Today I read an article titled, “7 Friends Every Woman Needs” and I thought of you. I thought of how this might make you feel sad and lonelier than you already are. About the sacrifice you made to follow your heart/dreams/job to live somewhere far from home, away from the…
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When I was a teenager, I thought doing whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, however I wanted was the definition of true freedom. I wanted to stay out late/early getting into trouble with my friends, sleep all day, and wake up the next afternoon to do it all over again. And I…
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Each Advent and Christmas season, I expect my house to be beautifully decorated, delicious cookies to be baked, hand-addressed cards to be sent, songs to be sung, presents to be carefully wrapped, family parties to be warm and fun, the homily at Mass to be magical, my favorite party attire…
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If you’re new to the blog, be sure to start with Part 1 of our love story. The first thing I noticed about Mark was his confidence. While the rest of the interns were trying to figure out what to do in our new roles, Mark took charge. He was the (very)…
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I’m having a blah kind of day, so it’s time to write a post about some weird things for which I’m thankful. #1 Right now, I’m feeling thankful that my husband lets me wear his clothes. No, I’m not wearing his pants and button down shirts to work. I’m talking…
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If you’re new to the blog, be sure to start with Part 1 of our love story. The school year wrapped up and I headed up to Chicago to live with my Aunt and start my super exciting internship. The first week I was in town I called my future…
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Last week was National Marriage Week and Valentine’s Day. With all the love stories that flood social media and tv leading up to Valentine’s Day, I realized I haven’t shared my favorite love story with you yet. Time to fix that! Part 1 As a freshman in college, I refused…
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I turned 21 for the 11th time this week. If you’ll indulge me, I think this new age entitles me to one fun squashing, grown up rant. Have you listened to the radio lately? I didn’t know how out of touch I was with popular music until I Googled the…
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When I was around 10 years old, I accompanied some family members to a psychic reading. Though I wasn’t the subject of the reading, before we left, the psychic looked at me and said, “You will be a writer when you grow up, as long as you don’t let a…
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When we bought our new car earlier this year, I sobbed. They weren’t tears of joy. I cried because I felt terrible about spending so much money on something that was more than what we needed. The car we replaced, a 1998 Dodge Stratus, was in need of a repair…
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