Every time I go to NYC, I leave wishing I could put a downpayment on a small, ridiculously expensive apartment and move there within the week. But a few weeks ago I was at the in-laws’ farm and got to watch the sunset over the pond whilst typing away on the back deck. And on […]
We’re back in KC. And the NYC plus the dirty Jerz really took us for a trip! Lu is sick, Trent is a grump and I am just plain exhausted. But it was totally worth it as the wedding was phenomenal and I got to spend the weekend with the lovely Scott and Erin. And […]
When I was eight-years-old, my parents forced me to switch from my fun, open-minded public school to a conservative Catholic school. My little brother was about to start kindergarten, and he was, well, a bit difficult. My parents were afraid that he would get lost in the public school system, and since they wanted their […]
In two weeks we cross the threshold…Lu turns two. Help me, God. If yesterday was any indication, we’re in for a long year. I spent most of a park play date running this way and that way and the other way chasing my little angel all over the place. I’d be in mid-sentence when she’d […]
Today I am fulfilling a dream that has lasted almost three years. In the summer of 2005, my friend Mikayla suggested we get together a group of friends and form a team to compete in Kansas City’s Pub Crawl for Cancer. Yes. Pub crawl. For cancer. Basically, a whole bunch of 20-somethings get together in […]
