Last One
First to bed, it’s on Last to bed, turn the shell off I’m always the last. ~Natalia
View ArticleThe First 24
A birthday surprise Cozy restaurant, leaves fall Bright light, the icing ~Natalia
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Home right now, Evenings right now, Are the couch in the living room. Candles, Christmas lights lit, Grading, planning on my lap. Watching this sweet one bake, My own playlist blending With the...
View ArticleGrowing Up
I actually predicted this, months ago. In the late August heat, moving quickly, almost randomly, from classroom cleaning, decorating, planning, meetings, and back to cleaning once more. Sometime,...
View ArticleKind
Be kind with your words. Be generous with your kindness. It just might be the encouragement, the lifeline, the kindness that someone else most needs. {And with these sweet words from a parent, I...
View ArticleSeeds
I shift in my seat, leaning against the high plush back of the worn swivel chair. Across the room, she’s tucked into one of the twin orange arm chairs. The white board, draped in Christmas lights, the...
View ArticleThat’s Nothing
We made the cake the night before. 1am driving home from bonfire conversations under the stars, my phone buzzes in my lap. Where are you? Tam asks, hinting at the hours I know she’s already spent...
View ArticleThis is Summer: Season Six {Episode 35}
Lake Washington, WA Market Theater Gum Wall, Seattle Pike Place Market, Seattle Seattle from the water Nighttime Seattle Could it take a day Sun-up to sun-down to fall in love with a place? ~Natalia
View ArticleThis is Summer: Season Six {Episode 36}
Hike Mount McCausland Warning: the peak is real tough The views are top notch ~Natalia
View ArticleThe Emerald City
It’s past 1am when we arrive, 3am Chicago time. I slept on the way, head slumped heavily on my shoulder, the middle aged men on either side of me equally unconscious. Three rows behind me, the overhead...
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