Do you ever have an experience of reading something (or watching something, for that matter) that you simply are DYING to tell people about? I tend to be that way when I read something amazing, and I’m not sorry about it. When I read a book I love and you are not a reader, steer clear of me, because I’ll be chirping about it for weeks. Now that we’re in…
I love love LOVE Christmas time and the relaxation that comes with it. I make it my personal mission every year to be finished with Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving, so I’m just ready to carpe the Christmas season. And, yes, fellow Catholics, I know Christmas doesn’t start until December 25.. SO What It Means to Be a Christian by Joseph Ratzinger is my annual Advent read, and I can’t recommend…
I can remember the night before my 29th birthday vividly. My friend, who’s two years older than me almost to the day, was channeling her inner therapist while I sobbed about the end of my 20s being in sight. I felt like I had wasted the decade (which is SO not true) because I was totally single and hadn’t made millions yet. Little did I know that the best was…
Gosh, it seems like yesterday. I had just begun my sophomore year at Padua Franciscan High School in Cleveland and was sitting in the dingy, cold cafeteria for study hall when the lunch ladies came running out of the school kitchen. In shock, everyone stared at the TVs that lined the room, which showed Peter Jennings reporting that America was under attack. As I type this, my eyes well up…
This summer was amazing, and I’m so glad it’s over. While I relish in the many opportunities to get away, visit family, and catch up with old friends, I ADORE a regular schedule. Since I’m back in said regular schedule, I thought I would do a bit of a long post to catch you up on my life. Because I know you care. I discovered Torchy’s Tacos in Houston, and…
[wysija_form id=”1″] Even though I’ve been blogging here and there since college and have been teaching since I graduated, I don’t tell my students about my blog. I’m very cognizant of what I post in case they do ever find it, but I don’t really advertise the fact that I have one with them. Anyway, that aside, today is graduation day for my sweet seniors. Even though last year was…
[wysija_form id=”1″] Even though I have been told more times than I can count that Memorial Day is NOT about a three day weekend, pool openings, and burgers on the grill, hearing it in again in the homily at Mass yesterday was an especially provoking and important reminder… Today is about American soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for this amazing country. During my second year teaching, I had a…
[wysija_form id=”1″] When we rang in 2017, I realized it would be my NINTH calendar year since I left Ohio for D.C. Growing up, I never thought I’d leave my hometown, never mind Ohio. While I will always consider myself an Ohio girl, I’m glad I ventured out, at least for some time. I think I’d eventually like to get back there, but for now, I’m still living life here…
[wysija_form id=”1″] I need to make sure my summer is awesome.. I hate the feeling when a season ends, and I don’t feel like I totally experienced it. Last fall, for example, I would have loved to visit vineyards, go apple picking, and do all those fun stereotypical things.. It never happened :(. This upcoming season, I’m living it up! I absolutely love my job, but I do relish in…
[wysija_form id=”1″] In honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, I thought I’d do a little post on practical tips my mom has given me over the years. Some of these are silly, but they are all very meaningful. You can’t treat your friends like you do your family. So, this merits some explaining. I had a bit of a temper problem as a kid, and my mom always reminded me…