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January 01, 2013

New Year, New Gratitudes

January 01, 2013/ treanab

Here is what 2012 gave me: A fiance, a future, a job, and a new perspective on life and living.

Those four things are worth more than any present... they represent a peace of mind that has allowed me to let go in places that needed to be let go of, and hang on for dear life to others that had been neglected.

Feeling blessed.

December 12, 2012

My Fiance & Finals

December 12, 2012/ treanab

When I first started law school... nay... even before I had started law school and LB and I had just moved here. We ran into a group of TFA/Law school people. One of the girls, who was incredibly rude, asked where we had just moved from and why we were in Denver. LB told her we had just come from Phoenix for law school. Her response: "You are so fucked. You are going to be a 1L... just wait till finals."

Obviously for her to make a judgment about us without knowing everything we had already been through was (to put it mildly) irritating. So 1L year started and it was really hard. I had never worked so hard and been so doubtful about my abilities at something. THEN FINALS CAME. I seriously did not stop studying for more than a half an hour a day and was awake for approximately 18 hours a day. It was so hard. But I did well... and I kept doing well. After my first session of finals LB was so proud of me and he has remained so proud of me.

This series of finals (the fall of my 3L year) has been the roughest yet. Not because the work is so hard, but because I am still finding it so hard to not think about my brother. I have to be at such a level of focus all day that there does not seem to be time to sit with Trenton. And yet, when I literally can only eat, shower, and study... the house keeps running and LB keeps on loving me.

He made me just sit and talk to him the other night about life, politics and faith for about 45 minutes. No TV... just a check in. I was able to vent to him about my family stuff and was able to tell him that in that moment, I just wanted to vent. No feedback. No suggestions just venting. And then tonight, he saved the 12/12/12 concert for me so that we could sit on the couch, listen to Billy Joel, and he rubbed my feet for a solid 20 minutes.

I am so well loved that I just don't know how to say thank you sometimes. So I just keep telling him how much I appreciate him and that my success in law school really is because of him. I just keep doing well in school and he keeps loving me... no matter what.

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Hey now. I'm Treana...welcome to my little slice of the internet where I get to use exclamation points with abandon!!! We do more here than overuse certain forms of punctuation. Around these parts you'll find DIY projects, budgeting ups and downs and tools, photography fun, food goodness, music loves, and hopefully a little inspiration. We talk about anything and everything here and hope that you'll join us in our mutual weirdness we call life. For more about us, our wedding, and our lives, visit the 'Bout the Bennetts page. (I so wanted to put an exclamation point there).

Oh well oh well oh well-a. Huh! Those summer nights. #youdownwithlmb

Oh well oh well oh well-a. Huh! Those summer nights. #youdownwithlmb

He’s just the lesson on loving your kiddo so so well and that life and parenting are forever tries. The things he’s taught her can be summed up into... everything. #youdownwithlmb #lmbanddada @robrich23

He’s just the lesson on loving your kiddo so so well and that life and parenting are forever tries. The things he’s taught her can be summed up into... everything. #youdownwithlmb #lmbanddada @robrich23

No justice, no peace. I’ve basically been unable to post or think about much else. Enough is enough. #defundthepolice #endsystemicracism

No justice, no peace. I’ve basically been unable to post or think about much else. Enough is enough. #defundthepolice #endsystemicracism

She’s my hero. #youdownwithlmb

She’s my hero. #youdownwithlmb

I never understood that all kids are miracles when I was growing up. I didn’t have parents who... well any of it. And yet, I never really feared becoming a parent because I was going to do it better (have you met me?). And then God gave me this

I never understood that all kids are miracles when I was growing up. I didn’t have parents who... well any of it. And yet, I never really feared becoming a parent because I was going to do it better (have you met me?). And then God gave me this miracle. This force of a human. This incredibly hilarious, loving, strong, gorgeous miracle. We’ve been trying to give her a sibling for on and off two years now while still doing it “better”. So here’s what I know for sure this Mother’s Day: love yourself no matter how you became a mom. Love how you parent from a place of love and forever tries. If you’re lucky enough to have a mom who loved you, the best she could, try to love her for that too. Love those miracles you’ve got. And rest today in the knowledge that you just are doing it better— own that. Happy Mother’s Day to all. If you can’t get to happy today, you’re good sis. Get off the social media and get some good air into those lungs— Mother’s Day is hard. I see you.

Scenes from quarantine. We’ve hit two weeks here folks. Thanks to their daily walks, Lyla and daddy are doing great. This is a lot of family/at home time and it’s hard. #itsgettingchippy #stayhome #covid_19 #youdownwithlmb

Scenes from quarantine. We’ve hit two weeks here folks. Thanks to their daily walks, Lyla and daddy are doing great. This is a lot of family/at home time and it’s hard. #itsgettingchippy #stayhome #covid_19 #youdownwithlmb

It’s taken a week for me to be okay posting about our vacation to Mexico. What was supposed to be a relaxing, family filled trip, was a giant stressball. The resort we actually stayed at was an absolute nightmare... and not a resort. What matte

It’s taken a week for me to be okay posting about our vacation to Mexico. What was supposed to be a relaxing, family filled trip, was a giant stressball. The resort we actually stayed at was an absolute nightmare... and not a resort. What matters though is that Lyla had a blast and keeps asking when we can go to Mexico again. #youdownwithlmb

A simply excellent weekend with seeing my favorite humans everyday. #youdownwithlmb @lwbranz @adambranz

A simply excellent weekend with seeing my favorite humans everyday. #youdownwithlmb @lwbranz @adambranz

My physical TBR/to be finished pile is ummmmm... a lot. I’ve gotten off to a nice slow reading start with only 4 books done in the new year. I’m listening to Know My Name and it should be required listening for all High schoolers. It&rsqu

My physical TBR/to be finished pile is ummmmm... a lot. I’ve gotten off to a nice slow reading start with only 4 books done in the new year. I’m listening to Know My Name and it should be required listening for all High schoolers. It’s very triggering in large and small ways for me, but it’s so important to know her name and her story. @chanelmillerknowmyname @ashleyspivey #spiveys📚club

Friends and adventures and celebrations this weekend. #joy #youdownwithlmb

Friends and adventures and celebrations this weekend. #joy #youdownwithlmb

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