seems to bring us together, the normal hobbies and chores pushed aside for rarer activities, like hiking, coffee, and movies together near the fire. A few hours after the snow started falling y...

To celebrate my birthday this year I decided to host a dinner party. I created the menu, bought the groceries, and spent the whole day in the kitchen. Dinner parties have always been a passion for me, ever since I was in middle school. I loved getting out the fine china and dressing up for no reason. It feels nice. Unfortunately, none of my friends could make it, but we still had a lovely dinner with family. It was a great night with the company of my favorite Amy, my parents, my sweetheart of course, and my uncle Mark, which was an unexpected and pleasant addition. Dinner began with a salad of fresh romaine lettuce, strawberries, walnuts, and a blush wine vinaigrette. The appetizer was beautiful shrimp-kabobs with melon, pineapple, and peppers. The Mardi Gras inspired main course was roasted mandarin Cajun chicken, with jambalaya rice and grilled Cajun veggies. I also made a delicious champagne lemonade cocktail that will certainly be on my list for years to come. The most extravag...

For the past few weeks I've gotten very excited about trying to find an internship on a farm for the summer. It was a dream grasped for on a whim. Then on Friday I received a positive response from one farm, Tuckahoe Lamb and Cattle Company. After sharing the potential news with our families, I'm ready to share it with you. First, where this dream came from. When Jonathan and I moved to the country to live with my parents and turn their wooded property into a farm. The problem was we both have no experience farming or gardening, and no finances to start. We've now been living here for almost a year, and all we have accomplished is a few small garden boxes and learning to use a tractor. The idea of going to live on a farm for the summer, working and learning the inner workings of farm life, seems incredible to both of us. Of course it's not all good. There are down sides. We won't get to see our families as much. I don't really know how I...