09 May
One Sentence
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eric
Resting lazily in the grass, our fingers touched for the first time.
Crystal Young
It was when I saw her feet dangling by the bedside wastebasket that I realized she hadn’t been kidnapped, but that I had mistakenly pushed her off the bed in my sleep.
staca
My back tensed in anticipation of pain as I realized that wasn’t the shower I just turned off, but the cold water.
Jess
His efforts were so valiant, I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was front clasp.
princessS
I knew he loved me when he admitted his refusal to let me sleep by the window was for fear of a stray bullet.
That Wife
I felt panicked when I heard his key in the door and realized I hadn’t showered since he left two days previous.
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I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
That Wife - your sentence completely resonated with me. Sometimes I wonder - where did the time go?!
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1The day is always brighter with a little one to make you smile even when you don’t feel like it.
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Jenna Reply:
May 18th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I so look forward to that time.
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It was sometimes high-pitched and shrieking, sometimes bubbly, sometimes low and from the belly and sometimes silent, but she indulged in at least one really good laugh each day.
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3It was still early and dark out when she sensed a presence, and suddenly she felt his lips sweetly pressing against hers.
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Jenna Reply:
May 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am
This resonated with me. I’ve woken to his lips on mine many times and it’s one of my favorite moments.
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It took meeting him to realize just how happy joining her life with one person could be.
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5He found out he was a father via text message, ten minutes before his plane left for deployment to Iraq.
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Jenna Reply:
May 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Made me cry. Happiness and sadness all at once.
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Turns out I'm an Aunt Reply:
May 18th, 2009 at 11:15 am
thanks for the reply - its been so hard being far away from the nephew that I probably won’t know until brother returns. This was a good exercise and nice to confess it anonymously.
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