So Friday at work was interesting, to say the least. I found out the night before that they have decided to "hire within", which is not so great, because I really love the people at my job. (Oh, and the benefits package was fabulous...) I am trusting that God has something better out there for me. I have to keep from getting discouraged and churn ( Read more... )

Years from now, when one of my two fraternal twin sons asks me where I watched the Red Sox burst the curse, a little smirk will creep upon my lips, as I rewind back to the events of last night...Depending on how reckless my dear son is, I may choose to do a "mother's edit".

The usual group was at E's house. Lisa, Julie, and I all sported our Red ( Read more... )

Riiiiight...So Red Sox Fever has turned into bronchitis and conjunctivitis. I didn't think it was possible to be so disgusting to myself. I wouldn't get within 10 feet of me, let alone sit next to me on a couch tonight at the Game 4 Soiree tonight at E's house. What, you think I should sit at home and watch the Sox make history? Why, so I can ( Read more... )

Yeah, so being sick today and missing work was a relatively small price to pay for an amazing week of Red Sox Fever. I never really cared about baseball until I went to my first Sox game a little over a year ago, and then I really started getting into it this season!

The most "All-American Night" I think I ever had was Wednesday night. A few of us ( Read more... )

A crush begins discreetly. Sometimes we have no idea it's even there, until something unusual happens. Suddenly you find one singular butterfly flitting about in your stomach when that "friend" that you've always had gives you a hug. Or, you lock eyes with that Starbucks employee and suddenly you no longer care if he gives you an extra shot of ( Read more... )

She's animated, as usual. Her features bounce around on her face as if they're too afraid to be still. She shifts her balance from one foot to the other, wishing she had chosen anything to wear besides painful, though sexy, leather boots.  Her blue-green orbs are wide to match the excitement of whatever story she's brewing up at the moment, yet her ( Read more... )

Death is a peculiar thing. Sometimes we dread it, sometimes we ignore it, and other times we welcome it. This week has been the latter for my family.

Sylvia LaRichia Pennacchio was a rare kind of person...one that is born once every 90 years, if we are lucky. She would never tell you this, but she was one of the best Italian cooks around. She was ( Read more... )

The summer's officially over, and I can hardly remember where the time has gone. Maybe it's the change of nature's seasons, maybe it's the new chapter opening in my life, or maybe it's a combination of both, but I've had intermittent bouts of nostalgia recently. Hurtling me back to my childhood, my high school years, and everywhere in between, I ( Read more... )

One minute you're staring at a movie camera, helping someone make a documentary about the lives of Christian young adults, and you hear yourself spewing out some nonsense about graduate school and an education...

Sometime later that same day, you're gripping your animal print steering wheel, hoping that somehow the whiter your knuckles get, the ( Read more... )

After much ado about a lot of things, I am FINALLY on my so-called "vacation" in Outer Banks, N.C. Normally, I'd provide you a nifty link for your browsing enjoyment, but I don't have time, so you'll have to google it for yourself if you're really interested. :-)

I'll be back on or around August 1st....Blessings to you all.