The wedding column
For anyone who was interested, the column I mentioned in my previous post has been published and is available to read online. In other news, I have eight shifts left at work, we’re moving my stuff to...
View ArticleThe next chapter
I worked late Saturday, so I didn’t get home until after 3 a.m. Sunday. I knew I wouldn’t be able to get up at 8:30 a.m. to get ready for church and make the drive out to my parents’ for church and...
View ArticleToo much stuff
Today, the last of the furniture I’m not taking to Chicago was hauled away. I’ve gotten quite well-acquainted with the Dumpster at my apartment complex as I have purged crap I can’t remember why I ever...
View ArticleHello, Chicagoland
We’re here! Yes, I’m leaving tomorrow to head back to Columbus, but, for now, we’re here. We arrived Monday morning after leaving my parents’ house Sunday after Easter lunch (and after enjoying quite...
View ArticleA summer break?
The day after I turned 16, I started work at an amazing custard stand outside St. Louis, Mo., called Bobby’s. It is a seasonal shop that opens in mid-spring and closes in mid-November. It was a...
View ArticleMy No-Buy July and Other Miscellany
I made a promise to myself in late June. In July, I wouldn’t buy anything I didn’t need. When I first moved to Chicago after the wedding, it seemed we were doing a lot of buying. We needed things for...
View ArticleThree Years, and I’m Still Healing
This post won’t be like most of my others. You’ll get to know me a little better, of course, but this isn’t a fun story. It’s a deeply personal one. It won’t be a short story, but I’ll do what I can....
View ArticleImmigration scam alert
A caller ID spoofing scam is going around to aliens and immigrants. First, let me apologize for how long it has been since my previous post! A few things have changed since I last wrote … well, typed....
View ArticleIf You Invite A Vegetarian For Dinner …
In 2012, my former employer hosted a holiday dinner. In anticipation there wouldn’t be many options for me, I packed a dinner from home like I did most nights. At 6 p.m., they called us down, but I...
View ArticleBusy Start to 2014
I usually start out my “I haven’t posted in awhile” posts with an apology, but I just can bring myself to do that this time. Things have been crazy so far this year! We started up Biggest Loser again...
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