"Dearly beloved, We have gathered here today to get through this thing called life." – Prince
6/17/19 Dear Future Husband, Allergies-27 Me- 0 I legit died mowing the lawn just now. Watery itchy eyes. Itchy throat. Snotty nose. I sneezed the ENTIRE time. Which means my eyes were closed while I was pushing the lawnmower (cuz you can't sneeze with your eyes open. Trust me, I tried. It hurts. Don't try... Continue Reading →
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain Over the past few years I've actively been trying to... Continue Reading →
"There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way." -Indra Nooyi I started this blog... Continue Reading →
"It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see." -James Hetfield Growing up we didn't have much, but it didn't really feel like it. My parents made it a point to show that family time was everything. Instead of going out all the time, we stayed in... Continue Reading →
"In the boxing ring of life, it’s not how hard you hit, but how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward." – Sylvestor Stallone This year I went Boxing for the first time. Honestly, I think this was the first time in like 13 years that I've done a sport other than... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I was given the opportunity to be on a panel and speak to a Senior class of Public Health students at the University at Buffalo. At first I thought: "Why was I asked to speak?" "What do I have to contribute?" "I'm in Social Work, these Public Health students don't really... Continue Reading →
06/05/19 Dear Future Husband, I've spent 2 hours reading this stupid washing machine manual and watching stupid videos about why my stupid washer smells like sewage (Apparently you're supposed to clean your washer out like annually. Who knew?). I've spent at least 7 hours taking it apart and putting it back together. FOUR TIMES... Continue Reading →
One thing that I have yet to master the skills of grocery shopping, cooking, and keeping up with expiration dates. Laugh all you want but it ain't easy. I can barely remember to make sure I have everything I need for the day, when leaving my house. When I lived with my parents, they did... Continue Reading →
The world is so much bigger than the cities we live in. And it's only right that we all have the OPPORTUNITY to explore..
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” – Elbert Hubbard So I went to Aruba in July of 2018 and I wasn't in a rush to write about it because I was mentally still in vacation mode. Vacation mode (n.) - the manner of acting and/or being... Continue Reading →
Dear Future, 