I blinked. Kenny Chesney specifically told me not to blink and I did. I kid you not I could have sworn that yesterday I was napping on my grandparents grocery store floor in a cardboard box behind the counter. I know people are ALWAYS saying time goes by fast. But the older I get, the…
Author: Kassie22
28-year-old adventuring-homebody in pursuit of a simple and intentional life. Writing it all down along the way. ✧
Every new beginning…
Growing up, I had an obsession with many different things. I still don't know if these "obsessions" just mean I am passionate, or just plain weird. If you lived with me from the age of 6-12 then you would know I can still, to this day, act out to you any part of "The Labrynth"…
Paw prints on my heart
Fifteen years ago, when I was just four years old, I rode home with a white fluffy puppy in my lap. I never knew that little thing would become my best friend and constant companion till the very last. At first, Hannah and I were pretty inseparable. Instead of having slumber parties with friends and…
Reminiscing
I woke up this morning and realized, that yesterday marked the first day that I set eyes on the lovely isle of the UK. No big deal. HUGE DEAL!! I could cry right now just thinking about it (the sad part is, I am being serious, not just over-dramatizing). England is to me like what…
J’aime ma famille
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." ~Jane Howard With the thoughts of Mother's Day coming up, I've been having a lot of family- oriented thoughts along with it. So, because I love my family so…
St. Francis and I are tight
I am an animal lover. Let me rephrase, I have compassion for all things that breathe. I came to the conclusion the other day that my obsession with cute fuzzy things has taken on a whole new level- to species that aren't necessarily cute and fuzzy- CRAZY! Okay, it isn't really crazy, but I…
Good Read!
Recently, with the help of my wonderful mother, I unearthed a new favorite author of mine. Which, for me is a big deal, because mostly I just focus on classics (a lot are going to show up on the GRE). So, I don't get to read a lot of new authors' works these days. But…
Out of the Night
I do not know how many of you are aware that tonight is the event "Cover the Night" in reference to the awareness raising for Joseph Kony. I had written a brief little blog on it a few weeks ago, and even though I am not actively participating in this event, it…
For the love of words
I had the enormous pleasure of meeting my first ever, real, live, famous author last weekend. So famous and noteworthy that she has a work in the Oxford Book of American Short Stories (yes thats a big deal, and yes I am a nerd). Her name is Leslie Marmon Silko and it was my first…
Another Poem…
Thanks to my Creative Writing class I am being introduced to a lot of poems. While I'll admit the only poem that truly has a soft spot in my heart is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost- I have run across some that are just as good (I recently found out Robert Frost is…
Simply & Softly 