Imagine the heart of downtown lit up with millions of twinkling lights. A giant tree towers over everyone. Talented performers sing and dance on the stage. Animated exhibits entertain as they have always done for over 30 years. Music pours from speakers and you sing along as you walk through hundreds of Christmas trees, uniquely decorated by local groups, schools, […]
The Single Girl’s Guide to the Holidays
Hi there! *waving hello* I’m single and I know how tough the holidays can be for us single people. No instant dates to all those holiday parties we’re invited to…if we’re ever invited to a holiday party. Single people make seating arrangements oddly numbered you know. People trying to set us up from November through February, […]
October Wrap Up, November Underway
One crazy month of writing is over, and another one starts. Thank you for visiting me through the month of October and reading my #write31days challenge, 31 Days of Dear Diary. It has been revealing to say the least. I’m still trying not to be embarrassed by some of the diary entries I posted! I […]
Dear Diary, I’ll Date Who I Want When I Want
This was very hard to write (which is why it’s late). There’s a lot more to this part of my story than can be contained in one single post. And even though I’ve talked about it before, in a series of all things, I still feel like I have to do a lot of explaining. I’m still […]
The One Big Answer to Loneliness
My sister and I visited Mark Pinto‘s exhibits “Joes Come Home” and “22 Joes Everyday.” The first exhibit uses digital photo prints of G.I. Joe dolls depicting issues facing Veterans, like homelessness, PTSD, divorce, traumatic brain injury, and suicide. The second exhibit is an installation of toy parachuted soldiers hanging from nooses. It depicts 22 […]
What I Realized While Stuck in the Airport
I went to Cabo with my parents recently. Praise the Lord for a chance to relax! Although it didn’t start that way. My parents didn’t bring their passports since the booking agent told my mom they only needed a government ID. Hindsight makes it funny (one of those “Remember that time” stories), but nobody was laughing that morning. […]
What’s New With You?
At a wedding, I asked a single friend what’s new in her life. “Um…nothing,” she said laughing. “Me too,” I laughed. “Do you ever think of doing online dating?” she asked. I paused. She misunderstood. I wasn’t asking about her love life. I was just asking about her life in general. We haven’t caught up […]