Hi! It’s April and it’s springtime, one of my favorite times of the year. Officially, it’s been spring for about a month now, but here in Pennsylvania we are only starting to get the warmer weather that comes after the chilly winter months. I’m not a gardener but it’s probably safe to start planting now? …
It’s almost spring, and today we probably got the one of the last snow days. It was gloomy and rainy and snowy and I stayed home. But before the year is over (because it will be before we know it), I wanted to take some time and look back to the beginning… January always gets …
There’s not a lot of people that haven’t heard of Home Alone. It’s a classic full of scenes that will result in belly laughter, even after countless times of rewatching it. For a lot of people, it represents precious childhood memories, of Christmas & holidays spent with family. I didn’t spend my childhood in America. …
Today, I woke up and found out that one of my uncles (on my mom’s side) passed away. My other uncles and a couple of my cousins came together to get him to the hospital, but he passed before he got there. A few years ago, he was a victim of a car accident and …
I thought I knew grief and sadness. I thought I knew what it felt like for my heart to break. It turns out, I didn’t. Not really. I lost so many family members, some close family friends. But then, I was too young or I was too far away. I was somehow too detached to …
Hi! It’s finally December!! I hope you all had a terrific Thanksgiving, whether you spent it with your closest loved ones or got to see family or friends you haven’t seen in a long time. But above all, I hope that not only are your bellies full, but that your hearts are, also. 🥰 Can …
All the details may slip away, eventually. All those little things we initially thought mattered. But what stays forever, what we remember, is the way those moments made us feel. The warmth from a hug. The freedom in unbridled laughter. The joy of being present. Last night, I made memories my heart will always remember, …
Last Saturday, one of my friends hosted her first Halloween party. Incidentally, it was also the first Halloween costume party I’ve ever gone to. I dressed as a black cat. And not quite on purpose, I came in a black car (my car would not start so I had to borrow my dad’s car). There …
