Anyone who knows my engagement story will know that it’s pretty difficult to surprise me – I’m a pretty observant and empathetic soul, so when people (especially Christopher) are trying to hide stuff, I usually recognize pretty quickly that something’s up. However, after six years of unsuccessful attempts to pull the wool over my eyes, Chris FINALLY succeeded. October 25, 2012 – a day that may forever live in infamy (at least as far as the two of us are…
As with all bibliophiles, I’m constantly on the look out for stories to add to my arsenal, so when I stumbled across this list of books put together by the BBC, I knew I’d have no rest until I’d read them all. I’ve included the list below, crossed through any of the titles that I’ve already read and will continue to update the list as I make my way through them. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien Pride and…
I’m pretty new to the idea of creating a “Thirty Before Thirty” list, having just learned about the concept about a month ago from a friend, but I have to say that taking the couple of days that I did to put all of my ideas down on paper was pretty cathartic. I don’t think I realized just how many activities, goals and projects I’d been adding to my mental catalog of “to-dos.” As a list-lover and task-tackler, I…
For the last seven weeks, my husband, our animals and I have been working to prepare Sandy, kitten extraordinaire, for adoption. The first week was probably the toughest – for both her and our crew – as she spent countless evening and early morning hours caterwauling from our master bathroom. As she became more accustomed to our daily routines, we slowly introduced her first to our feline bunch: TicTac, Pixel, Sushi and Kyo. While Pixel and TicTac were grumpy and…
I really struggled with what to get my dad for Father’s Day this year. It may sound cliché, but when I think of people that inspire me, at the top of my list, I place my Dad. Growing up, he’s the one who instilled in me my love of learning and language – reading me a variety of things like the Wall Street Journal and the works of Dr. Suess, to Douglas Adams and the wonders of Tolkien. Some of…
Last Sunday, my coworker Tim rescued a tiny mess of a kitten from a gutter on Beach Blvd. After dubbing her “Sandy” due to her bedraggled appearance (and the location where she was found), he brought her into the office for some intensive TLC. She’s been in my care since Tuesday, and in that short time, she’s already made tremendous progress – evolving from that frightened creature cowering in a diaper box to a frisky kitten full of life (and…
I’m not usually big on conversing with strangers, especially when flying – but it has been known to happen on occasion despite my best efforts to the contrary. Last week, I was so happy it did. During my flight back home from Chicago with my fellow Daltonites, I ended up having a fascinating conversation with a gentleman by the name of David Bright – a 20+ year Navy veteran who is now working out of Charlotte as a software engineer…
Chris, Rhiannon, Mom and I woke up around 6 a.m. for our departure from Jacksonville to Denver this morning. Before boarding the plane for Charlotte (the first leg of our journey), we spotted a rather odd advertisement in the window at the airport. Still haven’t figured out what the gigantic, headless woman was trying to sell me. Chris and I have never ridden in first class before, so it was a real treat to have ample leg room and personal…
My husband is quite possibly the most amazing guy in the universe. Seriously. I walked in the door, (slightly) grumpy after being stuck on the Bridge of Lions for much too long, to find that Chris had been hard at work putting together a romantic candlelit dinner for the two of us. And he had the mixed CD that I made him during our first year of dating as background music. Too sweet, right?! After a few minutes of slow…
“It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.” –Dave Barry Not sure that I necessarily agree with the whole stab-yourself-in-the-aorta aspect of the quote I’ve posted above, although there are times when it does feel pretty close to the truth.…