Sunshine: Archive

Thank you for...

Wake up snuggles and raindrops. Thank you for the smell of coffee in the morning, For warm homemade nutella pop tarts melting in my mouth. For clean underwear and a fridge full of food. Thank you for snow on Thanksgiving. Thank you for hide and seek and little Lego polar bears, For a four day weekend and no Internet. Thank you for dishwashers, apple cider, and Mary Poppins. Thank you for a couch...

Nov 27th

You can dance. →

Sep 2nd

Aug 25th

They Laugh Together

Love blossomed that year A sweet girl in her sunday best An eager boy in his pickup truck It began They laughed Together. The love was watered and grew A young woman in a white dress An anxious man in a nervous sweat A dance They laughed Together. Time passed with sunshine and rain A loving mother getting dinner from the oven A happy father getting tiny hugs after work A family ...

Aug 13th

Jul 29th

My Birthday

…Because that’s what it’s like with you. It’s not just hanging out with you…you bring people into an experience. The experience is of who you are, but it’s also more than that. It’s about finding their own joy and experience the life that surrounds and bypasses us every day. You’re a bridge back to where everyone wants to be…God loves how you are and how, in a free way, you are...

Jul 23rd

Jul 16th

Jul 8th

“I’m a romantic. Sing me an aria of triumph, love and waning gibbous moons...”

– Anthropologie Magazine

Jul 5th

Watch

This is a little outdated, but I recorded it because it was the first week Tegan ever gave me a kiss. It was a huge milestone for me because he’s never been very affectionate and of course I am. Nowadays he is a kissing maniac. Even blow-kissing strangers on the bus:)

Jun 30th

Jun 25th

Lorrina's Heart

School at Malcolm X is always interesting because of the culture and age differences. I’ve never experienced the typical “university life,” but I have a feeling this is so much better for me. I’m learning way beyond the textbook. Tonight I attended my speech class. I was so stressed this week after getting back from Florida because I had catching up to do from missing my...

Jun 18th

June?

Is it June already? I’ve nearly forgotten what it’s like to feel cold. I actually had a list I was going to post of things to see this winter in Chicago from an artist named Allison Warren. (It is from a post card my friend Amanda gave me) I think I succeeded in the majority of them: the furry snow blanket keeping the pond warm watercolor reflections on slick pavement black sky...

Jun 2nd

“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”

– Great conversation with Felix Kwaben Amankona-Diawuo and Matthew Vogel

Jun 1st

May 12th

Tuesday Morning Panic

This morning started out like any other. I put Tegan down for his nap, checked my email, did some laundry, tidied my room, watched the weather, took out the trash, and that’s where normality ended. The moment I shut the door behind me was the moment I realized it was locked. I stood there for a second in my pajamas, assessing the situation. I had no keys, no phone, Becky was on an airplane,...

Apr 6th

Mar 29th

First Steps

With Becky in Vegas, Tegan and Ed headed out to the suburbs this weekend, putting me on Warren Blvd. all alone. I was surprised how odd it felt for me to not have anyone near me. I even let Fox, our dog, snuggle in bed with me on Saturday night:) I’m at home with Tegan a lot, so having him gone was especially weird. On Sunday afternoon, it was an amazing feeling to have them back at home....

Mar 23rd

Mar 19th

Mar 10th

Tegan's Birthday Book →

Mar 9th

Watch

What’s a sweeter sound than a child’s laugh? The best part is, the only thing I was doing to make him crack up was make a little “chkk” sound like I was taking a photo. Children=Joy!

Feb 23rd

Sleeping at Last →

Went to see this band play last week. “Happy Rain” is how my friend described their music before they started. I agree. The sounds just make me happy and also reflective. Check them out!

Feb 22nd

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises...”

– Isaiah 60:1

Jan 23rd

Jan 20th

Felicita by Romina & Power

Little did they know…the name of their business is also a famous Italian love song. Thanks Graziella! What a great way to look at life. I’m moving to Italy someday! If you don’t speak Italian, here’s the translation: Happiness Happiness is holding hands and going away together happiness is an innocent look, in the middle of a crowd happiness is staying close like...

Jan 17th

Felicita →

…in Missouri right now working my butt off getting ready for the Springfield Bridal show! My sister, Angela, and Jan Hawkins have let me dive right in and help out with their new business—Felicita (happiness in Italian). Check them out on facebook right now because their website is still being constructed. They have really been making BEAUTIFUL “things.” I’ll post...

Jan 17th

Jan 5th

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The holidays are over and I’m back in Chicago…brrrr! Even with the “fairly simple life” that I lead, I still found myself busy and a little stressed. Christmas presents, packing, planning, baking, etc. It was all worth it by the time I was lying on the sunny beach in Florida, listening to the ocean breeze rustling the palm trees overhead. It got me thinking about life in...

Jan 4th

Dec 14th

Dec 11th

Dec 9th

Dec 8th

Dec 5th

Dec 4th

Dec 2nd

Orange French Toast →

Everyone’s favorite at our Thanksgiving breakfast-dinner.

Nov 30th

There's No Place Like Home

Home is where the heart is, but my heart is in so many places. I flew “home” to Kansas last Wednesday for some Thanksgiving celebrating. My bubble was ready to burst with excitement when I woke up Wednesday morning! I tried to stifle myself, and kept it from popping:) Landing in Kansas City and randomly seeing an old friend from elementary school—that also lives in...

Nov 30th

“The cows are out on Holmes again!”

– Me, on the phone with my dad, Warren, who had just called to warn us of the dangers of country roads at night. My Kansas home is on “Holmes” Road, just north of K-4 Highway.

Nov 30th

Nov 24th

Nov 20th

The Beginning

This blog is a long time coming. I love to share photos and I kept on telling myself I would start one. I’ll try to keep updated on where I’m going with my photography (and some other aspects of my life.) In the last year, I’ve done quite a bit of traveling and transitioning. I have a feeling I might reminisce and post some of my old photos from the past:) For the last 4 months...

Nov 20th

“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

– James Matthew Barrie

Nov 18th