Being totally frank, I love New Years Eve. Yeah sure, Christmas is awesome because of presents and Santa, but there is something uniquely special about New Years. It’s a restart, but also a time for...
When I think of the holiday season, the images that pop into my mind are Christmas trees, stockings, family and of course, food. I think of happy things like Buddy the elf eating maple syrup and snowball...
The dinging of an alarm is mocking you. Now, forcing your eyes to open, you shift over to turn it off. As you throw the covers off yourself you see a dull light fighting its way through your blinds. It`s...
The anthem of summer break; the warmth of the sun on your face, the breeze caressing
your cheeks and sleeping until the sun comes through your window. We always long for more
schoolless
days as the...
Giving back comes in all shapes and forms; it strengthens communities and brings people together. The simplest acts of benevolence—the ones thought of as “random acts of kindness” or “no big deal”—can...
Recently, I experienced my world coming to a halt and it’s a terrifying event. It is to my most solemn belief that life is weird, fantastical, random and beautiful. However, our world is spinning around...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; I love my family. They’ve taught me so many things already and continue to do so more and more each day. This fall we took a Sunday off from going to my...
Once again, November has snuck up on us and will be gone before we even realize it. But, I think we all know that means Thanksgiving will be here before we know it too, which is not such a bad thing.
For...
You’ve all seen it before. They always pop up on your TV or Twitter feed when Halloween is over: those annoying Black Friday commercials. Black Friday isn’t a national holiday, but some frantic pre-Christmas...
This column is intended to spice up your “things I’m grateful for” list this Thanksgiving. In my household--in between my mashed potato and deviled egg inhaling—everyone goes around the table and...
