enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

These are a few of my favorite things.

Seriously considering having "joy" tattooed on the inside of my left wrist.  I had it inked on there in Cabo and fell in love.Img_3525 

Of course there are things to consider: wrinkly old skin and my wedding day. Not sure how it will effect my wedding, but everything permanent makes me think of my wedding day.  Like in Kindergarten, when I accidentally stabbed my finger with a pencil and the lead got stuck inside, marking me forever.  I remember being five-years-old and thinking, "I am going to have this lead dot when I walk down the aisle."  Girls are weird.  I blame Barbies.

Obsessed with Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.  I saw it in multiple bookstores and then decided to purchase when Emily linked it up on the blog. Best decision ever.  I am only a third through but love it.  Last night, without even trying, I found the coolest paragraph:

One night in a town somewhere on the Mediterranean, in a hotel room by the ocean, the sound of my own laughter actually wakes me up in the middle of my deep sleep.  I am started.  Who is that laughing in my bed?  The realization that it is only me just makes me laugh again.  I can’t remember now what I was dreaming.  I think maybe it had something to do with boats.

I have a strange desire to become this woman when I grow up.  Or at least build a shrine to her book.  And force my children to read it.

Look how cool my boyfriend is.  Buzzlightyeark42007077110700eng

No seriously. How cool is he? At least I know we will never be attacked by brightly colored plates. Buzz Lightyear’s wing-man and wing-woman comin’ atcha, folks.

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2 responses to “tattoos, good books & alien blasters.”

  1. Breanne Avatar

    i think of my wedding day, too… with permanent stuff… it was the reason for the placement of my tattoo.
    so, youre not crazy.
    but, i like that “joy” as a tat there… because even on your wedding day, it would be totally appropriate 😉

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  2. giuseppina Avatar

    so based on your love of eat, pray, love i went and got it yesterday too! i also got the memory keepers daughter. have you read that one?

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