Adventure à la Mode

20 birthdays. That’s how many we have celebrated together. We have lived more years with each other than without; it’s crazy to think about really. When people talk about true love, the first thought is usually about a significant other. The person they dated for years, married, and intend to have children with. While that may be true in the way of matrimony, what about the people who have been there for you before your significant other walked into your life? What about the one who held you in ... VIEW POST

I have been working on giving myself more time in the mornings. It's been a nice change of pace but it's also been saving me tons of time and money. Let me explain. In the morning I was waking up, rushing to get ready for work, stopping at my favorite coffee place and waiting in the drive-thru for every bit of 5-7 minutes (if not longer), and usually getting to work a few minutes late. My mornings were rushed and I started noticing a pattern in my day. So the first thing that changed was my ... VIEW POST

On January 28th, I lost a best friend. Typically, when you tell someone you lost a grandparent, the depth of the pain that accompanies the loss when you’re really close to that grandparent isn’t blatantly apparent. I want to tell them more because she was more. She wasn’t just my grandmother; she was my dear friend. She was everything I aspired to be and still do. I’m writing this blog post to tell you everything that a few paragraphs in the newspaper could never come close to ... VIEW POST