The After Party
Ahh, the after party…always fun. No one ever wants the fun to end, even though the party, is indeed, over. On this special occasion, hanging out for a few more hours with family, was just what we needed. It couldn’t Read More …
Tag: college
Christmas in July
We used to order everything for Christmas in July – at the very latest – to be ready for the retail season. That doesn’t mean, however, that people around the country (the world?) should buy everything they need for the Read More …
Don’t Look Back
It’s getting to that time of year, of graduations and celebrations and moving on… Of course, you should always be aware of where you started and your surroundings. Be safe. Be practical. Be respectful… but don’t look back. You can’t Read More …
Do You Still…
It is reunion season, for some (for many) as the school year draws to a close, at any given time, people out there are being asked “Do you still…?” If you have recently been invited to a reunion – prepare Read More …
Who Knew It Would Be So Long
Way back when…who knew it would be so long… Until we would meet again? Before we would paint that bedroom? That we would live in this house (20 years)?!? To develop a family? Until we would have a totally different Read More …
Rose Colored
I used to have rose colored sunglasses.They were round, John Lennon like glasses. I wore them everywhere. Especially in Philadelphia, at college, it gave those winter, sunless days a glow that the chilly city streets could never have produced. In Read More …
Dizzying
Heights can be dizzying. They didn’t used to be for me, but for many they are. I could ride the fasted, twisty, turn-upside-down roller coasters, frontwards, backwards. No problem. Rock climbing. 50′ maybe more. Stand in the window of a Read More …
Sad, but True
It is sad, but true that we – as parents – have a contradictory role in our children’s lives. We care for them. We cuddle them. We hold them. We ooh and aah over them. We dress them, feed them Read More …
Detour Taken
Sometimes, a detour taken in life give us options that we never would have considered. The hairdresser you met because of the last-minute hair cut next to that great lunch spot – only to became a long-term relationship because she thought Read More …
Visit First
Some people dream of moving to a big city and won’t even visit first… I can’t even imagine, nor recommend it. There are several cities that I’ve been and would never consider living in – even for free. The same Read More …