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Stay Forever Sunday
withoutmelissa.com
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I spend everyday trying to conquer the space inside a heart, the length of a smile, and the 3000+ miles between me and my family. This little blog is where I bury all of my treasures. The good fortunes of my days. The hope and joy and dreams I hold inside. I’m a squirrely girl who is over the moon for life. A few years ago, I married Peter Pan and together we’re raising our first San Francisco hippy baby. email me: withoutmelissa at gmail dot comFollow Me on Twitter
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I Dont Make Resolutions...

at least not the year over year kind. But here’s 5 things I’d like to accomplish in 2012. 1. Take the kids somewhere cool in an RV. 2. Grow a garden big enough that I can share with our new neighbo...

11 feb 12 2 people like this

This is a love story.It’s about our friends Mark and...

This is a love story. It’s about our friends Mark and Giulia and the courageous journey they took through and out of the dark, steep path of mental illness. I think like most of their friends, we nev...

18 jan 12

I have one too many lace slips and dresses as it is, but oh,...

I have one too many lace slips and dresses as it is, but oh, this one. oh. oh. oh. Dresses like this remind me that sometimes, it is the loveliest thing ever to be a woman. Love, M

17 jan 12 1 person likes this

Marriage.

I hate when we argue, but most often, it is the thing that reminds us we are human. For so long we were a couple and then our eyes blinked closed and they opened to us with a baby on each hip, an off...

09 jan 12 1 person likes this

FILE UNDER: Awesome people.Lulu is a single mom...

FILE UNDER: Awesome people. Lulu is a single mom who’d gone back to school and didn’t have the time or interest in working full-time to pay for rent. So when she had to move out of her more conventio...

08 dec 11 1 person likes this

I nearly gave myself an asthma attack watching this video (and...

I nearly gave myself an asthma attack watching this video (and it’s been a long, long time since I’ve done that). If you need a laugh tonight, well here you go. Love, M

07 dec 11

My husband

Brent: I saw a yard maintenance company the other day with the worst name. Yardnique. Like unique but with yards. Me: Yeah, thats bad. Brent: I immediately came up with a better one to replace it Me:...

28 oct 11 1 person likes this

(Sorry for the tiny photo)With all this talk of moving, Brent...

(Sorry for the tiny photo) With all this talk of moving, Brent and I have one wish - a king size bed. We love having the children in bed with us in the morning, (both usually wake up between 4-6am an...

19 oct 11

We drove down Oberlin Road today and I discovered that my dream...

We drove down Oberlin Road today and I discovered that my dream home is for sale for only 1.3 million dollars. I’ve always had a thing for homes that I feel Snow White would approve of. I don’t want ...

09 oct 11

See this.It’s heaven in a bowl.One ingredient banana ice...

See this. It’s heaven in a bowl. One ingredient banana ice cream with crushed dark chocolate covered pretzels mixed in. I haven’t been able to get this recipe out of my head since I first saw it. Ye...

11 jul 11 2 people like this

Harmonica moods.

Brent will play the harmonica for 3 months straight and then not touch it for what seems like a year. In those times when he plays, it seems an extension of his hand and mouth, A flash of silver in h...

13 apr 11

I came across a perfect little blue dress on ebay about a month...

I came across a perfect little blue dress on ebay about a month ago that no one was bidding on. The minimum price was $7 and so I figured even though it would be months and months before I could even...

08 mar 11 1 person likes this

(Photo: Snapped on my back porch the day we got engaged) Reader...

(Photo: Snapped on my back porch the day we got engaged) Reader Question: i’ve always been curious, how did brent propose to you? -Eliza You know, our proposal story totally cracks me up. I STILL giv...

08 feb 11 1 person likes this

I have a great little vintage settee that is in need of some...

I have a great little vintage settee that is in need of some attention. The fabric itself is fine but it’s a cream color and has been passed from mission thrift store, to Kate and Nick’s apartment, t...

03 feb 11

This is Zach Wahl.He has two moms.And this was his speech...

This is Zach Wahl. He has two moms. And this was his speech before the Iowa State house this week. My heart is exploding with pride over this kid. Preach it, Zach. Preach it. Love, M

03 feb 11

Kate & Nick are here.Happening at our house right now. Tiny...

Kate & Nick are here. Happening at our house right now. Tiny piglets are taking baths. IN OUR BATHROOM SINK! (scratch that off my bucket list) As cute as they are, they’re not doing much to disprove ...

30 jan 11

So dreamy.

Perfect Valentine’s Date Attire. Custard Heart Vintage Nickey Vintage The Ruby Kitten Capricious Traveler Little Ocean Annie So sweet!! Love, M

27 jan 11

New glasses

I won these amazing vintage specs off ebay yesterday for a cool 15 bucks including shipping and that amazing case in the photo. I can’t wait to get my prescription lenses put in them once they arrive...

19 jan 11 1 person likes this

Does anyone know if the Biggest Loser accepts applications from...

Does anyone know if the Biggest Loser accepts applications from cats? Ellie Belle needs to go on a diet in a big way. But she also has to be on special urinary tract food or she gets all kinds of sic...

12 jan 11 1 person likes this

I get asked constantly for my recommendation on what to do, see,...

I get asked constantly for my recommendation on what to do, see, and eat in San Francisco. I think if you asked 5 SF folks, you’d get 5 different answers. So keep in mind this is what I’d do if I was...

05 jan 11 2 people like this

I have an almost exact replica of this dress, except the hem is...

I have an almost exact replica of this dress, except the hem is at least 2 inches shorter. It was my mama’s and she wore it for New Year’s Eve sometime in the early ’90s. She was such a hot little fi...

21 dec 10

Mushaboom, Feist.When I was 25 I bought my first car. Up until...

Mushaboom, Feist. When I was 25 I bought my first car. Up until that point, I’d been driving the wheels off the one my parents had bought me in high school. I’d just landed my first “real” job. Real ...

21 dec 10

What I’m listening to now: City and Colour, The Girl

What I’m listening to now: City and Colour, The Girl

20 dec 10

The Nice list.

Brent’s been oh so good in 2010. I don’t really need to elaborate as this blog is chocked full of reasons why. Here’s a little peek at what ‘Ol Saint Nick will have waiting for him under the tree Chr...

20 dec 10

Help me smart people.I am obsessed. obsessed. obsessed with...

Help me smart people. I am obsessed. obsessed. obsessed with these boots. I recently got a visa gift card as a gift that I’d like to put towards these beauties. I saw them in Montreal last week but t...

18 dec 10

Brent’s facial hair: Going, Going, Gone.Brent tends to...

Brent’s facial hair: Going, Going, Gone. Brent tends to grow one or two beards a year spurred, I think, by equal amounts of laziness towards shaving and the bit of notoriety he receives from other me...

13 dec 10 1 person likes this

http://rockhall.c om/event/rappers- delight-bass-guit ar/

http://rockhall.com/event/rapp ers-delight-bass-guitar/: I totally love that Brent’s producer played the historic base line on Rappers Delight. Congrats to him on the Rock n Roll Hall of fame honor. C...

01 dec 10

Photo: My elusive, most perfectly wonderful, knee high but not...

Photo: My elusive, most perfectly wonderful, knee high but not too much heel, brown with a slight touch of bad ass boots. I found them! I finally found them! Also, a little backstory: Brent is really...

01 dec 10 1 person likes this

Come visit me here today

Come visit me here today: Guest blogging over on The Daily Julie this morning. and if you’re throwing any sort of party soon and need some pretty decorations on a budget, I offer up a few ideas to h...

23 nov 10 1 person likes this

The time in between.

I’ve spent pages of this blog talking about finding my Brent. I’ve talked about the beginning. I’ve talked about our first date. About our adventures. Our marriage. Our journey as parents. But intere...

22 nov 10 3 people like this

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