this shoe has nearly killed me countless times. literally. ive fallen down stairs, ive tripped over myself, ive torked my knee and my arms.
but i love them. and i wear them. every girl appreciates a good pair of heels. no matter how much they misbehave.
besides.. im sure i bring a smile to someones face as they spot me hit the floor in these six inch death traps :]
last year i went to visit my sister, claire in san fransisco. now all my siblings and i share a great love for dark chocolate (thank you father). So the picture you see here at ghiradelli square was the happiest of my summer.
now midseason of the opera.. this picture seemed yet again appropriate.
chocolate is a girls best friend afterall.
Over the Rhine was given its name when Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati was a canal. On that other side of the river (as the german -very loosely and annie style - translates to) there is some of the most wonderful art in the city. both the art of the buildings themselves, the art of the people walking the street, the art that goes on within the walls (ie- Cincinnati Opera and the Cincinnati Symphony that are housed here in Music Hall), and the art that lines the sidewalks. Cincinnati is beautiful. And I am so lucky to call this place my summer home away from home, away from home again.
I dare you to take a look around and see the art and architecture that can make your eyes wide. its everywhere. we sometimes are just too busy to notice.
I have four best friends: four best friends whom I would travel the world to see, give my life to save, or stay up late to laugh, talk, or cry with.
I have four best friends. They've been there for me when times are hard; Have been there to celebrate happiness; Have made my life one of the happiest in the world.
& for my four best friends I have one dream. I dream for them to be truly happy, to keep the sparkle that lives in their eyes, to keep the smile that lights up the sky.
I was born into a family with four best friends. How very lucky am I.
Colleen, Katie, (Annie),
, Jack
i heard this weekend at my cousin's wedding that great trees are only as strong as their root system. that sequoias can only survive together- because their roots intertwine to make an intricate web of strength.
and so, i think, it is with people as well. two are always better than one. and many are often better than few. and so it also is with the intricacies of life. every event happens for a reason. so that we can understand.
and so it also is with fate. if everything happens for a reason, then every person you smile to in the hallway or surrender your parking spot to at the mall-you indeed have an effect on their life. and you become part of the great webbed intricacies of their life.
congratulations molly and jamie. im so happy for you.
