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longing for my other home.

2012/08/05 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

yes. i’ve got two places i call home. and that is an amazing gift. one that i do not take for granted, and one for which i am extremely appreciative. in both places, i have family, places i love to visit, things that i love to do, and places that bring me peace. oh yes. i am a lucky, lucky girl. sometimes, though… ok, many times, i feel pulled in two directions and i find myself longing for the other […]

Categories: instagram, LGBTQ, PHOTOGRAPHY, states, travel • Tags: american family., Asheville, beer, biltmore estate, bluegrass, bookstore, brewery, cafe, car, diversity, driving, drum circle, family, festival, hippies, hippy, home, home., log cabin, mountains, music, nature, north carolina, PHOTOGRAPHY, ponderings, travel, USA, wine bar

sometimes it’s just good to say hey.

2012/07/29 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

good evening, people around the world. just a little post about nothing. it felt weird to let the day end without checking in to say hey. so, hey! hope you’ve had a good weekend & are enjoying a cozy sunday wherever you find yourself. i can’t decide whether my weekend has been busy or not. hehe. there has been lots of time with my love, which feels great. a few tough moments, but that’s life, ain’t it? and a lot […]

Categories: instagram, today's thoughts. • Tags: american family., chakras, everyday life, family, family time, healthy-living, hey, home, home., instagram, life, me, my love., nothing, olympic games, olympics, summer, sunday, swedish family., today, today's thoughts., vacation, week, weekend, yoga, zola.

street corner musings.

2012/07/20 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

i find myself on sidewalks a lot these days. standing on street corners. waiting for buses. and since i’m waiting around a lot, i’ve got time to think. and people watch too, of course. today i was waiting at a bus stop and flipping through the news apps on my phone, catching up on the latest info coming out of colorado… the horrible shootings that occurred last night when a masked man walked into a movie theater and opened fire, […]

Categories: global issues, states, today's thoughts. • Tags: american family., colorado, current events, guns, hate, love is all you need, my love., news, peace, peace., ponderings, today's thoughts., tragedy, USA, violence

happy 4th!

2012/07/04 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

it could’ve been a bad day. it could’ve been insanely emotional, filled with tears and sobs, and the longing of being in the states with the rest of my family. it could’ve been a day ruined by homesick feelings, leaving me bed-ridden and under the covers. but it wasn’t. it was the complete opposite. of course, i missed (and still do now in the quiet moments of the evening) celebrating the 4th of july today in the states with my […]

Categories: instagram, PHOTOGRAPHY, states, sweden, today's thoughts. • Tags: 4th of july, American, american family., candy, family, fireworks, fun, holiday, home., july, junk food, life, lina, love is all you need, lunch, my love, my love., PHOTOGRAPHY, star spangled banner, summer, sweden, today's thoughts., USA, work

summer solstice!

2012/06/21 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer, people! i realize that the solstice was technically yesterday, but i’m celebrating on the day between the actual longest day of the year (yesterday) and the swedish celebration of midsummer (tomorrow). ahhh.. the season is finally here. and while i have no plans of heading home to north carolina during the summer (our hearts are breaking), i fully intend to […]

Categories: instagram, nature, PHOTOGRAPHY, spirituality, sweden, today's thoughts. • Tags: american family., beautiful things., berlin, celebration, germany, greece, holiday, ireland, lübeck, midsummer, my love., nature, north carolina, north carolina., outdoors, palm trees, PHOTOGRAPHY, rhodes, solstice, stockholm, strawberries, summer, summer solstice, sunshine, sweden, swedish archipelago, today, today's thoughts., travel, vacation, work

fav pics of fav places.

2012/06/20 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

the challenge was to find a favorite picture. but, i, of course could not find A favorite picture… but several. and i stuck with a theme. some of my favorite instagram pictures that i have taken of favorite places. here we go… a sunset of where i come from in north carolina. atlantic beach. one of the best cities anywhere. asheville. my family & my parents’ home at atlantic beach. i heart nyc. my love having morning coffee at one […]

Categories: instagram, PHOTOGRAPHY • Tags: american family., Asheville, Atlantic Beach, beautiful things., best cities, favorite, favorite places, heart, home., homesick, instagram, my love., north carolina, north carolina., NYC, photoadayjune, PHOTOGRAPHY, travel, use, vacation

homesick.

2012/05/21 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

it’s nothing really. just a little case of homesickness… wanting to take my love & head down south to the beaches of north carolina, see my family, and stay a while. deep sigh. peace.

Categories: states • Tags: american family., beach, family, home, home., homesick, my love, my love., north carolina, north carolina., ponderings, south, USA

day 7: someone who inspires you.

2012/05/07 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

a bunch of people inspire me. but, on this day, there is a large group of people who inspire me for a very specific reason… pic from voteagainstone.org. tomorrow, tuesday the 8th, is a voting day in nc. the above poster is one urging people to vote against an amendment to the north carolina constitution. it is a amendment which would define marriage as only between one man and one woman, thus eliminating any hope of nc becoming a state […]

Categories: film, LGBTQ, states • Tags: amendment one, american family., discrimination, equality, equality., film, human-rights, inspire, LGBT, marriage equality, NC, north carolina, north carolina., people, politics, primary, same sex marriage, tuesday, USA, vote

do your thing. be you.

2012/04/24 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

good tuesday morning, everyone! as i get back down to business (after some hours off yesterday), i wanted to share with you a quote that i stumbled upon. i love it. it speaks truth. and for all of us out there who have asked, and continue to ask, the burning question in our hearts, “what am i here for? what should i be doing? how should i spend my life”, this quote gives one great answer, i believe. it’s about […]

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crazy weekend nights.

2012/02/26 by Elizabeth Reynolds McGuire

hello! ok. maybe my weekend nights are not crazy in your eyes, but they are my nights just the same. and i like them. i’m not ashamed. judge me if you want… well, perhaps we just have different definitions of crazy. hehe. i’m kidding. they were definitely not wild & crazy nights, but they have been crazy in their own special way in my little part of the world. friday’s craziness involved working with about 6 teenagers… we played some […]

Categories: states, sweden • Tags: american family., crazy, inspiration, instagram, interior decorating, internship, late night, my love, my love., pub, sunset, visitor, weekend, work

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