My grandma says the best things. She’s also a pretty snappy writer. (I like to think that wordsmiths run in the family.) My aunt and I were recently remembering our favorite “Memaw-isms” and I just had to share a few. (Yes, my grandmother is called ‘Memaw’ and my late grandpa was called ‘Pawpaw’. We’re a…
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I love blogging, I truly do! Blogging keeps me accountable to write on a (somewhat, I hope!) consistent basis. And the bloggers I follow inspire me to write funnier, edgier, more thoughtful, and – ultimately – better posts. We bloggers make a little home for ourselves on the Internet, don’t we? Inspired by one blog that’ll be featured,…
Read MoreI have a morning complex. Maybe a morning beat me up when I was a little kid. Maybe my past mornings have been too jarring, too traumatic. Maybe I’ve always thought mornings were prettier and brighter than me. I don’t know, but I do know that I have major morning issues. Unfortunately, for Ben, my morning…
Read MoreMain Street Richmond, Kentucky is like any other Main Street in small-town America. There’s an imposing federal-style courthouse, a post office, and a plethora of banks and law offices. Main Street Richmond, KY does have one gem that no other small town can claim: Purdy’s Coffee Co. I’m a bit of a coffee snob (just ask my…
Read MoreI caught her scanning shelves of feminine products, anxiously biting her thumb. Her search was thorough, but she eventually moved on. Then she quickly scoured the thermometers, syringes, and bottles of Neosporin; you could tell it was a long shot. With great caution, she moved closer to the aisle she had strategically been avoiding: baby products.…
Read MoreVictoria Easter doesn’t exist anymore. She slipped away on January 19th 2013. Victoria Wilson took her place. It is very strange for me to answer to the surname of ‘Wilson’. For years, ‘Wilson’ was simply my pastor’s family. Then, I became very interested in the Benjamin variety of ‘Wilson’. Not long after, ‘Wilson’ became a tattoo…
Read MoreYou’ll have to forgive me for these incessant posts about Ben, I’m afraid my newly-wedded-self just can’t resist. Since I am the newly-minted Mrs. Benjamin Craig Wilson, I have had an insatiable desire to become, quite simply, a domestic goddess. Not so much June Cleaver, more so Nigella Lawson – but domestic goddess all the same. I’ve been doing pretty…
Read MoreSo, life has been crazy since I got married one month ago! To answer a few frequently asked questions: Yes, we’re thrilled. Yes, we thought the wedding was gorgeous. Yes, we enjoyed our honeymoon. No, we haven’t killed each other yet. And, no, I”m not pregnant. There, I think that’s about it. Within the last…
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2013 Well friends, I’m not ‘Victoria Easter’ any more. I’m Victoria Wilson! I’m sure I’ll update my blog URL (along with my email, social media accounts, bank accounts, etc etc) in the coming weeks. For now, I’m just basking the glow of being a newlywed and wondering how I ever grew up this…
Read MoreThis morning, I find myself in North Carolina. My hometown. Though I oddly feel like a stranger in my hometown, there is one place where I never feel like a passerby – Broad River Coffee Company. It’s where I worked my first job. Was introduced to indie music. Learned how to pull a perfect shot…
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