Tag: Harry Potter

Things That Help

Lauren4 Comments

Listening to LOTS of Sia.

Donating to Planned Parenthood and ACLU.

Talking to my parents.

In no particular order: Anna Kendrick, Kate McKinnon and Lena Dunham.

Joe Biden memes.

I’ve been a little MIA from this space — and the online space, in general — because I’ve been struggling to work through thoughts and emotions that frankly, I don’t really know how to deal with.  Should I be sad or angry?  Am I supposed to have moved on or should I be harnessing these emotions to do something helpful?  And if so, what exactly is that something?  I don’t think there’s straight answers to any of these questions, so I’m just taking it moment by moment and doing what feels like the right path for me.

I keep finding myself in moments of happiness and feeling guilty.  Like I should be in mourning and have no right to feel any sense of peace, but what can we do?  Life must and will go on.  This weekend I got to see my best friends, meet their puppy, eat pancakes made by my husband, spend time with my family, prep for my favorite holiday, enjoy Harry Potter Weekend and just feel genuine joy.  I think we all deserve a little happiness right now.

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Avery puppy is ADORABLE and I kinda lost it over her dumpling chew toys.  Beer and pizza with Hannah and Josh at Echo Brewing, followed by many YouTube videos made for the perfect Friday night.

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Joey and I have been alternating pancake-making the past few Saturdays and it’s THE BEST.  It was his turn this weekend and there’s nothing better than going straight from bed to pancake breakfast.  

That baby pancake, though!

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We braved the grocery store for Thanksgiving groceries and managed to get in and out before it got too crazy in there.  I also went on a run then headed to my parents’ to see my sister.  May or may not have taken a family trip to Whole Foods once my parents came home from work.  Just a typical Dorsey outing, ya know?

Meanwhile, Joey was fixing our front door (don’t ask…) and LOOK!  He uncovered a transom window!  It’s so awesome and I’m so lucky to have a handy husband to fix up our 108 year old house.   

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I came home and fixed us up some homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese which had us both wondering… “WHY DON’T WE MAKE GRILLED CHEESE MORE OFTEN??”  It’s so dang good!

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Sunday started with breakfast at Black Eye Cap Hill and way too many cups of coffee — cut to me cleaning and chopping veggies for the next 4 hours — and ended with yoga, dinner, Shameless and the AMAs.  I’m just gonna announce my formal withdrawal from music award shows now.  

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Confessions Part II

Lauren1 Comment

Ugh, I’m always so hesitant to start numbering posts for fear of getting to number 2 then never writing another one again. But it’s Friday, I woke up at 5:30 to work out, it’s actually 0 degrees outside and I’m tired, so I don’t have enough brain power to come up with a more creative title.  I guess I’m also feeling blunt.  Let’s get to some confessions.

I confess to singing this song all week. 

Joey has not appreciated it.  Especially since, before this week, I’d never heard it so I really only know one line.  That I sing over and over and over.  Also, how creepy in this album cover?

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I confess to being the only person in America to not watch the Sound of Music last night.

I grew up on the original — we owned the two VHS box set — and I see no reason to re-make it.  It’s perfect as is.  And for reasons that might be jealousy related, I just don’t really like Carrie Underwood.  I recorded it but I’m still feeling pretty bitter about the whole thing.

I confess to living off leftovers since last Wednesday.

Seriously, I haven’t cooked since then.  We knew our kitchen would be out of commission this whole week — and that was before our sink started leaking and we had to shut off the water — so we cooked up a storm last week and it’s been a lifesaver.

I confess to having to ask at least 5 family members/friends what they thought of my boots before deciding that I like them.

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I confess to knowing all the words to the SNL “Christmas Time is Here” song.

And to watching the SNL Christmas Special every single year even though it’s basically the same skits.

I’m legitimately reading the Harry Potter series.

Again.  Watching bits and pieces of the HP marathon during Thanksgiving weekend + not being able to find where I packed my Kindle has resulted in me having my parents dig out my old collection.  And as it turns out, I’m still in love with the books.

I confess to having conversations like this with Joey.

For the record, he was changing into his basketball clothes before his game on Tuesday.

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I confess to voluntarily watching part of Christmas Vacation.

No matter what everyone else says, I just don’t love it.  Sorry.  But in the name of the holiday spirit, I turned it on on Monday night.

I confess to buying a new fridge and range that was so not in our budget for the house.

It was too good a deal to pass up!  Merry Christmas to us!

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Happy Friday! 🙂