eunice ann

tales of a girl trying to make sense of it all.

latest thoughts

on death and loss.

I have to admit that I used to believe that I didn’t have a lot of experience with death. I’ve had family members pass away in my lifetime, sure. I attended both my maternal grandmother (I was 9) and great-grandmother’s (I was 27) funerals. A maternal cousin passed away early this year at age 35. My paternal grandmother passed away when I was 28 or 29, we’re not exactly sure

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illuminate

lingering.

Onions seem to be notorious for both their foul smell and their ubiquitous correlations to life itself.

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suitcase stories

Road Trip!

So most of you will probably think that I’m completely nuts, but the other day, my mom asked how I felt about going home to Flagstaff to be with my sister, who unfortunately, is still miserably pregnant. Without even thinking, I said, “let’s go.” So we loaded up the car, popped Alissa into her carseat and hit the road bright and early yesterday morning and drove the 750 miles to

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