This is the time of year when I realize that I've watched my friends' kids grow up via Christmas card. I'm so GLAD we still have snail mail to deliver these little time capsules to my mailbox. They go up on the wall above my home desk and I glance at them and marvel thatContinue reading "Grateful for snail mail"
Kids, comments and hugs
For the record, I'm not sure if I should be writing this post. It's not like I can say anything to make today make sense. But it feels like I should try to put some of the many thoughts I'm having onto "paper." When I first heard about the shooting in CT, there seemed toContinue reading "Kids, comments and hugs"
I’m a tree decorating genius
At the risk of sounding like my least favorite Broadway leading lady, Elle Woods... OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS! I am officially brilliant. Allow me to explain. I'm not sure if this is a trend among my readers, but I am exhausted this holiday season. I'm not sure why. I've got ChristmasContinue reading "I’m a tree decorating genius"
Gnome Thank You
Imagine you're me. You've just spent a long, laughter-filled day with two girlfriends, drinking several glasses of wine, enjoying some homemade eggnog and baking more than 50 dozen cookies. Imagine trudging to your guest bed, eagerly awaiting the moment when you can lie down, pull up the covers, roll over, and crash to sleep. YouContinue reading "Gnome Thank You"
Lessons in inadequacy
A few weeks back, a couple of grad school friends trekked to Everest Base Camp. I viewed the pictures of them looking fit and happy while slumped in my office chair feeling slothlike and boring. This past week, I stood on a pier at the Norfolk Navy base and watched as the USS Carr, aContinue reading "Lessons in inadequacy"
Everything and a Racehorse 