Just Smile
They say you can be happy if you just smile. It is true. Plus; when you are on vacation, you should be happy. Even if… it rains. the kids bicker. it is hot. the lines are long. the wine is Read More …
Tag: family
Catch You On The Other Side
When a chapter of your life closes, people move on. Hopefully, they believe it (or mean it) when they say they will catch you on the other side. Tonight. Graduation. First one. Two more to go. At the end, people Read More …
Then There Were Three
Things sometimes are not the same as usual, like when one of your children (or close friends) aren’t there to participate. All weekend, we were missing one of the kids and then, there were three again and everything seemed right 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 …
Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained.
The saying Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained. Should definitely make someone think. If you do not take the risk, you don’t have the opportunity to earn the reward. It is an old proverb and one that most have heard, but don’t Read More …
Fun and Familiar
Going somewhere, that is both fun and familiar is a good idea… I wonder if the things we do are more fun, because of the people or because of what we do. Tonight, we were at a fancy, schmancy hotel Read More …
What They Want
For the most part, I believe it should be about what they want. How do they want to celebrate their day. How they want to live their life. How they want to learn. How do they want to prepare for Read More …
All Part of the Plan
This, all of this was all part of the plan. The plan we made when we were children. The plan we made when we were teens. The plan we made when we were in college. The plan we made when Read More …
Standing Still
In my mind, there are so many things that just seem to be standing still… No, I do not mean AM, rush hour traffic in the burbs heading into the city. I mean, the people who first interviewed me – Read More …
Long. Slow. Blinks.
Sometimes you are so tired, there are these tiny, momentary pauses in your life. They happen like this: Long. Slow. Blinks. Then you wake up and you can’t believe that you missed something. The memories you thought would be so Read More …