Rosey Rebecca

Random Wednesday Musings

Rosey Rebecca — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:02 +0000

Even more than running, yoga, and meditation, I find that walking around Whole Foods for hours on end tends to be the best therapy for me. It just makes me so happy. Yesterday, a sales associate approached me and asked if I needed help. My answer? “No, I’m just staring at everything.” Seriously, it just helps my stress melt away. Is that weird?

I attended my first Zumba class not too long ago, and absolutely loved it. I used to dance. In fact, it was my intended major when I first started college. I don’t know why I stopped. On another note, I have Party Rock dance parties with my brother’s dog, Henry, on a daily basis. He looks forward to it. He even grabs his squeaky toy and squeaks along.

My mom and I have been dog-sitting Henry for the past two months. My sister-in-law, Sarah, was on bed rest until she gave birth to my beautiful niece, Eloise Belle, on January 10th. We’re watching Henry until Sarah heals a bit, and gets situated.

This picture of my 2-year-old nephew, Nicholas, holding his baby sister makes my heart melt:

Eloise’s middle name, Belle, is for my father, Ben. He would have been so happy to meet her. I am very excited about the newest addition to my family. (You can see a pic of me holding my new niece on the Rosey Rebecca Facebook page!)

In my last post, I mentioned that I wanted to cut all my hair off. Literally ten minutes after I hit publish, I received an email from Jeff’s aunt asking if I wanted to get my hair cut with her. Of course I did! She’s so much fun to hang out with, and I love my new do!

Thoughts?

We went to an awesome salon in Northern Virginia called John David Salon. I loved it everything about my experience there. They used a lavender shampoo and conditioner on my hair, and the hair stylist who cut my hair was amazing. I’ll definitely go back.

After our hair appointments, we got lunch at Whole Foods (yum!), and then watched The Help. I haven’t read the book, but I really enjoyed the movie. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it!

I’m currently in Virginia, sitting on our new comfy couch, contemplating a trip to the mall. Or maybe I’ll make pizza dough. Hmm. Tough decisions.

Speaking of couches, this is how we got our new couch home from Ikea a couple weeks ago:

Don’t judge.

What is your favorite way to relax/fight stress?

Have a great Wednesday! <3

January Confessions

Rosey Rebecca — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:19:36 +0000

If all goes as planned, Virginia will be my new home at the end of March (right outside of D.C.).

Since the middle of November, I’ve spent an equal amount of time in New York and Virginia. Amtrak is my new best friend. I really wish I could teleport.

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been to the gym since September.

I’m still in complete shock that my best friend from preschool is getting married this October. When did we grow up?

My eating habits have been less than perfect these days. I’m trying to fix that ASAP.

I love public transportation. Yesterday, I shoved myself into a packed D.C. metro at rush hour and loved every second of it.

I am completely obsessed with my new prescription sunglasses. I even wear them inside sometimes. They make me feel cool.

What do you think?

I may chop ~~all~~ most of my hair off today. I need a change.

January 12 will mark two years since I became a vegetarian. Let’s have a party!

A Long December

Rosey Rebecca — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:24:36 +0000

…and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last…

Hi, friends. Long time, no see. I’m well aware that I didn’t post at all in December. I sat down a couple times and tried to write, but it didn’t work.

The shock of losing my father has mostly faded away by now, and reality has begun to set in.

I’ve always had these preconceived notions of what it would be like to lose someone close to me. Turns out, the reality is much different than what I expected.

In the past two months, I have found happiness in the depths of my sadness. I have laughed more than I ever thought I would. I have cried unexpectedly, and have not cried when I felt I should.

Grief is weird like that. It’s unpredictable.

I spent the last weekend of the year in Philadelphia with Jeff’s family. As I stood and watched the midnight fireworks on New Year’s Eve with Jeff’s arms wrapped around me, tears flowed down my cheeks.

As we walked past a cheese steak restaurant on South Street that my father used to love, I had to slow down to walk behind the group.

As Jeff and I made our way to the waterfront at the end of South Street, I could vividly picture my father standing there, staring out over the river.

I know that as time passes, these things won’t make me as sad anymore. Instead, I will think back on the memories and smile. That time just hasn’t come yet.

Writing about my father is hard, and since grief has pretty much consumed my life the past two months, I’ve had nothing else to write about.

Don’t get me wrong, my November and December were chock-full of adventures. I just haven’t had the energy to blog about them.

With all that happened toward the end of 2011, I didn’t have a chance to come up with that many solid New Year’s resolutions. However, one thing I really want to work on this year is to try to stay in the present as much as possible. I spend far too much time worrying about the past and future, and never really stop to appreciate what I have right now. Although losing my father is by far the worst thing that has ever happened to me, I recognize that I still have a lot in my life to be thankful for, and I never want to take any of it for granted.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.
– Henry David Thoreau