homebodies

goodness, it's was nicest weekend. 
thomas and I stayed in savannah this time instead of rushing around from family to family, and I think it was a good idea. we love rushing to from family to family; sometimes though you need a rest to just be at home and not make home simply the place you sleep.


clean sheets. peppermint soap. new windowsill herbs. chai green tea. sitting and reading and sketching. making room in the refrigerator for returning room mates. it's all good.


I love the good honest thinking time you have when you begin to clean something.

and you know, in time like these when we get the smallest rest from going and going, it hits me hard how much I love this place. 

savannah, where we live, with all its quirkiness and its thousand different hats. 

and this place in life, of being a grownup but not too much yet. 
enough to be on your own and have a job and have a town that's yours, and people you know and things you learn just from being there. 
but not so much of an adult that you feel tired and stuck in a rut of going to the office, and not stepping outside that box you worked so hard to build with your own work, nine to five. a house payment and kids and a dog and a place to settle down. 
that's coming, and I love the idea of babies in pajamas and a garden with some chickens. stability and all that.

but for now, it's in the future. I'm glad of that, and this place we have right now.


my mom used to tell me to not worry so much about hurrying up and being engaged, or being married, or being in the next spot. just be glad of the little things you have right now. 
know that the next place is coming soon enough, with all of its happiness and woes.
of course she is right, as mothers usually are.


of course it's taken nearly three years and a lot of quiet, slow moments to realize that. 

there is just such a sweetness now. such a fun stage.
room mates cooking, or learning to cook. all of us together figuring out how to thaw a chicken. 
dishes all over the sink because we all had to run out the door to work and school. 
late nights talking about life, and what might happen and what we want to happen. 
house decor all eclectic. four girls make things different, and it's so nice.
silverware drawer a mess. goodwill forks and spoons.
leaky faucets. pink tile bathrooms. 
early-morning estate sale dates. farmer's market runs.

being not quite settled.