Before blogging, I lived an interesting life, although somewhat rather local in scope.
After blogging, I found myself having conversations with folks around the globe!
(Have I told you lately how much I appreciate conversing with you?)
Before The Man Of Few Words, I thought I knew what true love was.
After The Man Of Few Words, I discovered I didn’t.
(He proposed to me via Scrabble board twelve years ago and I still feel like a “bride.”) Sigh…
Before Oklahoma, winter consisted of shoveling snow, scraping windshields, and “layering up.”
After Oklahoma, winter consists of watching sunsets or star-gazing on the deck in the dead of December — without a parka!
(I love this State.)
Before writing this post, I had a point to make.
After I started writing, I forgot what it was.
Some days (or nights) are like that… Happy Holidays anyway! :)
Enjoying before and after moments,
~ Kim
You can be eloquent without many words exactly as you are my friend :)
And your Man of Few Words sounds like the sweetest :)
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Conversing with people from around the world is the wonderful side effect of blogging.
I live in the Middle East (UAE home, Iraq work) after arriving from Australia via Spain, Norway and Holland. Oh, and i’m Scottish by birth.
I’m not 100% sure what this blog was about but it amused and diverted me, and that’s all I need.
Uru said it perfectly. Love your before and afters, esp the way he proposed and that you still feel like a bride (I’m such a romantic at heart). :)
What a fun post. I LOVE the proposal!!
I too have made so many friends from around the world and it makes me happy to think about all the joy I get from them.
You have done it again, Sweet Sister! I love you soooooooooooo much!!!!!
Sweet post Kim. What a great reminder. We tend to not rejoice in the before because it’s not our after. But, in everything we should give thanks! Happy holidays to you too.
Before blogging, I didn’t know you. After blogging, I do and the world is a better place. Thanks for sharing your stories, your photos, your recipes, and yourself with all of us. Don’t you just love how small the internet makes the world?
Pre-FB and pre-Ally’s Kitchen, my world was interesting, but post-FB and post-AK, it’s freakin’ awesome b/c of the special gems in my life like you, Kimby…how in the devil would we have ever met, no never, and how enriched my universe is b/c of you…I so look forward to your writings, and your short, yet powerful and poignant, musings like this one give me a God wink and let me know that there’s more out there than ever, make every day and every moment count! Thank you my love…xox Ally
I envy that you don’t have the cold weather. Everytime I pump gas in the winter, I do a count-down: Only 120 more days until I can wear shorts, only 118 days until I can wear shorts. . .
Hah! I love this post :)
Love the scrabble story! I used to ‘scrabble’ a lot more before blogging. I should make more time!
Your husband proposed via Scrabble? How sweet is that! :) I think that connecting to people around globe has to be one of the most rewarding parts blogging, and somehow makes the world seem much smaller, doesn’t it?
I used to play Scrabble a lot & your post reminds me of the good-old-days. What a sweet post, my dear! Be sure to enter in my NuNaturals Returns With A Bigger Stevia Giveaway @ Luxury Haven!! I’m sure you’ll find these products useful for your cooking! See u there :)
Thank you to everyone for your sweet, supportive comments! I made it through “insane” week (hallelujah!) and a new post is in progress. I believe this is the first comment section I didn’t respond to “individually” and for that I beg your pardon… and thank you for your understanding. Sometimes ya just gotta “do over!” VERY much looking forward to connecting with you in the coming week. :) xo!
I do this all of the time. My mind is set on something, I start to walk to where it is to do it and then something else catches my eye and I forgot what I wanted to do. It’s like being a dog, I guess. See the ball, catch it. Wait, there’s a squirrel, chase it. Ugh. At least you got a great post out and hey – I got some time to enjoy it too. Happy Holidays to you both.
What a creative way for your man to propose! ;.) I love this state too. BTW, I think we will need to “layer up” in a couple of weeks. I hear we’re going to get some snow for New Year’s.
Would that Scrabble proposal then be a Words with Friends one now? :D