rock, salt, and nails

I've been having too much fun with nail art. This is art deco inspired. Colors are from American Apparel (factory grey and office) and Essie (sand tropez). I want to have a nail polishing party so I can experiment on other people's nails.

Maurice has been gone for about 4 days. This is the longest I've gone without seeing him. I've been trekking around his apartment, making sure I didn't mess anything up. I miss him.

abate

verb
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

The entire time, I would never allow myself to fall in love with you. You constantly told me how much you loved me and that you would die for me. Every desire I had to be with you and love you fully, I fought. I consciously did not fall in love with you. My words would pierce through you; I was completely aware of what I was doing. When you curled up and tears were left soaked on the blanket, my heart ached for you, but if I don't love you as much as you loved me, then I know it will hurt less.

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It's been a LONG time since I've posted! I wish I was better at this. So Thanksgiving has passed and we're approaching Christmas. Maurice and I experimented with some new cookies. We tried Smitten Kitchen's new recipe, Nutmeg Maple Butter Cookies. Maurice did all the work and I just monitored. So if you receive some cookies in the mail sometime soon, it's all thanks to him! They turned out pretty delicious. We're going to do another batch sometime soon.

We're going to be in Ohio for New Year's. I'm excited for December to be over. Hope everyone has a great holiday!