Category Archives: Hiking

What Sounds Do You Prefer?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by TheJessicaness

I prefer birds singing over construction. I prefer crickets chirping over sirens screaming. I prefer the huff of my breath over the hum of my A/C. I prefer the rustling of leaves under my feet over pounding the pavement. I … Continue reading →

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A Holiday Gone Kaput

Posted on July 6, 2012 by TheJessicaness

My mom calls me, a few times, to remind me that she is taking her much needed vacation at my house. She calls the day before her scheduled departure to ask if my sister and her kids can come along. I’m fine … Continue reading →

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Hello Kitty, Happy Birthday

Posted on June 26, 2012 by TheJessicaness

Caleb’s Birthday – work overnight the night before, wake at six am, catch bus at 7:30 am, ride bike over 10 miles home in 30 minutes on a Schwinn to make asshole look bad in front of his friends, get … Continue reading →

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The Sadness of Return

Posted on May 7, 2012 by TheJessicaness

We stop in Santa Barbara to get coffee at a local bakery near a Starbucks and a seafood restaurant and have to stop again before getting on Hwy 1 when I spot a pink box – donuts just seem to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Missoula

Posted on April 28, 2012 by TheJessicaness

The girls had just gotten put to bed from the screaming fit they were having prior to our arrival. We are welcomed in, and our little dogs too. We talk until 12:30 am and when Lyra wakes, Jessi goes to put … Continue reading →

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