Recently, I took a much-needed-ladies-only trip to Chicago with my mother and big sister Jennifer. It was a typical fall weekend, mostly sunny, cool, a little bit of rain and clouds, and the first splash of color on the trees. Two things happened that weekend: I grew closer to the women in my family AND… Continue reading City lights and romantic nights

I’ve been gone, as I’m sure you have noticed. Life has been crazy and a bit overwhelming, but it has not come without a lot of learning. So instead of catching you up, I will jump right in. I found a quote yesterday that pretty much sums up how to be happy. Because, man, we… Continue reading The key to happiness (click here)

The other day I went to the doctor for a routine physical. This was no big deal. Just a normal checkup, a little poking and prodding, and I’m on my way. But then the nurse weighed me. (So I guess no big deal in the first oh MINUTE of my physical). I weigh 140lbs. Um… Continue reading Get off the scale

I think it’s hilarious sometimes I’ve ended up in an office job. Down the street from my parents. In my hometown. I kid you not, those were the three things I swore I’d avoid upon graduation when I was in college. I was all, I don’t care what I do but I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK. Aaaaaaaand here… Continue reading He is a hurricane, I am a tree…

    Like much of America, coffee runs my life. It helps me wake up, go to work, make decisions, and get dressed. Wait. Maybe I said that out of order…. ANYWAYS. Last night, I decided it was time to clean out our coffeemaker after a year and a half of use. It has literally been… Continue reading In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee…

Cody and I have the best dog in the world. I know lots of people say that about their dogs, but this one’s for real. Since we don’t have children, we talk about him a lot. Oh, just last week Hershey did the cutest thing…I was so mad at Hershey yesterday I had to discipline him…I… Continue reading I’ve got this puppy dawg…

I am going to fall into the typical blogger category and tell you what I think about The Bachelorette. Let me first establish that I don’t intend to gossip about Jillian on this blog. I think she’s a great person and I would probably be friends with her had we met in any ordinary situation.… Continue reading Oh, Jillian…

When I was younger, I used to get so wrapped up in my schoolwork that I would be sick with anxiety before a test, a project, or a huge paper was due. My dad would have to come up to my room, make me put my books down, and sit me down with him and… Continue reading If I was Indiana Jones…

I am reading this book right now and was excited to see a preview for it in movie form coming up soon…and of course it has my beloved Rachel McAdams in it…can’t wait…

Fridays at the office are so hard. It always seem only half of us are left in the office to pain-stakingly endure the last dwindling hours of  a beautiful summer day. *sigh* The week always seems one day too long once Friday morning gets here… This morning I was welcomed at work by a sweet… Continue reading Brand spanking new, every morning