{the road I'm travelin'...}

 


the road I'm travelin'......






 

 

 

 

 

 

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January always throws me into spirals.... Perhaps it's the cold, dreary weather...or the contrast of the pace from what a whirlwind December is...either way I am always grateful for another January --a privilege , I realize , is denied to many....but I am also always a little happy to see her go.

February always brings calm, quiet, clarity and beauty. My mind flourishes with dreams and goals. I feel my course changing this 2013... the road I'm on looks different and I am so excited to explore and find where it takes me.

 

a lovely old photo of my great grandma (Granny's mom) Pearl Amelia and some of my great uncles

 

 

xoxo,

 

 

 

 

 

Dejah

{a song for Sunday}

here's you a sweet lil' song that's been ricocheting around my little head all week...

this weeks beautiful  song for Sunday is by:

Sarah Reeves



Here at the altar of the broken things
I'm finally throwing down this mirror of me
when Ive done all I can do and there's nothing left to prove
and I just need you

I'm totally completely dependant upon you
I'm totally completely dependant upon you

Here at the place of empty vessels
I'm pouring out this heart of selfish ambition
When theres no more options left  
and im nothing but a mess well
that's when you' re best

when there's no words left to say
and there's nothing to pray
I just wait

Oh I wait on you Lord

I'm trusting in your word, yeah

Oh cause you' re totally completely faithful to me
You're totally completely faithful to me

{the runaway...& the rambler}

{the runaway...& the rambler}




....uh...tap...tap...tap...is  this thing on?


I don't even know where to start...or if even anyone is still around...reading this...but if you are Oh My Goodness! BLESS YOUR HEART (in my East Texas accent)...and I love you!!!!!

Remember THIS POST ABOUT MY BEGINNING?  this blog?? It still pertains.... I'm still very much in that mindset ...in fact...I haven't read that post since I posted it then...til' today......crazy huh?

Really though...... it made me think...
so much has has changed...so much remains...

My Granny & Papaw moved away from Rambling Lane..they moved into a retirement community...and got it ready to sell...my heart broke a little... I couldn't imagine that little plot of home belonging to anyone outside my family...In the meanwhile...my cousin Renee' lived and loved in the Rambling house...for nearly two years until she got married...And then to my surprise...Granny and Papaw decided to move home!! 

2012 was a crazy year...and 2013 has so many possibilities... that's a post for another day...

I'll leave you with a photo of The little House on Rambling lane.

Love,
the runaway and the rambler

days fade to night...turn back into days..

Hey ramblers.... did you think I died? I really have sucked at this regular blog posting thing...I'm gonna give it another whirl...and see how she spins k!?

xoxo
Dejah

wish it....do it...

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I saw this fun photo on pinterest and thought is was brilliant! I am such a visual person so it really sinks in seeing each bead as a pound and being able to really see your progress.... I pinned the pic and went about my life making a mental note to get the things to do it.

Then last week I took my kiddos to the Dollar Tree (their favorite store...they call it the Dollar treat! ). I picked up two glass vases AND these stick on wall decals for $1.00 each! I looked at all of their fun deco beads and river rocks etc...but had another idea in mind. So I got home and went to work....



Here's my finished project..took about 4 minutes!! 'Cause listen...us busy working moms often need quick and easy, gratifying DIY projects!
I decided to use sea shells that I picked up on the beach on our trips to the Outer Banks. Each seashell represents one pound towards my goal weight...And what's a better reminder that swimsuit season is approaching than a seashell!!?


So I'm working towards my goal. I am making healthy changes to my diet...and exercising more. I am really enjoying Zumba with Al....and Sexy morning runs with my girl Michelle.

WHAT?! runs CAN BE SEXY!.... just look at this photo I took just after 4.5 miles this cold morning...no make-up....hair a mess...frozen fingers...sweating sunblock.....and I'm pretty sure at some point during my run I blew my nose on my jacket once (maybe twice)...that's sexy!! :0


"some people dream of success while others wake up and work for it" unknown



xoxo
Dejah
(rambling lane)

{waiting to exhale}

No photos....tonight.

I can't sleep. There are too many things rolling through my head. The mind is a curious thing. I have trouble shutting mine down when it comes to "down" time. I've tried green tea...wine...excessive exercise...Tylenol PM...(not all in the same night, mind you)....I've tried reading, praying, journal-ing..... yet my mind sputters on too no avail. It mimics me...mocks me...reminds me...urges me...cheers me on...and sometimes it even tricks me.

This particular night I'm feeling:
antsy.
inspired.
hyper.
restless.
guilty.
foggy.
needy.

how one earth can I feel all these things in a single deep breathe in.....

but then as I exhale....

I feel:
relaxed.
focused.
energized.
refreshed.
justified.
clarified.
empowered.

But as I inhale again the process repeats itself with a whole new slew of verbs and adjectives.

I envy my husband, how he falls into slumber the exact second his handsome head hits the feather pillow without a worry to be found there. I long to join my little ones in the land of nod...blissfully unaware of my battlefield-- nighttime ritual.

There is no drama needed to bring about my unrest...it just is what it is. My list of to-do's (have to's...want-to's...even don't want-to's).

My evening's examination of what the day brought...or what I brought to the day. Knowing that there is no promise of tomorrow. Hoping that I lived the present one to the fullest. Reminding myself there is still so much more I want to do.

And so I keep on....waiting to exhale.

xoxo
Dejah

{cabin fever}

So we had a little snow......

which turned into....... ALOT OF SNOW!

AND school was let out for days...AND DAYS!

Me and my little Quinn crew cozied up and hung out for several long winter days. We spent lots of time playing, cuddling, loving on one another...and I tackled tons of stuff on my mile long"to-do" list....it feels really nice to have some things off that list!!

By day four we were all getting a little stir crazy (and low on supplies) so we ventured out to find a little....

I was soooo worried we might get stuck. It was bad out!!! But Mr. Quinn was a great driver!



...and so we didn't get stuck. And to our surprise there was a fast food joint open!! Hardly no one was there so I sent the kids over a few tables so I could pretend I was on a mini-vacation! Some friends texted us they were out re-stocking supplies too so we had them join us for burgers. It felt really nice to re-join civilization for an hour or two.

I stopped by Lowes and got some paint to freshin' up the walls in the house! Then we headed back to the "Quinn cabin". I really enjoyed our days snowed in and I'm so gonna miss my little crew when schedules resume in the morning! I hear we are due for some more snow....(and secretly wish that we get snowed in again!).

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{Celebrate YOU!}

A few random things about me:

-I have a very unique first name "Dejah"...and then my middle name is a plain ole-southern Ann!
-I have crooked pinkie fingers....was born that way. When I was a kid, forced to raise my hand to answer the teachers questions...I was tormented so much that I wore band-aids around my right pinkie finger (the more crooked one) and would pretend to have injured it if anyone asked. -I would be lost without my savior-Jesus!
-I was raised (for the most part) in trailer parks and apartment complexes....I had a single working mother and there's no shame in my game...it's part of what shaped and molded me into who I am today and I am so thankful for my journey.
-I love the color pink to a fault.
-I was born in Tacoma Washington but shortly thereafter shipped to the great state of Texas where I was raised.
-BACK IN THE DAYS.....After watching "A Time To Kill" with then upcoming star Mathew McConaughey." I looked up his phone number in Austin TX and called it (a few times) but never worked up the nerve to leave that a message to that smooth talking southern voice on the other end. (Cause what REALLY would I have said!?)
-I have always had a pair of cowgirl boots in my closet since I can remember.
- I CELEBRATE when I find the perfect-est shade of pink paint for ONE! dollar in the mistint section...at Lowes and can transform a stuffy old gold gilded garage sale frame into a pink princess (see photo above).
-I married my own, real life, Mr. Darcy (Jane Austen)...he is everything to me.
-My children teach me new things every day.
-I have a MASSIVE week spot for Green and Blacks dark chocolate.
-I always have at least 3 loads of laundry waiting on the sofa in my bedroom to be folded & put away.

....and on that note I'm out. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. This week I will be starting my "Wardrobe Wednesday" and while I'll be featuring an outfit from my wardrobe..I have "archived" the last two Wednesdays....so it's likely if you ran into me this Wednesday you may not have seen me in the outfit featured. My logic was to give myself a little head start...this way I am always a few Wednesdays ahead....so if something comes up and I cannot post one week I will still be able to feature "Wardrobe Wednesday".

xoxo
Dejah

{welcome to rambling lane}

welcome to RAMBLING LANE
This is my little avenue on the world wide web. Well, actually one of my little avenues. A little about me: I am a 30 something wife and mother of 2 (one girl and one boy). I own/operate a very busy photography studio full time. I would be nothing without my saviour Jesus Christ.....and most days I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I have another blog for my studio and update it often yet...I am always in limbo on how personal to be while still keeping it professional. While my other blog is fun and keeps my clients up to date on the many happenings at our studio..... I have so many other ideas, thoughts, and projects going on that aren't always related to my business and I REALLY need a place to do that so here we are!

{Rambling Lane}


the definition of rambling is: Often or habitually roaming; wandering, meandering, sprawling.
the definition of lane is: A narrow country road.

Wile I find the combination of these two words ironically describes me by default...I do not feel like they entirely "define" my meaning for choosing the name "rambling lane" for this blog. Let me explain. I do have a roaming, wandering spirit...I moved around so much growing up that I developed a "gypsy" complex. If I am in one place too long I tend to get antsy and anticipate the next "move". On the other hand, I deeply long to have that iconic "narrow country road" leading up to my own little patch of wheat grass filled acreage. Fitting right?!

Fitting as it may be...there exists in my life, a REAL : roaming, wandering, meandering, sprawling, narrow country road. My Granny & Pa Paw's place resides on Rambling Lane and I spent many days in that place, growing, learning, living, swimming, roaming, star gazing, falling in love, and so much more!! Life (as it happened) on Rambling Lane had a large part in shaping me into the person I am today and so as tribute to that endearing, tender patch of road...both physical, and on my heart....I dub thee blog "Rambling Lane". My intentions for this blog is just to share whatever I want. My ramblings will probably include a little bit of everything, I hope that you enjoy your time here. If you enjoy my blog pass it on! ;0

xoxo
Dejah