I have decided that this journal is getting increasingly boring even to me simply because it lacks a purpose. Thus, I have decided to start a new journal soon, with the intent of keeping family and friends updated about what Bruce and I are up to. Most everything else belongs in a real journal - which I tend to like better, anyway. I've also ( Read more... )

Hello, world. The newly married Erin Claire Wood writing. I'm married, and I'm in California. Married life is fantastic, and we are happy and healthy and looking forward to getting settled ( Read more... )

I am [finally] home.

Well, per the recent request of a number of people close to me, I am commencing to write a short list of birthday wishes. I am warning you, they are not conventional. If nothing here inspires you, be creative - go the old fashioned way and think long and hard about something personal that you would like to bless me with ( Read more... )

So I graduated from California Baptist University on Saturday, magna cum laude with a GPA of 3.85 and a degree in English, concentration in Creative Writing, and a minor in Global Studies. A month from tomorrow I am getting married, and in between now and then I turn 22. I am starting to feel officially like an adult. I think it will really hit ( Read more... )

I think I've officially decided that moving out of anywhere is my least favorite thing in the whole world. And that's definitely an exaggeration. But it would be up there with black coffee, trying to stay awake in church when I'm exhausted, annoying people, scary movies, and high-stress situations. It kind of is a high-stress situation, actually ( Read more... )

Well, what do you know. It's after midnight, and me and roommate are still awake. Surprise, surprise ( Read more... )

So, I can hardly believe it, but this is what is left of my undergraduate career ( Read more... )

Well, the first thing that I've been meaning to do is upload some pictures from the surprise parrrrrty I threw for Bruce's 21st birthday. The theme? Pirates! And yes, he was surprised. He was blindsided! He was a-mazed. And he really appreciated all of your gifts, cards, and phone calls.

So here are a few shots from the day:


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Well, to my great surprise, I was informed today that my poem took first place in the creative writing contest I entered on a whim. For my haiku, which remains unnamed as of the present moment:

Sunshine invaded;
she waltzed through the window shades
and asked me to dance.In other news, I think we found two pretty awesome couches and a mattress ( Read more... )