How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Does anyone else have a dad who makes the corniest jokes? Mine is the king of dad jokes, and sometimes you can’t help but laugh! My daddy is a pretty cool guy. He’s a beach loving, bike riding, basketball playing, Michelob Ultra drinking, car selling man who just happens to be a champ at laying on the couch watching all the sports on TV while … Continue reading How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Miles From my Mama
799 miles: Approximately 12 hours and nine minutes. That’s how far away I live from my Mama. It’s not easy. I miss seeing her all the time. I miss yelling from my bedroom to hers. I miss grocery shopping, running errands downtown, walks on the beach, day trips to Disney, cooking dinner together. She probably gets annoyed with my ten phone calls a day, my … Continue reading Miles From my Mama
Fish Fry Fridays
If you live in Southwestern PA, then you’ve been to a fish fry. During the Lenten season, fish fry and Friday are basically synonymous. If you’re not eating at one on a Friday during Lent, then you must be working one. Eight years ago I had never heard of fish fries – let alone fire departments, churches and restaurants all partaking in them during Lent. … Continue reading Fish Fry Fridays
When Your Hometown Moves on Without You
If you’re like me, you spent a majority of your life living in the same town. I lived in the same house, shopped at the same places and had my favorite restaurants and ice cream shops. I could have driven the winding roads with my eyes closed. Even in the time I went away to college not much changed. But in the last 4 years, … Continue reading When Your Hometown Moves on Without You
Life as a Fire Wife
It’s 2:30 a.m. and nothing can be heard in our house except for the faint hum of the furnace and pupper’s snores. Beep beep beep! Jimmy’s miniter goes off and I shoot up in bed, heart racing. Ugh. Another fire call. Another rudely awakened sleep. “Gotta go, I love you!” He yells as he scrambles to get dressed. It’s 5:30 p.m. and I just sat … Continue reading Life as a Fire Wife
runDisney – Every Mile is Magic
It’s 4:15 a.m. and we pull into the parking lot of Epcot. It’s pitch dark but the purple-orange glow from the ball lights up our morning. Car doors slam as men and women dressed in tutus, tiaras and other accessories step out of their vehicles. There’s Ariel! Oh look, the Seven Dwarves! Is that Maleficent? You’d think it was Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, but nope… … Continue reading runDisney – Every Mile is Magic
Fears & Furry Friends
This past Sunday morning, I was snuggling my pup and thinking about the first 16 years of my life I spent petrified of dogs and the 9.5 years after that I was just somewhat comfortable around them. The tiniest little dog would send me flying onto someone’s kitchen counter, screaming and crying. In 2007, my Granddad got a pup, and he and my mom made … Continue reading Fears & Furry Friends
Twister
You’ve seen it in the movies. Dorothy and Toto running for shelter as a twister spins their way. Yesterday evening was a whirlwind of plans and places to be. My husband dropped me off at home before his final stop. I did the usual- took the pup out to pee, played fetch, played tugs, and we listened to a storm roll in. I finally got … Continue reading Twister
2018
Change. It comes at the end of every Christmas season. It’s expected, anticipated, and celebrated as we countdown to the new year. We watch that glittering, gleaming, light-up ball that looks so much bigger on TV than it does in person fall as the clock strikes midnight. More thoughts and memories than you’d think possible flood my mind in those seconds between 10 and one. … Continue reading 2018
Things Change
A little over a year and a half ago, my family moved to beautiful Amelia Island. It was a place we had vacationed at for many years, but not a place I ever thought I’d call home. Shortly after moving, I wrote a blog post titled “What is home?”. The following passage ended that post. Not long after my student career, my family moved to … Continue reading Things Change
