Graduation. Bar Exam. Wedding. Like a coming of age novel, but better.
Josh and I are lucky in a few respects. One is that our families celebrate Christmas on different days. Josh’s family does the majority of their celebrating on Christmas Eve while mine is all about Christmas morning.
This is good because we are always able to divide up our time equally and please all parties involved. On the […]
I have no shame. I LOVE Christmas gifts.
That’s not to say that I don’t love the other more benevolent aspects of Christmas. But, the giving and receiving of gifts is an integral part of the holiday and it is one that I am not afraid to say is one of its highlights.
And, the Christmas gift-giving […]
Josh and I don’t have very many of our own Christmas traditions. Actually, I think we have three traditions. (1) Strapping our Christmas tree to the surf rack; (2) exchanging presents; and (3) picking out a new Christmas ornament together.
I look forward to each of these activities, but I really enjoy picking out an ornament […]
There’s something about nursing homes. Something about them that makes me internally cringe. I really dislike them. It’s the smell, the small quarters, the endless row of wheelchairs lining the hallways. And the feelings that go with them. Loneliness. Desolation. An indefinite permanence.
But, I go.
My grandfather lives in a nursing home. He has lived there for […]
Working in retail sucks. Working in retail REALLY sucks when you work for a retail company that is behind on shipping out orders and you have to be the one to tell customers that the gifts they ordered will not be delivered by Christmas Day. For the sake of all parties involved I want to keep my […]
On the seventh day of Christmas…Josh came home from work with a bee sting. Insisting that he was fine, he didn’t want to take Benadryl (which I swear by for bee stings injuries!), and that he was in no pain, he also proudly displayed his injured hand which is now I believe to be seven times larger than […]
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me six geese a-laying….
What’s better than six geese a-laying? Ghiradelli limited edition Peppermint Bark chocolate squares. Six of ‘em. For dinner.
My entire diet for the past week has consisted of random pumpkin cranberry muffins left in the office lunchroom, eggnog lattes, and a gorgeous […]
It started yesterday around 2:30 PM. I felt tired. So tired. My back ached. I sat at my desk, staring at my computer, watching the minutes tick by on my monitor. I went to the kitchen, poured myself a cup of fresh Starbucks coffee and prayed that it would give me the energy I desparately […]
I have to be totally honest here. Studying for the bar exam is seriously impeding on my ability to produce Christmas cheer. Never in the past have I experienced such difficulty in conjuring up happiness at this time of year. But right now I am a full-on total grinch. I’m squinty, scowling, and this morning […]
On Sunday morning, I woke up around 7:00 am and had the strangest feeling in my stomach. One of my dreams from that previous night of sleep remained vividly in my thoughts. The fact that I could remember the details so clearly caused me to leap out of bed and rush to the phone… see, […]