Happy Birthday Brother Bear!

Today is my baby brother’s 21st birthday. I can hardly believe he’s this old. Partly because time is flying and partly because if he’s 21, that makes me almost 26. Gulp. Michael and I may not talk on the phone every day, but he’s one of my best friends in the whole wide world. As [...]

Time for a re-invention

“Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves.”-Henry David Thoreau
I haven’t written here in more than a week and while there’s not one specific reason why, several factors have contributed to my lack of postings. The first is that I’ve just been [...]

You’re so vain

I’ve been dreading today since October. And no, it’s not because I think April Fool’s Day is more than slightly silly. It’s because today I had to go to the dermatologist. My doctor is a lovely woman–kind, soft spoken, knowledgeable–but her habit of cutting things off of my body leaves me less than desirous of [...]

Stories, Food, Life

I finally took the plunge and got my hair cut after nearly two years of letting it grow. It was a great way to start the weekend because it was relaxing and I was well-groomed to meet Mike for dinner after. The actual cut isn’t anything fancy, just a little trim with some shaping. It [...]

Dreaming of summer

The other day, I watched “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” starring one of my favorite actresses, Rachel McAdams. The movie tells the story of a man who has a genetic disorder that causes him to travel through time and of the girl/woman he meets in his travels. I thought I had read this book, but I [...]

A very wet weekend

As I wrote about last week, I’ve been traveling a lot lately. Mostly, the trips have been very smooth (one hiccup in Colorado, but it was handled remarkably well). I wouldn’t call myself a pessimist, but all the good travel luck I’d been having seemed to good to be true and I had a bad [...]

V-Day exceeds expectations

Last Thursday, I went to dinner at Match with Carly for ladies’ night and we were gifted with free passes to see the new movie “Valentine’s Day.” We were able to snag three tickets (one for Meg, too), which was really exciting because we had all discussed going to see the movie together. It was [...]

A serendipitous evening

This week is starting to look a little brighter, partly because it’s Friday and partly because I had a serendipitous night out yesterday. I met up with Carly for an early dinner at Match so we could take advantage of their ladies’ night special of $5 entrees. (The only catch is that you have to [...]

A surprise ending

What a weekend! I’m still so happy to be feeling better and I’m taking full advantage of my good health. This weekend was busy, but really fun and ended with a really nice surprise. Friday night was pretty low-key, dinner at home and then out for a few drinks with friends. Mike and I called [...]

Mid-week mash-up

Last night, I saw “Crazy Heart” starring Jeff Bridges as a drunk, washed-up musician named Bad Blake and Maggie Gyllenhaal as a young mother and journalist. Their unlikely paths bring them together when both are flailing through life, making one poor choice after another. But as their relationship unravels, it helps them wake up to [...]

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