November 30th, 2009
Constants
con·stant
adj.
1. Continually occurring; persistent.
2. Regularly recurring: plagued by constant interruptions.
3. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable.
4. Steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful.
Family. Dave and the kids. Being with them, living with them, having and holding and loving them; living out this life with them.
Friends. My extended family; the people I can be completely, utterly, unabashedly me around. The ones I love to fucking pieces.
Coffee. Love it to fucking pieces, too.
Books, blogs, magazines, newspapers, web sites. Consuming the written word; it’s a want, need, love.
Writing. (Like, duh.)
My animals: my sleek black cat Mary Jane, and my brown and white spotted dog Foxy Brown. I do love them dearly, although they both have their own special ways of annoying the shit out of me on a somewhat regular basis.
Music. Every day, in any way.
My memories of my grandmother. I carry them with me, always.
The sun and the moon and the wind and the stars. The great outdoors. Trees, flowers, earth; dirt ‘neath my feet and in the air. Breezes and rainbows and wild, unhinged storms; mother nature.
The Internet. The Internet, for fuckin’ sure.
Love. Laughter. Loyalty.
Watching Wheel of Fortune with Julia.
Slipping in beside my kids at night to watch them sleep and drink in the sweet smell of their hair, the sound of their soft, even breath.
Missing my mother; grieving for her, for our relationship, what it was and what it could have been. For the part of my soul that I lost when she died, and the young, scared girl I was then. Wanting my mother and not being able to have her; it’s constant.
My husband: endearing, yet awfully annoying at times, what with the burping and the farting, the dirty socks that never seem to make it past the floor beside the hamper. And the romance, oh, the romance: “Hey babe, it looks like you could use a swift dick in the ass”; "I fart because I love you." Loving him, being loved by him. The two of us, doing this life thing together.
These are some of my constants…what are some of yours?




