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Category: North Carolina

What I Did & Spent on a Solo Weekend in Asheville & the Great Smoky Mountains

I really, really needed this trip. I needed to get out of town, to put on my pack and walk into the woods. I needed to spend a few hours in the car, music up and windows down. I needed to be alone in the woods, to take myself to dinner, to drink new beers, […]

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This week, I fell very much in love with Finland. This week, I fell very much in love with Finland.I:- had two very different and very exceptional meals in Helsinki - finished reading Yesteryear (3/5 - premise = great, approx. 100 pages too long, felt pretty meh about the ending)- didn’t watch a single bit of television - ate a lot of cinnamon buns - walked a lot - had a fantastic time playing musical bingo at a Irish Pub in Kouvola - didn’t fight a single goose - checked a few birds of my bird list - did not sauna because my tattoo is much too freshCurrently, I’m: - in Paris- preparing myself for another busy week- missing Claude and the kitties- reading Buckeye - in desperate need of a massage #sundayreset
Y’all, I got so much shit done this week. I’m pret Y’all, I got so much shit done this week. I’m pretty pleased with myself & now, for the next many days, I’m in Europe.This week, I:- tackled nearly everything on a robust to-do list - had an 8-hour layover at O’Hare - set up an auto feeder so my tuxedo cat would stop throwing empty food bowl across the room- did not finish The Hounding because I left it in my living room with 30 pages left to read - got a new tattoo, courtesy the very talented @dana.does.tattoos Currently, I’m:- in Finland - real tired - reading Yesteryear & enjoying it minus a few wine-related inconsistencies- getting ready for bed at 8pm local time- obsessed with the expandable puff tote I got from @onequince - missing my dog
This week was busier than I wanted it to be. I: – This week was busier than I wanted it to be.I:- celebrated the completion of my 23rd year in the Army - drank a good bit of Sauvignon Blanc- finished the first season of Shrinking (♥️)- ate mulberries fresh off the tree in my back yard - gave up on front yard grass for the 6th consecutive year - finished reading the Heart’s Invisible Furies (5/5 ⭐️)Currently, I’m:- reading the Hounding by Xenobe Purvis- prepping the stock tank for pool season - packing for work trips to Finland & France - trying to figure out how to spend a day in Helsinki - beautifying the closet and basement doors in the entry of my 100+ year old home - thankful to have kept two hydrangeas alive for multiple weeks
23 years ago today — the Monday after my senior pr 23 years ago today — the Monday after my senior prom — I went to MEPS, duck walked, signed some papers and raised my right paw to make a few very big promises that officially started my military career.That means my military service is older than more than half my tattoos, my Richmond residency and my relationship with my father. It’s something I started in high school that carried me into my 20s, through my 30s and now into my 40s.What’s strange is knowing I won’t mark this milestone again. Not like this. There’s no 24th anniversary waiting for me, no next enlistment. A decision I made a few decades ago ended up shaping almost my entire adulthood, and now — after what feels like both too much and not enough time — that chapter of my life is almost over. What a long, strange trip it’s been.
This week it hit me that this part of my life – th This week it hit me that this part of my life - the Army part, the Richmond part - is going to end. It’s starting to feel real in a way it hasn’t before & think that’s probably a good thing, even if it is also a scary thing.I: - spent most of the week in West Virginia covering the Region II Best Warrior Competition - ate like a raccoon- did not sleep enough- had big, big (unexpected) feelings driving home about never covering an event like that again - went to the river- cooked a perfect steak- continued building cabinets for the van Currently, I’m: - planning for work to take me to Europe for a few weeks.- listening to Noah Kahan’s new album on repeat - still reading the Heart’s Invisible Furies - making baked ziti for my neighbors- drinking wines from @fieldrecordingswine

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