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://www.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://www.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...
https://www.thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2023/11/27/13-years/
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...
https://www.thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2023/07/25/11-years/
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 ...
https://www.thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/11/17/12-years/
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://www.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://www.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://www.thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/07/05/san-francisco-2021/
This time, last year | Maui 2021 A Collection of images.
https://www.thestorkandthebeanstalk.com/2022/07/02/maui-2021/