Author: Gracie

I have gone 16 hours and 16 minutes without a cigarette. I feel grody, but surprisingly calm. YAY me for trying again! YAY!
The only thing that sucks is that I really want to smoke… go figure. But I think I will be able to surrender that and make...

I am struggling a little. My friend’s dad is dying of cancer. He has 2-8 weeks. I saw him yesterday. He looked like a small little dying man. I’m gonna miss him. I’m mostly sad for her. She still needs him. I suppose we have to trust the universe...

I found out Saturday that I lost another friend. I’m more sad about it than I would have anticipated. I’ve known him since I was 15, and although he was never someone I thoroughly confided in, I loved him. God, I just wish that his last day on Earth...

Today was nice. I was in a sour mood earlier, but that’s always remedied by a little dog-wrestling and a nice talk over coffee.
Jeff is super cute lately. He’s brewing beer, and he just bottled the first batch. 14 days to go and then we can have people...

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I’ve been having a few issues with disapointment lately. I’ve felt like I don’t have the same kind of unconditional, trusting love for people that I used to have. I’ve mourned this like it was a death in the family. An old friend that kept me grounded and hopeful....

Quote of the day:
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust)

I met my new niece on Sunday. That was fun. She’s 6 days old, and cute as a button. I just think it’s amazing that we can make...

Okay, this is a test… this is only a test. Due to the unfortunate length of the survey I posted yesterday, I have decided to finally educate myself a bit about the ways of LJ. So, if all goes well, I will be cutting some of the text of...