Staying Grounded
Happy Hump Day! At the moment, I feel like a mess. A chaotic, unprepared, barely functioning being with a single mission: get through today. Just this day. That’s it. I can do that, right? I am...
View ArticleA Post of Randoms
Random #1: Our yard has been lost to 2-foot high grass for weeks now because we’ve been holding out for the guy who’s supposed to do it [usually Ben gives in and does the entire yard… but we had to...
View ArticleHow To Make A Lei
Since tonight is Ben’s graduation, I decided to pick some plumeria to make a lei for him. Growing up in Hawai`i, lei-making was a mandatory skill that we needed to learn in school [we had lei-making...
View ArticleTravel Recap 1 + Travel Detox
Aloha kakou! It has been way too long since my last post and, although unplugging was really nice, I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed blogging. Ben and I thought we’d be able to jump right back...
View ArticleMr. Ben’s First Day
It’s – obviously – been a bit difficult for me to step back into the blog since my vacation. My bad. Sometimes I just get caught up in the moment and get forgetful. I’m sure you understand. – In the...
View ArticleA Sweet 5772
It’s hard to believe it’s already been over a year since we last celebrated Rosh Hashanah! This year, instead of bringing in the New Year with good friends and a massive feast, I had two small...
View ArticleFall Break Recap
Life has been whizzing by for me lately. It was really nice to have Ben home for Fall Break last week, but I was so busy with school, practicum, and meetings that I didn’t have much spare time to hang...
View ArticleOn Speaking Up
My name is Haley and I am a survivor. The first time I stood in front of a group of people and said those words aloud, I was barely eleven years old. Standing next to my fourteen-year old step-sister,...
View ArticleThankful.
For years now Ben and I have been asked the question to which our reply was always, “We’re not ready yet.” … Well friends, our time has come. — — “Making a decision to have a child – it’s momentous....
View ArticleValentine’s Day Every Day
Ben and I are strange. You may have noticed. To describe us, our friends use fun words like eccentric or unique. We love it. I’ve always felt so different, and finding someone as weird as me so...
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