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Made this frittata out of fridge garbage in order Made this frittata out of fridge garbage in order to save myself from stuffing since my body seemed angry after Thanksgiving meal number 5,472. Get the loose recipe in my Instagram stories and take a screenshot for later. Also, a ton more is going on...but, let’s make frittatas first. Love you. K, byeee! 😘
GRIEVING IN SLOW MOTION//Six years ago I got a pho GRIEVING IN SLOW MOTION//Six years ago I got a phone call that changed the course of my life. My grandmother had suffered a serious stroke. I wrote this blog soon after. I needed to keep my hands busy and my oven full. I made so much bread. Enough to try and batter and bake the cracks I could feel forming in the tender walls of my heart. ♥️ I found this old entry while trying to find something seasonal and fun to give you here on Instagram. Instead, this popped up when I searched “pumpkin”, and kicked me in my gut. The thing is, this feels seasonal to me. Not because of the pumpkin, but because of the thick grief that sticks to my ribs. ♥️ My Grammie survived that stroke. We rallied. We were full of hope. Scared, but hopeful. Then the seizures came. She survived those too. Infections came, and she survived those too. She’s still here. She’s still earthside. She panicked two years ago on my birthday and gave me the Hawaiian gold bracelet from her wrist that I used to covet and make slide around her wrist as a kid. She had always promised this to me, but I never thought I’d receive it in this way. Watching her in bed, paralyzed, confused, depressed and heartbreakingly nostalgic. Still, I wear it on days when I need to feel tough and strong and remember what it felt like when she could hug me tight. ♥️ That’s the thing. We never know if there will be a last hug or a last phone call or a last lesson on how to cook the perfect stew. I’d give anything for one more day of her being able bodied. I can close my eyes and see it. Her smile. Her hugs. Her laugh, and the wrinkle she’d get in between her eyes. It wouldn’t have to be anything out of the ordinary. We could just cook together and talk story and hug a million times. I would ask her more questions. I would tell her how much I love her while her mind was still clear. I would tell her that I’m so proud that I am a part of her. I would ask her for advice. ♥️ I saw her last weekend. It’s always a mix of deep love and heartbreak. This might not be right to feel such profound grief six years later, but it’s truth. She looked at me, her expression a little listless. Her timelines a little confused. <cont. in comments..
When your guy has got a flower guy. 😍 When your guy has got a flower guy. 😍
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S a t u r d a y V i b e s 🥰 Husband is cooking S a t u r d a y V i b e s 🥰 Husband is cooking breakfast, Emma is looking for belly rubs, and I’m plotting out a research paper. This dog though. She’s errrythang. #emmaisabear
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SoLetsHangOutGina Eykemans, NC@SoLetsHangOut·
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I don’t know exactly what 2020 has done to our brains but my husband just walked up the stairs and said with a frown “I need to go home soon”. We’re home, guys. So, either it’s some benign dementia or I’m getting served soon. 😳

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Is there anything sexier than your partner effortlessly putting up Christmas lights on your absolute unit of a Christmas tree in under 10, THEN vacuuming up the pine needles? If he takes out the trash...Lord help me. The dishes? Like, smash the patriarchy but this is some #BDE.

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