Moments of Musing

F-riday

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Since today is FRIDAY, I decided to celebrate with some of my favorite F-sounding things. Fair enough?
Fitness
 I’ve decided to actually make use of my workout gear and I have started working out again. #sweatingforthewedding!
 
Family
 I am beyond blessed with my amazing family. And lucky to be able to consider my best friends family, too. 
 
  Photos
I love capturing memories in photos. Whether it’s an important event or a seemingly insignificant moment, I enjoy looking back on them all.I actually happen to know a pretty talented photographer, and I’m lucky to call her one of my best friends and bridesmaids. If you’re ever in the NYC area, I suggest you book her!
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Fortunes
I’ve got a knack for getting great ones. Like this one the summer after I took the bar exam.
And this one a few days ago.

But my all-time favorite is the one Timmy got on New Year’s Eve.

Pretty good considering we’ll no longer be a distance couple in a few months. What a fortune …teller… get it?
And with that corny joke, I’m out.
 

Wednesday Wedding — Engagement Photos

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Since I’m a woman of my word, today I am sharing with you some of our engagement photos. But first, let me tel you about our shoot. 
Since we will be married near my hometown of NYC, I wanted to incorporate Tim’s hometown in our wedding activities. I figured, what better way than to have it showcased in our engagement photo shoot??! 
We wandered through downtown Detroit during the morning til about noon — no it wasn’t scary. It was actually a lot of fun and the city provided for some great rustic and urban scenery. Our photographer, Jen from J. Lynn Photography was so much fun to work with –and we might even hang out next time we’re in town! 
Oh and our save the date photo is not pictured — don’t want to ruin the surprise for you readers;)
NC Belle in Boots
 
 

Reevaluating

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So when I posted about making my blog password protected last week, I was 100% set on the idea. My instagram and Facebook are –and have been for as long as I can remember– private. Tumblr isn’t but that’s because it’s beyond my control. My twitter was not but I did not enjoy that much so I deleted it… And then there’s this space. I’ve met so many lovely ladies through it.
And honestly, like I said I was set on never publicly blogging again. But then I forgot I had a post that had been scheduled for Friday. And I received emails from the post… and it make me sad to think I’d never blog again the way I had. So I’ve decided to leave this but to embrace it as a hobby instead of as a chore. I will post whenever I can, about whatever I feel like posting then.
 
Writing and expressing myself helps. Upon speaking to some of my loved ones, I’ve realized that this has become my little space. And for whatever it’s worth, I’m not really ready to part with it yet.
So basically, what I am saying — is please bear with me as I figure out what exactly I’m doing here. I won’t be posting a ton, but I promise when I do I will try to make it quality. I’m not sure if posting will only happen on weekends, or if I’ll go back to scheduling posts.
I hope you understand and don’t see me as wishy-washy.  
 
And you can look forward to a post of our engagement photos, which I will be posting about sometime soon 🙂
For now — here’s a peek:

J. Lynn Photography
 

It’s Great to be Grateful

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I am always grateful for what I have, and sometime for what I have not.
Today, I’m feeling extra mushy inside and I am grateful for my life.
Particularly that some of my greatest life happenings happened within ONE WEEK.
 
I am living in a beautiful new city.
I am an attorney.
I have a job that makes a difference and that I enjoy.
I am engaged to be married to a man with the biggest heart — his great looks are just a bonus.
And all of the above came about the last week of October.
 
How does that stuff happen? Doesn’t it only happen in movies? Or to other people?
 
No, it does not. Beautiful, blessed things happen everyday to normal people like myself. I am living proof. I think it’s important for us to acknowledge these blessings. As for me, on moments when I find myself sad or stressed, I think back to that week. I think ahead to Tim forever with me. To our wedding day. And the sadness and stress disappear. 
 
Because how could I possibly feel anything but happiness when thinking about those things?
 
On this early groggy morning, I’m grateful for the weekend!  
Enjoy!
 

Bye, bye blog?

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I’ve been contemplating deleting this blog for a while. This and my tumblr because it just feels odd to express myself on the internet for the public to view. Sharing pieces of my life on public platforms worries me sometimes so I’ve decided to delete and/or make private my public accounts.
 
While I was in law school, I had these things because they served a really great purpose of connecting with significant others of military members. Law school kept me busy but I lived at home and I felt lonelier than usual at times — not to mention stressed about the school work, internships and pressure of finding a job. Then, there was deployment which was a long stretch of time apart and I decided blogger could be better than tumblr, where I felt much older than the others girls.
 
Now, I’m working and I’ve matured and Tim is coming home for good soon. I don’t think this is serving the same purpose it once did. While in law school it was a wonderful distraction. Now, it feels like an obligation and I feel bad for feeling that way. Sooooo, this is my last non-password protected blog post. I will eventually probably be deleting it, as I have my twitter (for the millionth time) and possibly tumblr. One day, Facebook might go as well but that’s a long shot . . .
 
 This way, I’ll focus less on social media and keeping up with all of accounts and focus more on myself, getting fit and eating healthier, and reading. I really have to work on those things. I don’t know why but my motivation for them has declined so much.
 
Thank you to everyone who’s reached out to me with positive thoughts and comments. It really did help me when I needed it most!!

XOXO