Home sweet home. Home is such a vague term and yet it holds such a significant place in our hearts. While it technically means the place where a person lives, it is so much more than that. Home can be where you grew up, where your parents live, where you've raised your own family, where... Continue Reading →
Birthrights & Braids
I've developed a serious obsession with the Middle Ages. This goes beyond Shakespeare, which we all know holds an atrium in my heart. Maybe it's because I'm having serious Game of Thrones withdrawals or maybe it's because I'm doing whatever I can do to avoid the fact that chokers and platform shoes are trying to... Continue Reading →
A letter to my brother’s future ladyfriend
[PREFACE: My brother insists that he's barely mentioned in my blog, if at all. So this post, which just so happens to fall on his birthday, is dedicated to one of my favorite things on this great big Earth: Tyler Kodros. Happy Birthday ya filthy animal!] Dear whoever you are, First off, I think it's... Continue Reading →
They’re My Idiots
I am very fortunate in that my family is very close. We were each other's first friends...and first enemies. We have truly seen each other through it all: the good, the bad, the ugly. For the record, you don't know ugly until you see the butt-cut I rocked in the early 90s. Yikes. We keep... Continue Reading →
The Club
There are moments in time that you will never forget. The older you get, your life becomes a flipbook of highlights. Certain memories stand out while others have faded away into an area our brains can no longer access...which is where most of my college memories have gone. It actually makes me crazy that I've... Continue Reading →
’tis the season
The holidays are upon us! It might even be said I'm a little late to the game. I went to The Grove, an outdoor shopping center, in early October and with every step I thought - no, it can't be. Yet sure enough, the whole place looked like what Joy to the World sounds like:... Continue Reading →
Amazing Grace
Somehow, Americans-and by Americans, I mean European originating people who took over a land mass already inhabited by natives, turned stealing into a holiday called Thanksgiving. We all sit at tables covered in the usual suspects to commemorate the day our ancestors decided to screw over the Indians and make a bunch of false promises. Please... Continue Reading →
The Unofficial Superhero
Anytime any of my girlfriends have told me they are pregnant, there's always a split second of hesitance before my reaction because two thoughts cross my mind. The first one is OH MY GOODNESS, YOU'VE DECIDED TO MAKE A TINY HUMAN AND THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!! The second one is HOLY S#%* YOU'RE SOMEBODY'S MOM... Continue Reading →