A few days ago I posted a pic of Van from a one-on-one date I took him on. Underneath the photo, I wrote: “…And he talked and talked and talked about football. I’ve never been so content to...
https://thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2024/01/18/going-on-dates-with-boys/
7/24/21 Yesterday was our first time on a plane since losing my dad. That may see like an insignificant milestone to those who haven’t experienced the loss of a loved one but suddenly it all fe...
https://thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2024/01/07/mexico-city-tulum-2021/
On Tuesday night, I stood behind you at a concert. The young woman standing next to me wore two braids in the style of Willie Nelson and invited you to get a better view of the stage by moving in...
Raising kids has provided me the opportunity to recognize and break certain patterns and cycles. I’ve learned that my first thought isn’t always right; instead, it’s usually a reactionary i...
Yesterday Hooper turned 12. Two days before that I was swapping out things in the boys’ closets and realized that I need to transition from kid-sized hangers to adult size hangers. Adult sized ...
Today would have been my 13th wedding anniversary. Instead I went on a first date last night that went okay. It’d be a happier ending to say it went fantastic as if it’s a new beginning. But ...
It’s funny looking back on this season of life and motherhood; in the throws of Covid, one year post divorce, one year before losing my dad. Sometimes motherhood can feel so permanent, like the...
https://thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/08/13/a-road-trip-2020/
I want to share more of my dating life because the opportunity for self-expansion (and just pure entertainment) is vast. Also because I think relationships are the best mirrors and therefore wond...
https://thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/08/11/imaginationships/
I’m 41 years old today. I feel indifferent, which is how I feel most every year on my birthday. This year, I’m excusing that feeling knowing that this time, last year, I was racing home in ho...
https://thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/07/05/san-francisco-2021/
This time, last year | Maui 2021 A Collection of images.