throwback thursday

Sept. 2007

My name is Ren …
It’s not terribly unique or pretty, but different.
My daughter is Isabeau.
She, like her name, is quite unique and beautiful
and different.
My son is Jordan.
Like his name, he’s uncomplicated but far from ordinary.

I thrive on delicious food, sunny days,
movies, music, happy funny people,
Life.
I like to read but I never have enough time.
I’m always busy because it’s hard for me to sit still.
Though I love naps.

I have a gift for creativity. But I wish I could write.
I have a lot to say and I don’t always know how to say it.

I wish I could remember fond, childhood memories,
but everyday, I’ve built new ones.
And I’m grateful for tomorrow.

I love meeting interesting people.
I have a few select friends.
Not that I’m a snob, I’m just selective.
About who I want to let in and really know me.
Matt is my best friend. My children are my bestest friends.

My lover is sweet. He is the sweetest person I know.
He saved me and saves me every day.
Matt means “gift from God.” I believe that to be true.

I don’t sleep when I’m worried.
I eat wickedly, bad food when I’m stressed.
I play with my earrings when I’m nervous.
But, I spend my days wisely. Focusing on the good moments
and not wasting too much time on the bad ones.
♡♡

{photo by Matt Reiske © All Rights Reserved}

Day 31. You again

{Ren Reiske © All Rights Reserved}
me. you smile, i smile.
Instagram/janphotoaday @groovininthesun

20 questions

Anonymous asked so I answered. Humor me {send me a message} and play along.

1. Who was the last person you held hands with?

Matt 

2. Are you loud, outgoing, or shy?
Morning: shy; Afternoon: outgoing; Night: Loud

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing? 

I would like to be starstruck, someday.

4. Have you ever given up on someone, but then gone back to him or her? 

Yes. That’s what true love is. You don’t give up.

5. What does your most recent text say? 

Guess what? I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?

6. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Silly. Yes.

7. What good thing happened this summer? 

I discovered that work can be fun again and there are good people out there.

8. What are your bad habits? 

Not telling people my bad habits. People who know me, know.

9. Where would you like to travel? 

Where do I begin …

10. Favorite part of your daily routine? 
Reading (for fun)

11. What body part are you most uncomfortable with? 

Abs

12. Who are you most comfortable to be around? 

myself

13. Do you think there is life in other planets? 

If I had to venture, I would say yes.

14. Which celebrities would you like having a threesome with? 

Haha. Don’t even go there.

15. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? 

Well, I’m naturally brown. I look and feel better with a little sun.

16. Do you play sports? 

Honestly, no. Not that I wouldn’t want to. I’ve never been asked. I was always the last one picked in dodgeball.

17. Would you rather live without TV or music? 

Easy. I rarely watch TV {almost never} but I can’t work without my iPod.

18. What was the meanest thing someone ever said to you?
A stranger said I looked like Yoko Ono. He thought he was paying me a compliment. As$hat. 

19. What is the nicest thing? 

Someone saying I’m a good mom (we’re good parents} because our kids are all right.

20. Do you smile at strangers? 

Every day. 

Your turn. Play it forward. {Ren Reiske / loy krathong / pinterest}

yep, i’m random.

i woke up inspired.

yep.

yessss. {if you don’t know who this is or what movie this is going-to-be-from, you’ve been in the dark, as in twil....}

so i have a thing for water. and really cool baths.

truth.

my next BIG party.

i really need to hit the gym. again.

covet.

covet 2. my infinity.

beauty and grace. always.

this is where i dream to be.
{various/pinterest}

25 little things about me

I wrote this awhile back on my Facebook page (another thing I said I would never do, but they still hold true — updated a few). Here are a few little things about me:

1. The most interesting people I know aren’t afraid of change or taking risks.  
Complacency is not in my vocabulary.

2. I love to travel. I love meeting new people and seeing new places. That sounds so cliché but often, I work to TRAVEL. Ideally, I would travel to work.

3. I don’t understand why people collect things, yet I own over 400 DVD movies, most of which I’ve already seen at the theater, and my “collection” continues to grow. I’m a cinephile.

4. I also have a library of books (old school PAPER kind). I covet well-written fiction and illustrated children’s books. I buy a hardback cover of my favorite books and will usually read them twice.

5. I can not go into Barnes and Noble without spending at least two hours there and ordering Starbucks coffee.

6. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I wish I didn’t.

7. I was in an Oscar-nominated movie with George Clooney. I was a prop. My being there wasn’t as significant as the memory or the mere fact that I got a smile from George and made him laugh.

8. I get bored easily so I’m always looking for and willing to try something new ... within the law.

9. I have my Tiger Beat moments ... celebrity crushes. There was Robert Redford (back when he looked like Brad Pitt), Richard Gere (Officer and Gentleman), Jared Leto, Channing Tatum, Jude Law ... and more recently ROB PATTINSON. They are shameless, often short-lived obsessions. I am not a stalker.

10. I have a beautiful acoustic guitar. I’m still learning how to play.

11. I’ve been in a tornado which took down our house and survived. The lesson I learned was, stuff is stuff. You don’t need all the material goods that you THINK you need.

12. I married the sweetest guy who is my best friend. 

13. At 23, I had a lump in my neck and worried for 3 days if it was benign or malignant (cancer). I had a subthyroidectomy and everything was FINE. That changed my whole outlook on life.

14. My children mean the world to me. I don’t think they always believe it, but it’s true.

15. I will not eat oranges. I rarely eat fruit unless it’s in a dessert, and I’m picky about what kind of fruit. It’s psychological, I know.

16. I don’t really understand SPORTS, yet I live with three people who thrive on it.

17. I rarely watch TV, but I go to the theater or rent movies weekly.

18. I have a love/hate relationship with workout and abs class.

19. Hot yoga is my new religion.

20. I long to learn how to surf. I will probably be surfing in my 40s.

21. I like dogs ... and dolphins.

22. I’m very loyal. If we become very good friends, we’ll be friends for life.

23. I can not survive without my music — via iPhone, iPad, Mac or old school vinyl. I need MUSIC every day. My playlist is random and eclectic.

24. I have to be at a beach or see the ocean annually ... it’s the island girl in me.

25. I would spend a fortune on a really great, soft, comfortable bed.
I ♥ naps ...