Who: me When: last night What: falling down a flight of stairs, stopping only when I hit the wall at the bottom Where: in the middle of a "Tour of Homes," in a million-dollar-plus house in Grant Park How: a combination of hardwood steps, slippery shoes, bad luck and perhaps a bit of bad balanceI'm relatively unharmed — a few contusions on my lower back, knee, shin and somehow a skinned thumb (?). And although I'm not enjoying the aftermath (chiropractor, epsom salt baths, ice pack, etc.) I have to say it was pretty damn funny. A few friends and coworkers can testify that it made a horrifyingly loud sound (insert noise of 20+ witnesses gasping) and I rolled down the stairs, side-to-side, bouncing around, Sonic the Hedgehog style.But all in all, I'd say I'm lucky I didn't snap anything (bones OR banisters).
OMG....Emma wants to know if I'm crying happy tears!!! I'm laughing so hard right now! Ok, I know I'm suppose to be like, "Oh, Devon, I'm so glad you are ok" and I really am. I swear I didn't start laughing until AFTER I read that there wasn't anything broken like bones or bannisters.
I am: female, 30, yankee born, dixie raised, living in the midwest, writing a memoir, & chronically seeking adventure.
I have: a tendency to be dramatic, a husband who is far from dramatic, a loud and lovable family, friends I would lie down in traffic for, & a killer sweet tooth.
I write: for practice, for sanity, & to capture the everyday things that make me grateful.
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finding the perfect names for things (hence, the name of this blog)
the desert
the ocean
adventures
cranberry sauce
dental floss
decorating on a budget
yoga
all things country western
campfires
the smell of fall
canyoneering
counting crows
apple picking
road trips
steinbeck
friday night lights
state fairs
telephone poles
third eye blind
recycling
train tracks
reading lots (and lots) of literature
skiing
city skylines
writing poetry
collecting quotes
black coffee
georgia football
cannoli, especially from little italy
christmas traditions
boiled peanuts
sweet tea
watching classic movies
olives
quotes i [try to] live by
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." -Mother Teresa
"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change things which are and to make new things like them. For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be." -Marcus Aurelius
"God sells us all things at the price of the labor." -Leonardo da Vinci
"And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." -Desiderata
"Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned..." -St. Francis
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." -Einstein
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." -Vince Lombardi
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust
5 comments:
Devon! Holy smokes! I am so glad you're ok.
hahahahah! I'm sorry. I don't mean to laugh, but I just get this vivid movie in my head, and it's hilarious.
i'm still laughing! love the picture :)
OMG....Emma wants to know if I'm crying happy tears!!! I'm laughing so hard right now! Ok, I know I'm suppose to be like, "Oh, Devon, I'm so glad you are ok" and I really am. I swear I didn't start laughing until AFTER I read that there wasn't anything broken like bones or bannisters.
I thank God it was not worse - you had Angels watching over you . . . for sure. I love you, PS I wonder what their homeowner's insurance coverage is?
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